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  • Roof Framing Forum Use our free roof framing forum to tell your story, ask a question, comment on others, or show off your work. No login or registration required. You can even upload up to four photos. Start a topic…

  • Length of Hip Roof Ridge Board While the ridge board length on a gable roof is simple, a hip roof is only slightly more difficult to figure. A gable ridge is the same length as the building plus the overhang…

  • Carpentry Related Sites I realize that some of you are looking for more carpentry information than is available on Carpentry Pro Framer, so I have supplied a few links to other carpentry related sites. Engineered Wood Association Detailed information on…

  • Rafters 12 X 16 Shed by Andy (Ellicott City, MD) I’m building a 16 X 12 ft shed. I want to use a ridge board and want to know if I should use 2×4’s or 2×6 rafters? Thanks! Rick (Moderator)To…

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  • Basic Rafter Cuts The same three basic rafter cuts are used on common, jack, valley, and hip rafters. Plumb cuts represent the vertical or straight up and down cuts once the rafter is placed in position. It is used on…

  • Pythagorean Theorem and Carpentry Modern carpentry work is so much easier when the Pythagorean Theorem is applied to the task at hand. Roof framing, squaring walls, and foundations rely on this basic principle of mathematics. Basics of the Theorem In…

  • Pyramid Roof Framing Pyramid roof framing on a square shaped building is as easy as cutting any normal hip roof. The only difference is a hip roof has a ridge board and a pyramid does not. What I mean by…

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  • Prefabricated Stairs Prefabricated stairs are available locally and their use can easily equate into a savings of 30 – 40 percent. Whether you’re building track, duplex, multi – family, or custom homes a design or style is available to fit…

  • Portable Stairs Even if custom wooden stairs are to be installed, portable stairs should be constructed as soon as possible. Stairs are designed to move people and material more efficiently and safely. Whether building permanent or temporary stairs I like…

  • Pocket Door Framing Determining what size to make rough openings for single pocket door framing is a simple process. Almost all hardware manufacturers state in their instructions, width of the rough opening is two times that of the door plus…

  • Ordering Roof Trusses Before ordering roof trusses several options must be considered and decided upon before placing the order. These options include type, number, span, pitch, heel height (height above plate), load, bearing width, and ceiling type of roof trusses.…

  • 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. The job…

  • Installing Trusses on a Garage Installing trusses is the only way to go if you are building a shed, garage, or similar small building and aren’t capable of cutting a roof. Smaller roof trusses are in stock at most local…

  • Basic Carpentry Framing Tips My carpentry experience has been obtained by working in the highly competitive west and southwest side Chicago land housing market for the past 30 years. This experience includes working as an apprentice, journeyman, lead man, roof…

  • Framing a Hip Roof Framing a hip roof may look difficult, but with the information presented here you should be able to frame a simple one. After learning how to frame a gable roof, then you should be ready to…

  • Hip Roof Framing Basics Just like any other type of roof, hip roof framing starts by figuring the length and cutting a common rafter. The common rafter will determine the height and length of the ridge board which will establish…

  • Hip Rafter Length Correct hip rafter length can easily be determined with the use of a Construction Master Calculator. If you enter the right information there is no need to shorten the rafter half the thickness of the ridge board.…

  • Garage Door Framing The wall containing the garage door framing can be very heavy so make sure you have plenty of help. If I’m framing a new house with an attached garage, it’s best to build the the garage walls…

  • Framing a Gable Roof Overhang Framing a gable roof overhang is one of the trickiest parts to building any gable roof. The width of the overhang determines one of two methods used to frame the overhang. The wider the eave…

  • Gable Roof Framing After learning how to build walls, frame floors, and ceilings gable roof framing is the next logical step in learning the carpentry trade. Some roofs are so complicated they tax the knowledge and patience of even the…

  • Tips for Framing Walls Framing walls is like working a puzzle. The lay out carpenter has already marked the wall plates for the location of windows, doors, corners, studs, and wall intersections. Once you have learned to recognize these lay…

  • Common Rafters and Framing Square Basics The framing square is one of the most useful and versatile tools in carpentry. It can be used to layout and cut common rafters, hip rafters, staircase stringers, these few items are only the…

  • Floor Framing Approach floor framing with proper planning and care just like any other carpentry work. Study the blueprint and make note of the location of any stairway openings, floor joist cantilevers, in construction floor beams, and heavy loads from…

