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WOOD FRAME HOUSE CONSTRUCTION

house. Few, if any, materials can compete with wood framing in the construction of houses. However, to provide this efficient wood house, good construction details are important as well as the selection of mate^ rials for each specific use. Three essentials to be considered in building a satis factory house are: (1) An efficient plan, (2) suitable

WCD1 Details for Conventional Wood Frame Construction

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 popu lation. Increasingly, wood framing is also being used in com mercial and industrial buildings. Wood frame buildings are economical to build, heat and cool, and provide maximum

Wood

Wood can be dated by carbon dating and in some species by dendrochronology to determine when a wooden object was created. People have used wood for thousands of years for many purposes, including as a fuel or as a construction material for making houses, tools, weapons, furniture, packaging, artworks, and paper.

CONSTRUCTION MANUAL OF PREFABRICATED TIMBER HOUSE

houses either mass prod uced in a factory or as single uni ts. The type of house given in this manual is of the timber framed type, based on the platform method. This manual attempts to show builders the good practice of producing houses so that these houses can perform in a manner as expected of a good timber house.