Conventional Wood Frame Construction
Credits: 1 PDH
PDH Course Description:
This course is a basic introduction to light wood frame construction techniques. Wood frame construction is the predominant method of building homes and apartments in the United States, enabling this nation to have the world’s best housed population.Increasingly, wood framing is also being used in commercial and industrial buildings. Wood frame buildings are economical to build, heat and cool, and provide maximum comfort to occupants. Wood construction is readily adaptable to traditional, contemporary and the most futuristic building styles. Its architectural possibilities are limitless.
Topics:
- Platform and Balloon Frame Construction
- Methods of Loading Nails and Sizing of Nails
- Foundations - Masonry, Pier and Beam, Permanent Wood
- Termite Shielding
- Joists, Beams, and Girders
- Metal Framing
- Framing Anchor Types
- Bridging of Floor Joists
- Interior Stairway Framing
- Firestopping
- Studs at Corners and at Intersecting Partitions
- Exterior Wall Openings, Header Details
- Roof Framing
- Building Paper and Siding Application
- Application of Wood Shingles
- Roof Ventilation Requirements
- Veneer to Wood Framing
- Wood Decks
- Ceiling-Floor Partition Separation
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Intended Audience: This course is intended for Construction, Architectural, Structural, Facilities, and other engineers whose job description requires a general knowledge of light wood frame construction.
Publication Source: American Wood Council
Donald Parnell, PE