Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Importance Of Rough Framing Technique In Construction

By Lana Bray


Framing is the word used to describe the initial assembling of structural components of a building. The initial stage while building a structure is to first set out the blue print of how the whole structure is going to look like. Rough framing is therefore the initial stage of construction to help determine where various structures are going to be set.

A framing specialist then works on the frame attaching and joining various parts with a very high precision. Studs are used to draw out where the windows and doors are going to be positioned. Deep knowledge in geometry is highly needed when building houses with arches and curvatures. Such parts of house include cathedral ceilings among others.

Framing carpenters ought to sharpen and hone their skills for professional construction profile. This is mainly achieved by specialization in just one field. The most commonly used studs in the world while setting up a frame are lumber studs. Their recommended spacing is sixteen inches. However alternatives forms like insulating concrete are highly preferred by the experts since they allow wider spacing. Wider spacing increases insulation, especially for the cold times thus helping to significantly cut down energy costs.

The knowledge and skills of a framer ought to be remarkably high in order to maintain high standards and integrity of structural building. Combination of classroom education and apprenticeship provides rough framers with very handy skills for carrying out their work. One should ensure the contractor hired has undergone these forms of training.

Carpenters can engage in three fields of specialization for sharp skills. The fields are custom home construction, home development and commercial construction. Veterans always recommend new carpenters to start by joining custom homes construction. It is ranked best for beginners because if poses challenges, such as constant changes from time to time and chances of plan not being accurate are relatively high. Such challenges expand the ability of one to become creative and provide solutions.

The carpenter whose skills have been sharpened through customs home is then recommended to advance to tract building. By now he is expected to have developed the ability to work faster. The skills applied do not vary from one similar project to another. High specialization of crews in this section leads to monotony which might in turn lead to boredom. Commercial framing is the next horizon to be conquered. The main challenges in this field are strictness in accuracy, rigid organization rules plus extreme specialization which converts professionals into machine like creatures.

Three steps are involved in framing. These are floor layout, plate layout and assembling of components. Floor layout ensures that the area where the walls are to be set is accurately marked, drawing out the size of walls is the one which determines the plate length, room size and location to penetrate plumbing and electric. Measurements are kept very accurate and chalk is in most cases used to draw lines on floor. Plate layout ensures that bottom plates are installed. Bottom plates allow the wall to be secured to the ceiling and the studs to remain intact in their place. After layout of studs, the windows and doors openings ought to be laid out as needed. Then cutting components and assembling them into their positions can begin.

For a strong construction with good structure integrity, structure layout should be mandatory. The knowledge of rough framing is also vastly applicable even in repairs, sheathing, sub-flooring and re-installation of framed structures. The little room for errors left by this step of construction makes it clear that all building should be first blue printed by their own skeleton.




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