New homes, additions and major remodeling require solid professional framing. This selection of articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine explains the tools, techniques, code requirements, and trade secrets expert builders need and use to frame floors, walls and ceilings efficiently and the right way. Achieve top-notch results without inspection hold-ups or client call-backs. From truing up a mudsill and cutting multiple parts in a single pass of the saw (a tremendous time-saver) to selecting headers, erecting trusses, and completing cathedral and coffered ceilings, Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings delivers the best field-tested information in the business. Written by the pros who actually do the work, these articles will help you to: · Square and level mudsills · Create simple jigs for faster framing · Build coffered ceilings · Lay out for perfect walls · Straighten framed walls · Plumb, align, and brace framed walls · Frame simple curves · Plan and frame cathedral ceilings.