Builder's Essentials:
Advanced Framing Methods
by Scot Simpson
Advanced Instruction for Lead Framers &
Carpenters…
Provides expert, easy-to-interpret instruction on advanced framing
elements.
The author of the popular Framing & Rough
Carpentry extends his illustrated, “framer-friendly” approach to
more advanced framing elements. This new book includes:
- Advanced framing layout
- Complex walls, roofs, and stairs
- Earthquake and hurricane protection
- New Building Code requirements
- Advanced framing materials, including
composite woods and pre-engineered building components
- Safety & equipment on larger, more complex
framing jobs
With Guidance for Lead Framers on:
- Job Preparation and Organization
- Crew Management
Author:
Scot Simpson
Scot Simpson has 30 years' experience in residential and commercial
construction and has been president of his construction firm for 22
years. He developed and refined the course of instruction in his
framing books as a method for training his own crews. Scot has
written numerous articles for construction publications, and worked
with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute to produce a
framing video. He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration
and is a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He has
framed houses, apartments, hotels, schools, fire stations, shopping
centers, and other commercial buildings.
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