Kahler sold the remaining wood framing material on hand to the Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company of Louisville.

A termite shield is a sheet metal fabrication used in light frame construction to reduce the movement of termites from the soil into wood framing members such as floor joists and studs.

Metal fastening systems that hold the wood framing together are pressed in place under tremendous pressure, giving trusses and wall panels greater strength than they would have if stick-built.

Since 1968, according to Sid Dinsay, a spokesman for the Buildings Department, the city's building code has prohibited wood framing in attached homes, a precaution against fire spreading.

The varnish on the recently refinished red-oak flooring of the porch was clear, and the oil-stain preservative on the wood framing the wide windows was fresh.

And because wood is structurally weak compared with steel or reinforced concrete, a huge number of wood framing members must be used to resist the earthquake and hurricane wind loads encountered there.

To discourage termites, make sure that there are at least 18 inches of space between any soil and untreated wood framing beneath porches and decks, as well as in crawl spaces.

This kept the wires from coming into contact with the wood framing members and from being compressed by the wood as the house settled.

Once Rob pried off the peeling roof shingles the rotten wood framing practically fell apart of its own weight.

The wood framing the windows of all the shops, the laziness of the main street, the off-the-beaten-pathedness of it all.