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Framing is the building block to the beginning of new construction and nearly every remodeling project. Framing must be connected to other framing pieces in order to provide any sort of support. If these pieces are connected tightly with a solid fit, most likely the structure will be durable and withstand.
The material typically used in framing is lumber but there are exceptions. Concrete, brick and steel can also be used to support more weight than wood. The latter materials can be more expensive and may require a more professional installation.
There are three types of framing: platform, balloon and post and beam. Platform framing is the most commonly used in residential building. Balloon framing is dying out and is rarely used in modern day construction. This option is not so common due to the fact the studs run the entire length or height of a house. Lumber is not usually strong enough to hold that weight. Post and beam framing use notched beams that run along the top outside of the foundation. This creates support for a second floor sub floor plate.
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Nicknamed the “Mountain State,” West Virginia is very hilly and rugged, with the highest mean altitude (1,500 ft/457 m) of any state E of the Mississippi. Nearly all of the state is on the Allegheny Plateau, with the jagged Virginia–West Virginia line roughly following the eastern escarpment of the plateau (known as the Allegheny Front). Extremely irregular in outline, West Virginia has two narrow projections—the Northern Panhandle, which cuts north between Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the Eastern Panhandle, which cuts east between Maryland (with the Potomac River forming the state line) and Virginia. In the Eastern Panhandle, a part of the Appalachian ridge and valley country, lie the state's lowest point (240 ft/73 m) near Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah River joins the Potomac, as well as its highest point, Spruce Knob (4,860 ft/1,481 m).
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