Framing a House

Roe Osborn’s comprehensive and visually rich guide Framing a House helps make even the most complex steps of framing a house more accessible.

Whether you’re building your first home or looking to sharpen your carpentry skills, Framing a House breaks down every stage of the process with clarity and precision.

With Osborn’s clear instructions and expert insights, Framing a House ensures you can tackle any framing project with confidence, precision, and success.

Key Features:

• Step-by-Step Guidance: From laying out the first-floor deck to building stairs, roofs, dormers, and exterior trim, this guide covers everything you need to know.
• Expert Tips: Learn the critical techniques for using tools correctly, cutting wood to precise measurements, and assembling frames with safety and accuracy in mind.
• Highly Visual Approach: With detailed illustrations and photographs, complex tasks are made easy to understand and follow.
• Designed for All Skill Levels: Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned builder, Roe Osborn’s years of experience as a builder and Fine Homebuilding editor make this book an invaluable resource.

Although he has a degree in sculpture from Georgetown University, once out of college, Roe Osborn had to make a living. He soon found his way into construction, where he spent years as a professional builder, learning each aspect of the homebuilding trade. After 15 years with a hammer and tool belt, Roe joined the staff of Fine Homebuilding magazine in 1994, where as a senior editor he transformed complex construction subjects into approachable, understandable packages of concise text and clear photography. Today he makes a living as an architectural photographer on Cape Cod, where his network of construction contacts has allowed him to find just the right small house to use as the model for this book