The first edition of this book was the first complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students and homeowners interested in woodframe house construction. This new edition contains hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail readers would ever want to know about building with wood. Well organised and clearly written, the illustrations are sharp, well annotated and drawn at precise scale so they can be easily transferred to working drawings. The complete visual handbook for woodframe construction: updated to reflect new materials, new methods and new building regulations. This book is a classic and updating it only serves to strengthen and renew it. Top author: architect and University of Oregon architecture professor Rob Thallon has been designing and building wood-frame buildings for 20 years.