CCMHIC—Canada’s leading source of housing information, canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is committed to housing quality, afford ability and choice for Canadians. For mote than so years CMHC has developed new ways to help Canadians finance home purchases, fastered innovation in housing design and technol~ ‘ogy, and provided social housing programs to help those most in need. CMHC has also played a major role in the development of Canada’s housing industry. We've recently become the industry's export partner, supporting and promoting housing exports in foreign markets. ‘CMHC is Canada’s largest publisher of housing information, in both print and electron~ ic formats. Today, CMHC offers Canada’s most comprehensive selection of publications, videos, software data and analysis. The Canadian housing industry looks to CMHC for reliable land objective housing information on construction techniques, housing design, business skills, new technologies and market trends Canadians have come to rely on CMC for advice and information on buying a home, home renovation, Healthy Housing, design and adaptation and home security. We offer easy access to our information through a 1 800 number, Web site, cross-country regional locations and retail outlets ‘CMHC information: Tel: 1800 668 2642 Fax: 613 748 4069) Web site: www.cmhe-schl.ge.ca Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation supports the Government of Canada policy on access to information for people with disabilities. If you wish to obtain this publication in alternative formats, call 1-800-668-2642.CANADIAN WOOD-FRAME HOUSE CONSTRUCTION CMHC offers a wide range of housing information. Turn to the inside back cover for a listing of related publications. Cette publication est aussi disponible en frangais sous le titre : Construction de maison 4 ossature de bois—Canada LNH 503! ~ CanadThe information contained in this publication represents current research results available to CMHC, and has been reviewed by a wide spectrum of the housing industry. The Corporation, however, assumes nro liability for any damage, injury, or expense that may be incurred or suffered as a result of the use of this publication, Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Kesik, Ted J. (Theodore Jonathan), 1954- Canadian wood~frame house construction Rev. ed. Issued also in French under title: Construction de ‘maison & ossature de bois ~ Canada, Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-660-172947 NP de cat. NHI7-3/1997E 1. Wooden-frame houses—Canada—Design and construction. 2, Wooden-frame buildings~Canada— Design and construction 3. House construction— canada. |.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, I. Title THA8IB.W6KL8 1998 694 C9B-900058-3, © 1997 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. All rights reserved. No portion ofthis book may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system or transmitted inany form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording or ‘otherwise without the prior written permission of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing no portion of this book may be translated from English into any other language without the prior ‘written permission of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. First Combined Imperial/Metic Edition Revised and reprinted 1998 Printed in Canada Produced by CMHC