Here's The Difference Between Platform And Balloon Wall Framing - Home Building Education Tutorial

www.homebuildingandrepairs.com Visit our website today to learn more about home building, construction repairs and house renovation. In this video I will provide you with the difference between balloon wall framing and platform wall framing. Platform walls usually sit on top of the floor below where with balloon walls they usually attach to the walls.

[@ScrappyTheKnell]

Wow. No bs or anything, just a quick useful video on the differences.

[@ST-0311]

Balloon framing is beneficial when building an end wall with no upstairs adjacent walls tied in. A long platform framed wall will sway if it's not tied in to an adjacent wall for support. This is compounded if the end is gabled and the room has a vaulted ceiling.

[@m4rt1st3]

With balloon framing you can create a continuous vapour barrier.

[@roevelarde]

Hey! Could help me? What's the difference between ribbon and ledger?

[@DavidWilliams-wj4sc]

Most people say balloon framing is stronger, but way more dangerous in fires.

[@AshBrunner-rl3vp]

There’re not any! Unless you want to die in a fire.

[@user-hu1um2xk5h]

Nope absolutely not. Chicago framing doesn't use hangers, everything is joined into the studs, combined with nails, ledgers and joined in braces.

[@gatsbylight4766]

"2nd floor joists will have to have a ledger board and then somehow be attached to that ledger board"??