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Ho u s e FR a M i n g a n d co n s t R u c t i o n ti p s
A Properly Framed House or Home Addition Should Last for Decades
by mark donovan
Contributing Writer
widths and the window
Similar to an animal’s sizes used in the house.
bone structure, house In addition, they will want
framing acts as a skeleton to understand your plans
to support and protect the for fire alarms, sprinkler
interior and exterior of a systems, and other safety
home. If the house fram- systems within the home.
ing is constructed prop- It is critical to pull all
erly a home should be necessary building per-
able to last many decades mits before starting con-
and possibly much lon- struction. Not only is it the
ger. There are many wood law, it is also extremely
framed buildings that are beneficial to you and your
hundreds of years old. home. As part of the per-
On the flip side, im- mit process the building
proper house framing re- inspector will review your
sults in both immediate complete set of plans and
and long term problems, assess that the home will
and as a result the life indeed be constructed to
of the home is usually local and national build-
shortened. An improperly ing codes. In many cases
framed house creates im- the building inspector will
mediate problems for the provide advice on problem
other subcontractors as- areas of your construction
sociated with completing
Quality home constructions starts with a good set of house plans.
plans. Think of the permit
the home. Crooked walls process as an independent
and insufficient blocking, meet these requirements. important to check with will be items such as in- audit of your construction
for example, create dif- Codes vary with states your local building and gress and egress from the plans and an insurance
ficulties for both the dry- and municipalities so it is fire inspectors. Of par- house, as well as ceiling policy on your financial
wall and finish carpentry ticular concern to them heights, door and hallway
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