Re: I need advice on html site layout and coding (frames)
Do you mean tables instead of frames? You could do that, but you get more flexibility and control using divs. Very simple example: http://scutterman.com/Bravenet/iframes/example_divs.html.
If you use css to style the divs you can get the layout to look almost any way you want it to, and once you get the hang of it, designing sites takes a lot less work.