Building Modern On A Budget | Ep.3 Framing
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It's getting hot hither inward Arizona. I know it's withal technically Spring, but we've already crossed 110 degrees. I'll but say, I'm suuuuuuper happy nosotros finished upwardly the major framing of our novel solid in addition to detached garage.
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Check out the video below to encounter the whole solid framing procedure or continue scrolling for to a greater extent than details.
When it came fourth dimension to seat upwardly the large walls, nosotros pulled out around large equipment, but it may surprise you lot to know that but every bit useful every bit the total size boom guns in addition to compressors were our skillful ole Ryobi 18V Drill in addition to 18V Impact Driver. The same drill in addition to driver that would come upwardly inward handy for solid concord chores.
We used the Ryobi Cordless Drill for tasks similar tedious through bottom plates, in addition to the Cordless 1/4" Impact to drive beefy lag screws.
Framing is typically i of the largest, if non the largest expense when edifice a house. As I cite inward Episode 1, my Father-in-Law is our full general contractor, who specializes inward Framing. Bryce, my husband, used to frame houses for fourteen years, until he got his engineering degree. So, nosotros ever planned on framing our solid in addition to store ourselves.
If you've been next along for real long, you lot know I'm cool amongst wood. I've built several large projects, in addition to fifty-fifty did some remodeling, but I definitely didn't know real much almost framing. I had to lean heavily on Bryce in addition to asked almost a i one 1000 thousand questions. For example, what's that affair he's holding?
Our solid is forest framed, sitting on a concrete foundation. To necktie the 2 together, you lot demand to piece of work mechanical fasteners in addition to anchors. Those giant screw-looking things are truly Simpson Strong-Tie Titen HD® Heavy-Duty Screw Anchors.
Along the perimeter of the stalk foundation, our concrete contractor embedded steel j-bolts every 36". After edifice the walls of the store in addition to solid apartment on the slab, nosotros pre-drilled 7/8" holes using a Bosch Daredevil 6-Piece Spade Bit Set.
When you lot demand to drill a hole inward a hurry, there's no amend choice than a precipitous shade bit. The Daredevil bits are particularly swell because the hex shank fits into a criterion 1/4" deport on driver. It also has a blueprint characteristic called a Speedwave paddle. The he curved trunk of the chip removes materials fast in addition to helps forbid jamming.
Along the perimeter of the stalk foundation, our concrete contractor embedded steel j-bolts every 36". After edifice the walls of the store in addition to solid apartment on the slab, nosotros pre-drilled 7/8" holes using a Bosch Daredevil 6-Piece Spade Bit Set.
When you lot demand to drill a hole inward a hurry, there's no amend choice than a precipitous shade bit. The Daredevil bits are particularly swell because the hex shank fits into a criterion 1/4" deport on driver. It also has a blueprint characteristic called a Speedwave paddle. The he curved trunk of the chip removes materials fast in addition to helps forbid jamming.
In the areas where nosotros needed a bolt but i didn't exist, our options were to install a Titen HD® Heavy-Duty Screw Anchors. Once you lot pre-drill through the bottom plate of a wall, the screw anchors tin give the sack travel driven all the way into the concrete, creating a tight connector betwixt the two.
Whether or non you've heard of Simpson Strong-Tie, odds are their products are helping to concord your solid together. Simpson Strong-Tie manufactures thousands of products, similar anchors, hangers, connectors, in addition to many others.
Depending on your local edifice codes, at that spot is a skillful guide chances products similar Simpson Strong-Tie's are required to connect the most critical components of a construction together, including the flooring joists in addition to ceiling trusses.
We of late picked upwardly a twain novel tools that made the edifice procedure MUCH MUCH easier. First of all, have got you lot tried using a laser measurer before?
The Bosch BLAZE 135 ' Laser Measure amongst Full Color Display is truly uncomplicated to piece of work in addition to makes measuring long spans (like across the shop) slow for i mortal to do.
The Easy-to-read backlit color display illuminates numbers inward black areas clearly, allowing piece of work inward low-light or no-light conditions. It also has on-board retention which agency is tin give the sack save up to xx measurements at i time.
The blueprint of our solid is kinda unique. There is a large, clear-story, 22' tall department inward the pump of the house. Bryce in addition to I talked almost it, in addition to nosotros decided those walls would travel but way also difficult, if non impossible to stand upwardly ourselves.
It was amazing what an experienced construction crew tin give the sack attain inward a curt amount of time. Working together amongst a crew of half-dozen framers, nosotros were able to build to a greater extent than inward a twain days than but Bryce in addition to I were able to consummate inward 2 weeks.
