This guide covers every major type of wood structural detail used in the design and construction of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. All details are drawn to scale and fully explained so you can pick the best one for the job. Details are described in terms of the methods of their assembly and application to building design and construction. The guides are in workbook format, with details on the right-hand page and pre-printed grid for drawings and notes on each facing page.
The drawings in this book are arranged in the sequence of their use in the construction of a building. The general categories of the details are post and footing connections, floor and roof structural diaphragms, stair sections and details, wood stud wall sections and connections, roof framing sections, beam and floor connections and sections, post and beam connections, lateral force connections of beams to wood stud walls, wood framing and steel beam connections, and glued laminated or heavy timber details.