Walls and Framing
What shear walls and hold downs do in a wood frame house
Find out how hold downs for shear walls keep your wood frame house standing during high winds and earthquakes by resisting strong sideways forces.
Walls and Framing
How studs, headers and beams carry weight, how to tell a load bearing wall from a partition, and what changes when one comes out.
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Walls and FramingHow a house is framed from the sill plate to the rafters
Learn house framing from the foundation to the roof. We explain how platform framing connects the sill plate, floor joists, wall studs and rafters together.
Walls and FramingWhat removing a load bearing wall really involves
Understanding load bearing wall removal means learning how to spot structural walls, why you need a permit, and what a licensed engineer actually designs.