Framing a New Construction Home

Framing a Home

When you're building a new construction home in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, framing is the most important and fun part of the process. In the video above, Andrew takes us along in demonstrating what the framing process entails.

We walk thru laying out the first floor walls, as well as the first floor system framing configuration in relationship to the concrete foundation.

Framing Lingo

We are focusing on the first floor framing and how it starts in relationship to a concrete foundation. The main components we discuss are:

• Sill or Sill Plate

• The 1st Floor Joists

• Rim Joist or Rim Plate

• Anchor Bolts

The video above outlines the importance of each of these components referenced in the diagram below.