How Do You Build A Wooden Frame House?
Wooden frame houses are structured basically the same whether they are real houses, dollhouses, sheds, playhouses or houses made out of popsicle sticks. With the exception of concrete foundation houses, most wooden frame houses start with a pier (or post) and beam base. How complex the design is depends on the function of the house and the need of the builder. This procedure could apply to a craft house–something made of sticks or balsa–or it could apply to a dollhouse, a child-sized playhouse or a small shed. Purchase or make piers. Piers, as they relate to the construction of a building, are square or rectangular supports for the beam base of a building. On a real house, piers are used to lift the house off the ground to avoid termites or rotting. Because these instructions apply mostly to a hobby-oriented house, you would use piers as a way to stabilize your construction. For a large playhouse or a shed, you can buy pier blocks at Lowe’s or Home Depot or a local lumberyard. For a
