TDL - Structural Framing Systems - Light Frame

American Forest & Paper Association
Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2001 Edition)
Provides engineered and prescriptive requirements for wood frame construction based on dead, live, snow, seismic and wind loads derived from the 2000 International Building Code (IBC). Includes commentary. 236 pages. #T10-01.


Details for Conventional Wood Frame Construction (WCD #1)
A comprehensive summary of rules and guidelines for the proper construction of wood frame buildings built to conventional construction provisions in the model building codes.


Plank & Beam Framing for Residential Construction (WCD #4)
Shows how this floor and roof framing system, traditionally used in heavy timber structures, can be adapted to home building. 28 pages. #T14.


APA - The Engineered Wood Association
Narrow Walls That Work
Provides recommended construction details for a moment-resisting narrow wall section. Form D420.


Introduction to Lateral Design
Explains how to design wood-frame buildings to withstand the lateral loads typical of high wind and seismic zones. Form X305.


Build A Better Home Series
The Build A Better Home program provides builders and homeowners with the construction details they need to protect homes against moisture damage.

Build A Better Home: Foundations
This publication describes Build A Better Home design details for foundations and outlines the characteristics of mold and mildew growth. Revised January 2003. (Form A520 - 6 pages)


Build A Better Home: Mold and Mildew
This Build A Better Home publication outlines the characteristics of mold and mildew, the effect they can have on a structure and its inhabitants, and methods for prohibiting their growth. (Form A525 - 4 pages)


Build A Better Home: Roofs
This publication describes Build A Better Home design details for roofs. Revised January 2003. (Form A535 - 20 pages)


Build A Better Home: Walls
This publication describes the three primary sources of moisture in wood wall construction and methods of preventing its penetration. Revised November 2002. (Form A530 - 12 pages)


Build A Better Home Folder
A complete set of the above brochures. Form A500.

Canadian Wood Council
Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction Package
Guide on building wood-frame houses from excavation to finishing touches. Includes illustrations, sizing tables, metric and imperial measurements, Planning Ahead and Checking Back notes, plus Healthy Housing TM tips to improve indoor air quality and minimize environmental impacts. 300 pages. [Published by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and distributed by the Canadian Wood Council.]


Fire Safety in Residential Buildings
Explains the principles of fire safety and demonstrates how wood-frame buildings meet code requirements for fire safety. 12 pages.


Moisture and Wood-Frame Buildings
Focuses on the control of rainwater in exterior walls, particularly for climates subject to high moisture exposure. 20 pages.

Residential Guide to Earthquake Resistance
Checklists help assess an existing building’s readiness and indicate improvements that can enhance earthquake resistance. 200 pages. [Published by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and distributed by the Canadian Wood Council.]


Termite Control and Wood-Frame Buildings
Describes how wood framing can be used in areas of North America subject to insect damage from Formosan and other subterranean termites. 12 pages.

Wood-Frame Construction: Meeting the Challenges of Earthquakes
Summarizes actual findings from earthquakes and outlines some of the fundamental properties of wood-frame construction that make it an effective system for resisting earthquake loads. 20 pages.


Wood-Frame Housing – A North American Marvel
Illustrates why wood-frame construction is strong, durable, easy to insulate, easy to renovate and delivers value. 12 pages.


Forest Products Laboratory
Wood-Frame House Construction, Agriculture Handbook 73, 1989
Available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Includes detailed construction drawings. Presents sound principles for homebuilding and guidelines for selecting materials to provide long service. 280 pages.


Southern Pine Council
Southern Pine Finger-Jointed Studs
Product and application information, glueline certification details, building code acceptance, design values, and quality control information.

Raised Floor Systems
Ten advantages of raised floor systems for home construction, including termite protection.

Raised Floor Construction Manual
How to build homes using a raised floor platform type construction. Advantages, materials, construction details, foundation types, soil information, design criteria and more. 48 pages. #411.

Western Wood Products Association
Western Lumber Framing Basics (TG-7)
Illustrated guide covering common framing practices in floor, wall and roof construction.