The Residential Framing Construction Handbook: A Practical Guide to Wood-Frame Floors, Walls, and Roofs for Carpenters, Builders, Inspectors

Residential framing becomes easier to build and inspect when you can trace where every load goes. >Across sixteen chapters, Correia Loiri covers foundation interfaces and sill plates; floor and wall framing; headers and openings; bracing; rafters, hips, valleys, dormers, and trusses; high-wind and seismic connections; notching, boring, fireblocking, tolerances; and final inspection. Worked examples develop each method step by step. Ninety-six original figures clarify framing geometry, load paths, member behavior, and connection details.- Understand the structural reasoning behind common framing practices- Size and check joists, headers, rafters, and connections- Identify where prescriptive provisions stop and engineered design is required- Prevent errors that become expensive after sheathing and finishes conceal the frame- Review work with practical stage-by-stage inspection checklistsWritten for carpenters, builders, superintendents, inspectors, plan reviewers, students, and serious owner-builders, the book assumes no prior structural engineering training. It connects job-site practice to the mechanics that make a frame safe and serviceable. Whether you are laying out a floor, checking a braced wall line, reviewing a truss package, or tracing an uplift connection, this handbook gives you a clear method for understanding what the frame is doing and what to verify next.