Wooden building component

Allows quick construction with no heavy tools or equipment. Every component can easily be carried by hand - a house essentially becomes a large carpentry job. The main tool is a handheld nail gun.

It is able to adapt itself to any geometric shape, and can be clad with a variety of materials.

There are a huge variety of products and systems tailored to this type of construction.

Every timber frame home structure is made of a few basic components:

Studs are vertical wooden members within the walls.

Joists are the horizontal wooden beams that support the floors.

Rafters are the sloping wooden beams that support the roof.

Sheathing are the sheets that are nailed over the studs to connect them securely and form the wall surfaces.

Siding is the exterior cladding that covers the walls from the outside.