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Kit design makes framing a house a breeze

Framing a house is by far the easiest part of kit building. All frames and trusses are supplied pre-fabricated according to your plan. In general terms, framing is a building technique based around vertical structural members (studs), which provide a table frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a roof comprising horizontal ceiling joists and sloping rafters or manufactured pre-fabricated roof trusses, which are covered by various roofing materials to give weather resistance.

Because of the prefab walls an trusses, framing a house can be accomplished by one person in around two to three weeks, including all tie-downs and bracing, ready for a council authority inspection.

Complete house frame



Depending on your kit home timber frame house plans, your frame and roof design will vary, but will be supplied in an easy-to-follow, ready-to-assemble pack. Most simple kit roofs are usually gabled, which are by far the easiest to build. Basic carpentry is all that is needed to stand, plumb and secure the pre-assembled frames and trusses. Complete step by step instructions are supplied in your construction manual. For more excellent content on frame planning, take a look at Plan and Build a House.com and this Handyman DIY site Types of roofs

Your kit will include the following framing materials:

1. Pre-fabricated and braced stud frames (go to our House Frame page)

2. Ribbon plate timber

3. Bracing ply

4. Plate ties

5. Threaded rod, washers and nuts

6. Internal wall brackets

7. Prefabricated gang-nailed trusses (go to our Roof Truss page)

8. Ceiling noggings and brackets

9. Bottom chord tie timber

10. Punched strap

11. Strapnails

12. Cyclone ties

13. Truss roof speedbrace

14. Fasteners (nails, techscrews, etc)


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DIY kit home framing


Kit home framiing

Standing prefab frames

Go to our House Framing Page for a comprehensive and graphical guide to kit home frame erection.

Or see our Roof Truss Page for truss erection and tie down.

Framing resources
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros)
The Craft of Modular Post & Beam: Building log and timber homes affordably

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