Carpentry Tips for House Framing

Use this page to find new carpentry tips on all aspects of house framing and related tools as they are added.

Jan 2, 2009, Basic Roof Framing Instructions

When roof framing it all begins with the framing square and the layout of the common rafter.

Dec 30, 2008, Gable Roof Framing Technique

Gable roof framing is the most common type of roof in North America. Here is the technique used to frame a simple gable roof.

Dec 25, 2008, Cordless Power Tools for Carpenters

When purchasing cordless power tools it is important to be well informed. Would you rather purchase a Chinese or Swiss drill?

Dec 25, 2008, Basic Carpentry Tools

Here you will find a list and short description of basic carpentry tools used in modern house framing.

Dec 24, 2008, Inventory Reduction

Huge inventory reduction sale going on at Northern Tool, hundreds of tools reduced up to 80 Percent.

Dec 16, 2008, Basic Rafter Cuts

These three basic rafter cuts are used on common, valley, jack, and hip rafters

Dec 16, 2008, Basic Concrete Forms

In residential construction several different types of concrete forms are available.

Dec 16, 2008, Carpentry Training Schools

Carpentry training courses are offered by most trade schools as well local carpenters union training schools.

Dec 16, 2008, Carpentry Schools

Carpentry schools are an excellent way to move up the ladder when working for larger construction companies.

Dec 16, 2008, Learn How to Build Stairs

Learning how to build stairs is one way of advancing your carpentry career. This is the method I use for site building stairs.

Dec 16, 2008, Stair Calculator by Construction Master

The Construction Master 5 has a stair calculator function to greatly improve stair layout accuracy

Dec 16, 2008, Wooden Prefabricated Stairs

Wooden prefabricated stairs are available locally and can easily save 30 - 40 percent in cost over site built stairs.

Dec 16, 2008, Building Portable Stairs

Even if custom wooden stairs are to be used portable stairs should be installed as soon as possible.

Dec 16, 2008, Sill Plates

The first yet most important step in carpentry is the laying of the sill plates!

Dec 16, 2008, Floor Framing

tips and techniques for floor framing including floor joists and sill plates

Dec 16, 2008, Installing Exterior Doors

Step by step instructions for installing exterior doors including wood, fiberglass, and steel pre hung doors.

Dec 16, 2008, Common Carpentry Terms

A lot of the carpentry terms and definitions vary from region to region and sometimes from town to town.

Dec 16, 2008, Pythagorean Theorem and Carpentry

The Pythagorean Theorem makes carpentry so much easier when it is used for squaring walls, foundations, and roof framing.

Dec 16, 2008, Carpentry Math

Carpentry math ranges from simple addition and subtraction to trigonometry, geometry, and Pythagorean Theorem

Dec 16, 2008, Framing Square Basics

Tips for using a framing square to layout and cut common rafters. Including some carpentry shortcuts gained from my many years of experience.

Dec 15, 2008, Conventional Window Framing Tips

Step by step tutorial showing how to assemble window framing components using diagrams for clearer illustrations.

Dec 15, 2008, Wall Framing Basics

Here you will find the basics of wall framing,studs, headers, cripples, corners, etc.

Dec 15, 2008, Squaring Walls

Squaring walls before standing is a rather simple process. Whenever possible, walls should be squared up and sheathed before standing.

Dec 15, 2008, Pocket Door Framing

At first glance the rough opening for pocket door framing will seem very large. You are actually creating an opening for two doors.

Dec 15, 2008, Laying Out Wall Framing

When laying out wall framing, the lead man must be efficient, clear, and concise with the marking of the framing components. This page contains some tips and shortcut's to speed up this carpentry task

Dec 15, 2008, Garage Door Framing

Follow this advice on garage door framing and framing your garage door should be a snap.

Dec 15, 2008, Tips for Framing Walls

Framing walls is like working a puzzle. The lay out carpenter has marked all plates for the location of windows, doors, corners, studs, and wall intersections.

Dec 15, 2008, Rough Openings for Door Framing

How to determine door framing rough openings for the most common residential doors.

Dec 15, 2008, Balloon Framing

Modern balloon framing, lay out and construction methods for framing a gable wall. This method is only used in certain situations by modern carpenter's.

Dec 15, 2008, Basic Carpentry, Roof Framing, and House Framing Tips

Carpentry by an efficient and experienced carpenter shares his house framing knowledge and tips with viewers. Free rough framing carpentry tips.

Dec 15, 2008, Roof Trusses vs. Roof Framing

Nearly four out of five new homes built in America use manufactured roof trusses to frame the roof. Prefabricated trusses replace rafters and ceiling joists used in conventional roof framing.

Dec 15, 2008, Types of Roof Rafters

It only takes seven different types of roof rafters to frame the most complex roofs

Dec 15, 2008, How to Determine Roof Pitch

Determining roof pitch is a rather simple process if you use one of these five techniques.

Dec 15, 2008, Tips on Ordering Roof Trusses

Before ordering roof trusses several options must be considered and decided upon before placing the order.

Dec 15, 2008, Cutting Rafters Accurately

Cutting rafters accurately is the key to a sturdy roof, there are three different techniques I use for this carpentry task.

Dec 7, 2008, Sitemap for Carpentry Pro Framer

This page is a sitemap containing all the pages on Carpentry Pro Framer.

Oct 15, 2008, Carpentry Articles

The following articles were all written by Rickie Bell the author and webmaster of Carpentry Pro Framer. They are all available for free and may be published to your website, blog, or ezine as long as the Publisher Terms of Service are followed.