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Framing Floors & Stairs

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"Framing Floors & Stairs," with Larry Haun, is just one of a series of 3 DVD's that will explain, and show you exactly how to build your own home. The other two DVD's are titled, "Framing Walls," and "Framing Roofs." In this complete series, along with a book entitled "The Very Efficient Carpenter," Larry, goes into very specific detail on how to handle each step of the home-building process as you watch him and his brother Joe build a 1600 square-foot home from the foundation to the rooftop. Each DVD in this series is very well organized into different chapters. Therefore, if you need some clairificaton on nailing off the rim joists, for example, it's just a matter of revisiting that chapter until you understand the concept.

Easy to follow, great for basic framing principles. Get all three videos and you will have a better knowledge of framing. Besides, learning from a man that has dedicated his life to economy framing is pretty cool. Larry rocks and so do the videos and his book.

I am glad to have watched the video. I liked the system of cutting the blocks for the girders and how the joists were layed out and lapped, cut by eye. They do a lot of cutting by eye, and they do it good. They are fast and quick, how I want to be. He did a good job with showing the stairs also. those carpenters even have a sense of humor! must watch for beginning framer.

I have purchased basically everything Larry Haun ever wrote and stared in that had to do with carpentry. I learned a lot from his videos and even more from his books! The very efficient carpenter, by Larry Haun is a wonderful book full of information on building. This video will get you on target to the basics and to the intricate parts of building a house. If you buy all three videos and his book you will have a great background to build your own house. If you didn't know already, Larry Haun passed away this October 2011. When he died he was still out there at the age of 70 still showing the next generation how to frame houses! What a precious resource we lost in the skilled trades world. I'm sure you will gain a lot from this video and see how Larry can guide you through the trial and tribulations of framing a house.

I grew up around a father with no carpentry skills whatsoever.Therefore, I reached adulthood, not knowing how to do many of the things I wanted to, regarding basic carpentry. This DVD is very professional, and he is a very good teacher. Clear, concise and simple.

The first word that came to mind after watching this video was "Wow!" This video really highlights what an experienced and efficient carpenter can accomplish. These guys claim they can frame a house in two weeks. They were efficient almost to the point of being robotic. Small tap on a nail, then a single hit with the hammer and it goes all the way in.

I have yet to see a contractor in Hawaii (especially with a crew of only two carpenters) accomplish that in less than two months.