This thoroughly revised and updated guide is the complete visual handbook for woodframe construction. Fully illustrated with hundreds of detailed diagrams, it features the visual explanation for anything and everything you would want to know about frame construction. Written by an expert in the topic, it covers energy efficiency, new building materials, foundations, floors, walls, stairs, roofs…etc., while cross-referencing everything to related items elsewhere in the book. This great new guide will prove invaluable to designers, builders, and any woodworker.