What do you guys think about me cutting up the live streams into smaller bite sized videos? We are going LIVE WEEKLY SUNDAY MORNINGS and will be adding to that schedule as soon as we have the studio complete. Kronies! We are so close after almost 5 years in the making our dreams are coming true. HARD WORK PAYS OFF! Persistence = Focus, Intensity & Determination are my favorite words, what are yours? Tell me what you think about these videos and tell me what you want me to cover next!
I have a question. I don't know.. if this is off the topic. If wall is not straight, how do you lay out the square line? I was trying to make a parallel line to concrete wall so I measured 4 inch away from the each side of the concrete wall. The thing is the wall is leaning in a bit and I realized that this line would not be a reference line I was confused to find the reference line for my lay out.
What we do is what you did, Mark either end and snap a line, as long as the wall doesn't bow into the track your good, if it does you have to come further put either end so the track fits all the way. You want it to be straight and flat, square isn't critical. If you need a reference line go center of columns. You can 3,4,5 interior walls if you want to check square but mostly we follow structure and it's never perfect. Make it pleasing to the eye. It's like when drywalling with horizontal sheets, it's more important to to measure up 48-1/2" either end, snap a line, make it straight is more important than level. Inhope that helps!
Watched your videos, have a project comming up to build office space in a commercial building. I need advice on door and window frames. First time doing this. Why do you drywall the door that way. Why the laydown and stand up format for the walls?
I do cladding/sheet metal and most times were working with metal studs on commercial buildings. Findings studs on the outside is always a pain in the ass. Sometimes it's 16" center but other times it's all over the place, 16, 13, 18, 6, 20 and so fourth. Is there a reason for this? On the inside it's usually just a straight wall
Haha yeah, no reason except maybe in the case of cross braces and other structural steel. But the studs should always be set properly on 16" centers. A lot of bad framers out there or just guys who are learning. Plus these guys don't understand how cladding and drywall works so they don't understand the consequences of moving studs for their convenience if you know what I mean. If a stud lands where a pipe is for example we put a header in and make sure the stud lands on 16" center, those framers would just move the stud to either side.of that pipe.
You can always check corner to corner for sure but really we never do that. The main thing is to do the best to keep your tape measure square to your gridlines it other walls and take your measurements from end to end. What I mean by that is sometimes we have to set an offset, use a line or rotating laser to mark our layout over 3 to 400 feet sometimes. With offset you can set your lines inside all of the columns easily. The main thing is to come out the same distance on either end of the wall and find a way to get your layout. Just make sure it's all in a straight line square isn't that important, all your ceiling work will look nice if you just keep that straight. Hope that answers your question. Man I could do a video just on this.
Thanks for the reply! I’m a small GC in Florida specializing in interior remodel. I’m always looking for a better way to build that mousetrap! Layout, especially off existing construction, is definitely a topic that could drive a video or two. Thanks again.
@@leronjames3346 ruclips.net/video/5sNTzXEmqxY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/1U1o4r-A74M/видео.html I am still cutting vids together but I think I answered you in these two!
Don’t you always layout walls from your left to right.? Always hook on the left and pull your 16 on centers for your back wall. Then off those you do 16 5/8
That's the basic law but we can go wherever we want. We want to check the layout of the studs both ways and set them to whichever way works best for hooking doors and missing pipes. Try to keep the flow of drywall consistent for the boarders. We always point out studs in the direction we pull out centers.
What do you guys think about me cutting up the live streams into smaller bite sized videos? We are going LIVE WEEKLY SUNDAY MORNINGS and will be adding to that schedule as soon as we have the studio complete. Kronies! We are so close after almost 5 years in the making our dreams are coming true. HARD WORK PAYS OFF! Persistence = Focus, Intensity & Determination are my favorite words, what are yours? Tell me what you think about these videos and tell me what you want me to cover next!
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I have a question. I don't know.. if this is off the topic. If wall is not straight, how do you lay out the square line?
I was trying to make a parallel line to concrete wall so I measured 4 inch away from the each side of
the concrete wall. The thing is the wall is leaning in a bit and I realized that this line would not be a reference line
I was confused to find the reference line for my lay out.
What we do is what you did, Mark either end and snap a line, as long as the wall doesn't bow into the track your good, if it does you have to come further put either end so the track fits all the way. You want it to be straight and flat, square isn't critical. If you need a reference line go center of columns. You can 3,4,5 interior walls if you want to check square but mostly we follow structure and it's never perfect. Make it pleasing to the eye. It's like when drywalling with horizontal sheets, it's more important to to measure up 48-1/2" either end, snap a line, make it straight is more important than level. Inhope that helps!
@@ConstructionKronies Thank you! I got it
Watched your videos, have a project comming up to build office space in a commercial building. I need advice on door and window frames. First time doing this. Why do you drywall the door that way. Why the laydown and stand up format for the walls?
Send me an email to chris@constructionkronies.com with your questions and I'll get back to you asap.
I do cladding/sheet metal and most times were working with metal studs on commercial buildings. Findings studs on the outside is always a pain in the ass. Sometimes it's 16" center but other times it's all over the place, 16, 13, 18, 6, 20 and so fourth. Is there a reason for this? On the inside it's usually just a straight wall
Haha yeah, no reason except maybe in the case of cross braces and other structural steel. But the studs should always be set properly on 16" centers. A lot of bad framers out there or just guys who are learning. Plus these guys don't understand how cladding and drywall works so they don't understand the consequences of moving studs for their convenience if you know what I mean. If a stud lands where a pipe is for example we put a header in and make sure the stud lands on 16" center, those framers would just move the stud to either side.of that pipe.
Do you calk or put down a sill seal under the metal studs that lay on slab or concrete ?
Yes 100% great question. On exterior walls we use a foam gasket and on interior walls we Chemtron acoustical caulking.
How do you ensure your wall layout is straight/square. Especially in long walls and of existing construction?
You can always check corner to corner for sure but really we never do that. The main thing is to do the best to keep your tape measure square to your gridlines it other walls and take your measurements from end to end. What I mean by that is sometimes we have to set an offset, use a line or rotating laser to mark our layout over 3 to 400 feet sometimes. With offset you can set your lines inside all of the columns easily. The main thing is to come out the same distance on either end of the wall and find a way to get your layout. Just make sure it's all in a straight line square isn't that important, all your ceiling work will look nice if you just keep that straight. Hope that answers your question. Man I could do a video just on this.
Thanks for the reply! I’m a small GC in Florida specializing in interior remodel. I’m always looking for a better way to build that mousetrap! Layout, especially off existing construction, is definitely a topic that could drive a video or two. Thanks again.
@@ConstructionKronies yes I would like a video about that too. please
@@leronjames3346 ruclips.net/video/5sNTzXEmqxY/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/1U1o4r-A74M/видео.html I am still cutting vids together but I think I answered you in these two!
Don’t you always layout walls from your left to right.? Always hook on the left and pull your 16 on centers for your back wall. Then off those you do 16 5/8
That's the basic law but we can go wherever we want. We want to check the layout of the studs both ways and set them to whichever way works best for hooking doors and missing pipes. Try to keep the flow of drywall consistent for the boarders. We always point out studs in the direction we pull out centers.
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