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  1. Framing an A-Frame Cabin: LVL Beams, Rafters and a Shear Inspection

    Published: 21 Oct 2024

    The framing crew hangs LVL beams and 32-foot, 14-inch-wide rafters on an A-frame cabin, while plan gaps force improvised fixes for the subfascia and gable.

    View project: Building an A-Frame Cabin

  2. A-Frame Cabin Framing: Wrong Lumber, Mud and a 60 ft Beam

    Published: 7 Oct 2024

    Framing begins on an A-frame cabin being built with the owner acting as general contractor.

    View project: A-Frame Cabin Build

  3. Framing a Closet to Turn a Spare Room Into a Fourth Bedroom

    Published: 15 Mar 2024

    A couple builds a bedroom closet in a spare room so it can count as a fourth bedroom in a house being prepared for sale.

  4. Framing Basement Walls: Stud Length, Plates and Anchoring

    Published: 22 Dec 2022

    Part 2 of a basement finishing series shows how the creator framed his basement walls with a pressure-treated bottom plate, a top plate and studs 16 in. on center.

    View project: How to Finish a Basement