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FOR PROS BY PROS: Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Updated and Expanded

FOR PROS BY PROS: Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Updated and Expanded
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Full of builder-tested strategies, techniques and trade secrets, here's a single book that delivers everything you'll ever need to build safe, sturdy floors, walls, and ceilings with precision. * The basics of framing, from 10 proven rules to innovative new methods * Advanced techniques like framing curved walls and cathedral ceilings * Up-to-the minute information on the latest materials, such as engineered lumber, I-joist trusses, and LULs * Over 400 on-the-job photos and detailed drawings show you exactly what to do every step of the way.

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