Residential Structure & Framing: Practical Engineering and Advanced Framing Techniques for Builders (Paperback) by Steven Bliss

9781928580171. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 253. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 253 p. With this easy-to-understand guide you'll learn how to calculate loads, size joists and beams, and tackle many common structural problems facing residential contractors -- including cantilevered floors, complex roof structures, tall window walls, and seismic and wind bracing. Plus you'll learn field-proven production techniques for advanced wall, floor, and roof framing with both dimensional and engineered lumber. You'll find information on framing with wood I-joists, supporting oversized dormers, unequal-pitched roofs, coffered ceilings and more.