Framing your new home is an exciting time as the home will seemingly rise from dust. Framing a house usually takes a couple weeks (depending on the size of the house and size of the crew). So each day, you'll see it grow. This is the first time you'll also get to 'see' the house actually come to fruition. 

Interestingly, framing hasn't changed very much over time. Old homes have many of the same framing concepts that we use today. While the materials (wood, sometimes metal) haven't changed, the tools have. You'll still see a hammer on the construction site but framing is much faster because of the development of nail-guns, air compressors, laser balances, and other technologically advanced tools.

 A good carpenter should not be over looked when building your home. After a house is built, it will shift, settle, and adjust; this adjustment will take 3 to 5 years to occur.  If you've used a good carpenter to frame the house, you'll save yourself a lot of headaches as cracks and splits in the walls and ceilings will be minimal, if non-existent. If you don't use a good carpenter, you'll spend thousands of dollars in repairs well after the home is finished. Do some research to find a good contractor that takes pride in their work.