  • Installing Exterior Doors All types of exterior doors have advantages and disadvantages. Depending upon your needs, you should choose a new door with looks, durability, price, and energy efficiency in mind. All door types are available with windows, transoms, and…

  • Dropping Hip Rafters Dropping hip rafters is required in order for the jacks to plane properly with the rest of the roof. Since a hip rafter travels at a 45 degree angle to the commons the stand of the rafter…

  • Door Framing Rough Openings Determining rough openings for door framing can sometimes be a confusing task. With the multitude of pre hung door manufacturers, its no wonder there are sometimes mistakes made. The general rule of thumb being, the rough…

  • Dome Ceiling Roofs by Bolisman (Guam) Not a carpenter by trade but very involved in church projects. Latest project is to build and install a 12 foot radius dome and install it in a room on the ceiling. Perferred materials…

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  • Deck Stairs Riser Height by Don (Pittsburg MO) I’m trying to build a set of stairs for my deck and I come up with a riser height of 8 and 1/8 inches. My overall rise is 56 and 7/8 inches…

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  • Cutting Rafters Accurately Cutting rafters is not hard, the difficulty lies in finding the correct rafter length and using the framing square to lay them out accurately. Nice tight rafter cuts are the key to a sturdy well built roof.…

  • Cutting Hip Rafters When cutting hip rafters I prefer to cut them one at a time, because of the size and complexity, gang cutting is impossible. If you are not already familiar with the parts of a hip roof feel…

  • Cordless Power Tools How did our forefathers ever get along without cordless power tools? In recent years advancements have been made in battery life, charging time, ergonomics, and motor technology. In light of these improvements, maybe it’s time to retire…

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  • Basic Concrete Forms Poured wall concrete forms come in a wide variety of different forming systems. Over the years I have become familiar with several types, some of which worked very well, others not so well. Perhaps you remember the…

  • Chalk Line Clamp I’m for anything that makes my job easier. The chalk line clamp invented by Albert Cruz of Kansas does just that. I’ve been at this for nearly thirty years, and had accepted the fact that a slipping…

  • Ceiling Joists 24 X 24 Garage by Phil (Old Mazon, IL) I am in the planning stages of building a 24 X 24 foot garage with a 5/12 pitch gable roof. Instead of using scissor trusses I want to cut…

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  • Carpentry Training Courses Carpentry training courses are offered by almost all trade schools as well as local union apprentice classes. While the majority of experience will be gained from on the job training, in order to move up the ladder…

  • Common Carpentry Terms A lot of the carpentry terms and definitions vary from region to region and sometimes from town to town. I’ve tried to use the politically correct name as well as all the slang used in house framing,…

  • Carpentry Schools Carpentry schools are an excellent way to receive the training needed to move up the pay ladder in the construction industry. This type of training is available thru high school vocational classes, carpentry trade schools, and the local…

  • Carpentry Math In mental terms, carpentry math is the hardest part of any rough framing carpenter’s job. Many carpenter’s never venture beyond simple addition and subtraction. Simply because they are intimidated by words, such as trigonometry, geometry, hypotenuse, or Pythagorean…

  • 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. Tips including house framing, roof framing, how to build stairs, carpentry tools,and related equipment.…

  • Carpenter Forums Welcome to our Free Carpenter Forums. Comment, post, or read in any category you wish, there is no login or registration required. Ask a question, answer one, give your opinion, or just show off your work. You can…

  • Carpenter Forums Welcome to our Free Carpenter Forums. Comment, post, or read in any category you wish, there is no login or registration required. Ask a question, answer one, give your opinion, or just show off your work. You can…

  • Planning to Build a Shed The first and most important step to build a shed is the planning part, without a good plan you probably won’t be very happy with your shed in the end. Always Remember, “A Failure to…

  • Basic Carpentry Tools List First and foremost, when choosing basic carpentry tools, never choose the cheapest available! It has been my experience when purchasing carpentry tools, that you get what you pay for. When you buy cheap tools they hurt…

  • Balloon Framing Gable Walls Modern balloon framing, lay out and construction methods for framing a gable wall. This wall framing method is only used in certain situation’s by carpenter’s in today’s age of platform framing. In today’s carpentry world there…

  • Basic Roof Framing Instructions The first step in conventional roof framing is to layout and cut a common rafter pattern. The rise and run of the common rafter will determine the height of the ridge board as well as the…

  • Modern balloon framing, lay out and construction methods for framing a gable wall. This wall framing method is only used in certain situation’s by carpenter’s in today’s age of platform framing. In today’s carpentry world there are many advantages and…