Title: Lay out walls on the floor deck.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: CARPENTRY: Framing Walls

Layout should include

- marking the walls
- identifying load-bearing points back to bearings
- following the blueprint.

IRC: Chapter 6 covers wall construction from material species, wall heights, stud sizing based on house size and floor loads, shear and braced walls, fasteners of the wall types, sheathing requirements, and nail placement. It also provides information needed to lay out walls for assembly.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which set of plans is used to find wall locations?
- How does one determine the location of a wall if no dimensions are given?
- Who is responsible if dimensions are incorrect?