Find and purchase articles from the Fine Homebuilding Archive to help you with your project. Framing Doghouse Dormers Two ways to frame a basic gable dormer — by Scott McBride Framing an Opening in a Bearing Wall Before you slice through studs, make sure you've got the weight of the house well supported elsewhere — by Mike Guertin Shed-Dormer Retrofit Turning your attic into living space may be the remedy for your growing pains — by Scott McBride Timber-Frame Hybrids Adding timber-frame elements to a stick-frame house makes economic and aesthetic sense — by Anthony Zaya Rain-Screen Walls: A Better Way to Install Siding Spacing the siding away from the housewrap promotes ventilation and drainage for long-lasting siding and paint — by Mark Averill Snyder Hurricane Warnings Sifting through the wreckage of Hurricane Andrew to learn why some houses survived and some didn't — by Charles Miller Framing a Gambrel Roof Site-built trusses are a speedy way to frame this traditional barn-shaped roof — by Joe Stanton Framing a Bay-Window Roof It's only a small hip roof, but its 45 degree corners befuddle many carpenters. Drawing bay roofs out full scale is key to fast and accurate framing. — by Scott McBride Common Engineering Problems in Frame Construction From undersized nails to overloaded trusses, here's a look at what builders get wrong when they wing it without an engineer — by David Utterback Framing with Nail Guns They're as common job sites as circular saws, but if you're not using your pneumatic nailer properly, maybe you should stick with your hammer — by Rick Arnold & Mike Guertin Search Fine Homebuilding Archive

	The Future of Framing Is Here Smarter strategies can save money, speed construction, improve energy efficiency, and cut down on job-site waste — by Joseph Lstiburek
	Framing a Staircase 34 steps to building cut-stringer stairs — by John Spier
	Cutting Long Stock on Sawhorses It might seem counter-intuitive, but keep the horses close together — with John Spier
	Raising a 12x16 Timber Frame A parts list and a close look as timbers come together as a structure — by Will Beemer
	Fire-Resistant Details Studying the houses that survived the 1993 Laguna Beach fire storm yields lessons in building to withstand the heat — by John Underwood
	Building a Deck: Laying Out and Installing Joists For a sturdy, long-lasting deck, size the joists correctly for the anticipated load and space them accordingly — by Scott Schuttner
	Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Walls Practical details for framing, bracing and blocking, sheathing, insulation, vapor barriers, and more — by Rob Thallon
	Rafter and Stair Jigs John Carroll demonstrates a couple of cool jigs for laying out rafters and stairs — with John Carroll
	Raising a Hand-Hewn Log Cabin Unimpressed by manufactured log cabins, this family took matters into their own hands — by Howard Farris
	Common Building-Code Violations: Emergency-Egress Windows Too Small In the August/September 2002 issue of Fine Homebuilding, a building inspector reviews his list of top 10 building-code violations. In this sneak peek, a word about emergency-egress windows. — by Lynn Underwood
	Cutting Floor Joists to Length Snap a chalkline on the mudsills, and the measuring is done — with Jim Anderson
	Building a Curved Deck with Synthetic Decking A multilevel deck with built-in benches and a barbecue pit turns a backyard into a living room — by Ted Putnam
	Code Check: Framing Guidelines Requirements for floor and wall framing, and more — by Redwood Kardon, Michael Casey, and Douglas Hansen
	Cutting Wall Plates to Length by Eye With a steady hand and a little practice, you can save a lot of time — by Larry Haun
	Anatomy of a Stud-Framed Wall Proper framing for bearing and nonbearing walls — by Michael Guertin and Rick Arnold