While several techniques exist, the industry has evolved from heavy handcrafted timbers to standardized, mass-produced lumber. The Basics Of Wood Frame Construction

The Basics of Wood Frame Construction in America Wood frame construction is the structural backbone of North American residential architecture, used in the vast majority of single-family homes in the U.S. and Canada. This building technique relies on a skeleton of vertical and horizontal wooden members to support a building's floors, walls, and roof. Primary Methods of Construction