Teaching through hundreds of meticulous drawings, Rob Thallon’s guide covers foundations, roofs, building systems and materials, durability, energy efficiency, and more.
Customer Review: Graphic Guide to Frame Construction
Start at the beginning… The spiral metal binding is great, a real manual, easy to keep page being referenced open infront of you. Graphically the pages are consistent in their layout and composition so that the important information is easily seen. Not like many references where drawings,details and notes from different sources are obviously pasted into pages. It reminds me of the famous Architectural Sheet Metal manual published by SMACNA, that is a part in nearly every architect’s reference library.
Organized generally in 5 Sections/Systems: Foundations, Floors, Walls, Roofs, Stairs, the information is clearly drawn, diagramed and noted. It is organized and referenced to show the relationship between different conditions within framing systems, and the details at specific locations, both within the 5 systems and conditions between one or more systems. Clearly diagramming the actual construction joining, with cuts, material and fastening shown at specific, critical points in that constuction.
Good general reference information as well re: standard types of prefabricated structural lumber assemblies such as I-joists and trusses and information on type and use of lumber grade designations. Buy It Now At Amazon!