What is Frame Construction?

Frame construction is a building technique which involves building a supportive framework of studs, joists, and rafters, and attaching everything else to this framework. This building style can be accomplished very quickly with a skilled crew, and it is extremely common all over the world. Most wooden homes, for example, are made with frame construction, especially in the United States. The process of frame construction starts with building up a sill on the ground, with the sill being attached to a foundation. Long studs are attached to the sill at set intervals to create a network which can be attached to the joists and rafters which make up the roof or additional stories. The frame may be additionally supported with cross bracing and other techniques. Essentially, frame construction creates a skeleton, and a fast crew can frame a house in only a few days.  more

Frame construction is a building technique which involves building a supportive framework of studs, joists, and rafters, and attaching everything else to this framework. This building style can be accomplished very quickly with a skilled crew, and it is extremely common all over the world. Most wooden homes, for example, are made with frame construction, especially in the United States. The process of frame construction starts with building up a sill on the ground, with the sill being attached to a foundation. Long studs are attached to the sill at set intervals to create a network which can be attached to the joists and rafters which make up the roof or additional stories. The frame may be additionally supported with cross bracing and other techniques. Essentially, frame construction creates a skeleton, and a fast crew can frame a house in only a few days. Once the frame is complete, walls and other features can be added. The structure grows progressively more stable as stiff ...  more