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Informationen zum Autor Author/editor Rob Roy has been building, researching and teaching about cordwood masonry for 25 years and, with his wife, started Earthwood Building School in 1981. He has written ten books on alternative building, presented four videos-including two about cordwood masonry-and has taught cordwood masonry all over the world. Klappentext A manual for all without traditional skills who want to build with timber framing. All those of us without traditional skills need to know to build with timber framing Zusammenfassung A manual for all without traditional skills who want to build with timber framing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 · About Timber Framing A Little Background Timber Framing versus Standard Stud Construction Grading Lumber: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Timber Framing: Advantages and Disadvantages "Traditional" Timber Framing Timber Framing for the Rest of Us 2 · Basic Timber Frame Structure Load and Line of Thrust Compression Tension Compression and Tension in Beams Bending and Bending Failure Shear and Shear Failure Deflection Post and Beam Frame Plank and Beam Design Considerations for Rafters and Girders Cantilever Your Post and Beam Plans 3 · Procuring the Timbers Recycled Timbers Cultivating Coincidence Evaluating Recycled Timbers Timbers from Your Own Land Hardwoods Softwoods Timber from Small Sawmills Portable Sawmills Chainsaw Mills Seasoning the Timbers 4 · Building Techniques: Timber Framing for the Rest of Us Foundation Options Post Height Fastening the Timber Frame to the Foundation Sill Plates and Sill Beams Some More About Doorframes and Posts About Metal Fasteners Wind Can be a Serious Problem... Tying Posts and Sills to the Foundation Fastening the Girt to the Top of the Posts When Two Beams Meet Over a Post Timber Framing Hybrid Build Quality, Gravity and Inertia Roof Systems Roof Timber Framing for the Rest of Us More About Trusses Plank and Beam Roofing Insulating Plank and Beam Roofing Joe's Rocket Research Landing Pad - A Photo Essay 5 · Case Study - The Sunroom at Earthwood Design Overview of the Project Design Questions and Plans Work Begins Extended Floor Joists Fastening the Joist to the Girder Installing Headers Installing the Secondary Joists Floor (Decking) Preparing the Girders Installing Posts Installing the Girders Installing the Five-by-Ten Rafters "Balance Beam" Secondary Rafters Planking the Roof The Earth Roof Closing In The Finished Room · Appendix A: Span Tables · Appendix B: Stress Load Calculations for Beams · Appendix C: Resources · Glossary of Terms · Bibliography · Index ...
