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any resource you'd recommend for learning framing and construction?


There's tons of material out there, you can buy a book from Amazon[0] or watch a bunch of YouTube tutorials[1]. It's best to learn by doing though so you could always volunteer[2] or take a local course.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/s?k=house+framing&crid=ZT0KPA5JG1EY&s... [1] https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=house+framing [2] https://www.habitat.org/volunteer/near-you


There are also lots of folks: building their own places (search "homesteading"), commercial builders documenting/advertising their build process (Perkins Builder Brothers is decent), and pointing out small details that are easy to miss (Matt Risinger, who has a building science lean to things).


Larry Haun's book The Very Efficient Carpenter. Comes with companion videos that you can find on YouTube, as well.


https://www.shelterinstitute.com/ (timber framing especially) is one that I am aware of from a few sources over time--perhaps most notably from YouTube channel Pure Living For Life, who failed to finish building their house.



This guys channel is very approachable for amateurs

https://www.youtube.com/c/HouseImprovements/playlists

Canadian I think, but their standards seem on par or higher than the US.




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