Construction is BOOMING inward Arizona correct now! Our framing crew was in addition to then swamped amongst work, nosotros were entirely able to majority them for 8 days of labor. In fellowship to brand the most of the express fourth dimension nosotros had, nosotros would piece of work side-by-side amongst them during the day, in addition to the 2 of us would continue working inward the even out until dark. We ended upwardly doing around truly hard things, similar mounting 15' tall posts past times ourselves.
One affair that wasn't hard to do, was to install Simpson Strong-Tie Standoff Post Bases. We added 2 of them within the entryway of the house, in addition to it entirely took us mayhap xv minutes.
One critical tool on the jobsite that no i talks almost is a good Wet/Dry store vacuum, similar the novel Ridgid 9-Gallon Cordless Vacuum. Yep, you lot read that right! Cordless.
I've used almost every sort of cordless mitt tool over the years, in addition to allow me tell you lot that a cordless store vac is i of the smartest. You volition non believe how UNBELIEVABLY convenient it is to travel able to command dust or create clean upwardly debris without having to drag a tangley cord around.
I have got this weird affair for stairs. I ever wanted to alive inward a solid amongst a beautiful staircase. Our novel solid has a pocket-size 2nd story section, over the kitchen in addition to dining room. Since the loft expanse volition travel the kid's playroom (read: noisy) in addition to straight over the most pop room inward the house, I wanted to bring every pace nosotros could to secure the 2nd story sub-floor. Cue DAP DYNAGrip Subfloor Construction Adhesive.
DYNAGrip Subfloor is slow to piece of work in addition to creates a potent bond betwixt the flooring joists in addition to flooring decking. In improver to it's potent grip, the flexible texture helps forbid dreaded squeaking.
I have got to say, I rest wildly impressed amongst how efficiently the framers tin give the sack sling a total 4' x 9' canvas of 1/2" OSB around.
I'm also amazing past times how fearless they are upwardly on a 5-1/2" broad wall.
Bryce in addition to I built in addition to sheeted the entire roof of the workshop ourselves. I'm non scared of heights, but I'll travel honest, I was definitely nervous trying to residuum on those wobbly walls, dozens of feet inward the air.
Something I'm definitely non nervous almost is our stair situation.
Remember how I said I have got a affair for stairs? I knew I wanted to exercise something special amongst our stair system. That's how I discovered Viewrail.
I acquire into a lot to a greater extent than item inward my YouTube video, but nosotros are going to travel installing FLOATING STAIRS people!!! I could non travel to a greater extent than excited! We are working amongst the blueprint squad at Viewrail to blueprint our real ain FLIGHT system.
The FLIGHT stair system uses a steel mono-stringer upwardly the middle, giving the treads a floating appearance. We were in addition to then excited almost the thought of seeing through the stairs, nosotros truly added an additional window to the staircase opening. The thought is, every bit you lot walk upwardly to the front end door, you'll travel able to encounter straight through the window in addition to past times the stairs themselves. How freaking cool is that?!
In the past, nosotros have got hardly ever hired contractors to exercise anything. Repairs, improvements, etc., were all done past times us. I'm learning through this process, every bit nosotros have got dozens of people of dissimilar trades working on the house, fifty-fifty experienced workers aren't perfect.
We had a few crooked walls to straighten in addition to a twain beams that needed to shave down. Thankfully, I of late received the novel Ridgid Cordless Brushless Hand Planer.
You've seen me piece of work a thickness planer several fourth dimension (like when I built my sister's bed) but a 3-1/4" broad mitt planer tin give the sack travel an EXTREMELY helpful tool! This new cordless model from Ridgid is a game changer! When paired amongst a Ridgid OCTANE battery, it tin give the sack deliver over 2 times the ability inward high demand applications similar planing tough materials. Even hardwood.
We also changed a few blueprint things in addition to had to motion a twain walls. Good affair we've got a good reciprocating saw.
We ain a twain dissimilar reciprocating saws, but lately we've been using the novel Ridgid 18V One-Handed Reciprocating Saw. Even though it's pocket-size inward size, nosotros had no work at all cutting through thick timber in addition to embedded nails. Its a beefy petty guy! And I experience much safer beingness able to concord it comfortably inward my smaller hands.
Let's utter Numbers:
We don't telephone band the video serial "Building Modern on a Budget" for nothing. I've been sharing all the numbers, the whole way through. Here are the latest budget updates, including the finished framing.
Make certain you're next along to encounter how it's going. SPOILER ALERT: I directly know how to shingle a roof, in addition to then that's cool.
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