Faster Framing
To the Editor:
My partner began subscribing to
your journal recently and has told
me many good things about it. I
have just finished reading an issue
and am likewise impressed.
The cover article (April 1991)
was on framing. I was surprised by
many of the comments and methods
of the author. I do not recall
mention of the use of pneumatic
tools, the ultimate labor and time
saving contraptions available to
framers.
Our methods: We build our firstfloor
deck square, and level it after it
is subfloored. Then plates are laid
out, and studs are crowned, cut, and
spread between the plates.
The walls are built with window
rough-openings complete. The
bottom plate is tacked on a chalkline
31/2 or