Residential Wood Framing Construction Quick-Card Based on 2021 IRC

This 6-page laminated card covers the construction essentials for wood framing based on the new 2021 International Residential Code (IRC).

FOOTINGS & FOUNDATIONS

• Wall, Floor & Roof Framing
• Footings
• Reinforced Concrete Footings
• Permanent Wood Foundation Crawl Space Section
• Footings for Wood Foundations
• Minimum Width & Thickness for Concrete Footings for Light-Frame Construction (inches)

SILL PLATES & FOUNDATION ANCHORAGE

• Sill Plate & Anchor Bolt
• Foundation Anchorage
• Foundation Anchorage in Seismic Design Categories C, D0, D1, & D2
• Wood Foundation Wall
• Floor & Wall Anchorage
• Foundation Wall Thickness

WOOD FLOOR FRAMING

• Floors - Design & Construction
• Bearing
• Joists Under Bearing Partitions
• Floor Systems
• Joist Framing
• Floor Construction
• Girder & Headers

WOOD FLOOR FRAMING - JOISTS

• Sleeping Areas & Attic Joists
• Other Floor Joists
• Framing at Braced Wall Lines
• Blocking & Subflooring
• Lateral Restraint at Supports
• Bridging
• Floor Cantilevers
• Subfloor & Combined Subfloor Underlayment
• Sheathing - End Joints
• Floor Joist Spans for Common Lumber Species
• Spans for Sanded Plywood Combination Subfloor Underlayment
• Luber Floor Sheathing

WOOD FLOOR FRAMING - CUTTING, DRILLING, NOTCHING & FASTENING SCHEDULE

• Fastening Schedule
• Fastening
• Cutting, Drilling & Notching
• Framing of Openings
• Notches in Sawn Lumber
• Notches in Floor Members
• Holes in Sawn Lumber
• Holes if Floor Members

WALL FRAMING

• Stud Size, Height & Spacing
• Top Plate
• Bearing Studs
• Bottom (Sole) Plate
• Single Member Headers
• Rim Board Headers
• Headers for Nonbearing Walls
• Supports for Headers
• Maximum Spans for Wood Structural Panel Box Headers
• Size, Height & Spacing of Wood Studs
• Notching of Wall Studs
• Drilling of Wall Studs
• Drilling & Notching of Top Plate
• Wall Framing - Notches

ROOF FRAMING

• Roof Framing Details
• Framing of Openings
• Purlins
• Ceiling Joists
• Bearing
• Cutting, Drilling, Notching & Bridging
• Roof Rafter Notch
• Rafter/Ceiling Joist Heel Joint Connections