![]() The structure of houses continues to change, and the so-called Advanced Framing is the 'newest' iteration.Įveryone likes advanced framing. That's pretty much how timber framers felt when balloon framing was invented in the 1830s, and how Victorian-era balloon framing holdovers felt when platform framing and power tools were introduced in the early-mid 20th century. Like omitting every fifth rivet in an airplane to save 20% on rivets. It felt like some cheapskate bean-counter was trying to 'value engineer' a solid house into a skinny pile of sticks. That framing was solid.Īnd when I read about Optimum Value Engineering, I mistrusted it. ![]() When I first heard someone refer to some framing as 'overbuilt,' I couldn't believe it. How could more wood NOT be better? Wood is good. When I began my carpentry career as a framer, I loved the structural aspect of what we built: a jungle gym that got bigger each day until it finally became a house that could withstand hurricanes and ice storms. ![]() Probably because tape measures have red marks every 16 inches, and we are all accustomed to framing at 16 inches on center.īut why is 16 inches the magic number? Why not 13, 14, 15, or 17, or 19.2?īecause of plywood, that's why. Here's a lot more info on framing with less woodĪdvanced framing has been around for fifty years or more, but somehow it is still new to many framing crews.
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