Matt, great explanation, as a 50 yr old framer in Michigan, it’s awesome seeing younger people getting in to the trades, I think RUclips is a great tool for information and hopefully getting more younger people in the trades, keep it up Matt, you are doing excellent work
Im 30 years old and work a corporate job, have no reason to watch these but for some reason I feel like a kid in a candy store watching construction videos like these 😂😂
@@keithnorm82 That’s exactly what it is. We don’t belong in an office. It’s unnatural. Building is something people have always done and always will do. The second I can support myself for a couple years with no corpo job, I’m gonna take on the trades. Maybe I’m idealistic but I definitely want to find out for myself it’s a better fit.
Awesome info!! I am a former Building Official and current carpenter and absolutely love this video man! May have the new guys just watch this vs us taking hours to explain the same thing.
Great video! This is the 1st time I' ve been to your channel and just subscribed. Guessing the wall ways 1350 lbs. I look forward to viewing more of your content as I plan to build a home next year.
Great video for newbies and experienced framers. Somethings forgotten are remembered or unknown revealed. I'm not a professional at all but I've done my share of carpentry projects and learn something new on every one. Thanks for keeping it simple and straight forward. Not all confusing with intricate details that are specific to each job. Good basic information to get us moving in the right direction. Starting at the bottom and working up keeping measurements tight will keep things on design specs.
•Deep pile foundations •Rafter slab •foundation perimeter trench with waterproof membrane for subsoil • 2 to 4 PVC pipes perforated for french drain •Drainage membrane around pvc pipes •Larger stone aggregate compacted on top of subsoil membrane and drainage pipes •compacted soil or small stone aggregate up to surface level •Pipes leading to manhole that connects to municipal sewage system •waterproof membrane on top of slab •PSL columns •Hemp blocks or cast in situ hemp monolithic wall (whichever is easier) •hemp u shape lintels for window and door openings • cast reinforced concrete inside the hemp lintels •Lime plaster exterior of walls •Chase the channels for conduits and plumbing on the hemp walls •Insulation made for flooring (can be used as a floor) •Waterproof membrane •Reinforced screed with underfloor heating pipes inside • CLT or DLT slabs for floor/celling structure. •weather membrane adhered to CLT/DLT slab • Compacted Glass stones or Gravel Aggregate for upper floor substrate •Waterproof membrane on top of substrate •Reinforced Screed with underfloor heating pipes •Hand cut roof of at least 230mm timber •Wood fibre plasterboard in the underside of the rafters •mineral wool insulation in between the rafters •Wood fibre sarking board on top of rafters •Flashing membrane installed at the end of the roof on top on sarking boards(end of overhangs) •Weather membrane adhered to sarking boards. •Battens and counter battens installed on top of the membrane • Overhang covers installed around the bottom end of exposed rafter overhangs • Roof tiles on counter battens • Battens on roof top ridge •Ridge membrane on top of ridge batten •Ridge roof tiles •Side ridge roof tiles (gable side tiles) •Ventilation grids on overhang ends below tiles •Roof gutters •Connect roof gutters to french drain directly to the drain pipe or through a storm drain on top of the french drain. •Install doors and windows •Lime plaster the loft’s ceiling (wood fibre plasterboards) •metal battens and counters battens on ceilings (space for electrical and plumbing) •clay plasterboard installed onto metal counter battens •services to be installed •Lime plaster interior of walls and clay plasterboards All left to do is install interior furnishings. cheap method of construction that’s fire resistant, resistant to seismic activity, highly energy efficient, very quiet inside, very low emissions in construction, lasts for a long time (multiple generations) and has zero health hazards in the construction materials or practices (healthy living) The major cost would be the deep pile foundation (California unfortunately has earthquakes and crappy soil), reinforcement for the raft foundation and the clt or dlt slabs. Hemp and lime are cheap and quick to mass produce, mineral wool is dirt cheap and wood fibre is cheap as well, small mesh reinforcement for screed it’s not expensive and screed material is also not expensive. roof tiles is highly dependent on the seller but it’s readily available everywhere, not difficult to find affordable tiles for less than 2 dollars a unit.
Another option would be to build the inside walls in hybrid frames of metal frames and timber frames fused together and sheathed with plywood for higher seismic protection and easier installation of services. However by doing that you would loose the extra fire protection and overall benefits of a solid wall (no studs to worry about, doesn’t break and has great sound insulation)
I worked on my basement build from scratch, it was about 700 sqft, it took about 2.5 years me to complete it. I have a 9 to 5 job as senior network engineer and then doing DIY basement build from scratch in my own basement. The washroom itself took about 10k, then electric work cost about 7800 including new panel install. Drywall sanding was the hardest piece. It was all solo, man I hated it to the finish, I will not take another endeavor like it again, it was more than one to chew.
Just a question - how are you addressing roof ventilation? In my area we normally use a raised heel truss to allow full depth insulation out to the exterior wall, and use vented soffit and a continuous ridge vent. I noticed you don't have a raised heel and you added blocking between the trusses at the exterior wall along with continuous blocking at the ridge. Do you normally use roof vents instead? Great video btw.
Forgive me if I missed it elsewhere in the comments, but how long did the rough framing take on that beast of a house? The big one, not the one you used for the 2nd story floor joist demo.
I know I'm a little late on this, but I'm guessing 1820 lbs. 2x6 studs @ 16 o/c with 7/16" OSB is about 3.5 psf. I would subtract the area of the openings, but the extra jack and king studs, lintels and sills would offset that. So, 520 sf @ 3.5 psf is 1820.
Never said how many guesses we could take last and final guess is 2100 pounds assuming that it’s 52 feet roughly 50 studs roughly 13 sheets of OSB and a couple headers saying a 2 x 6 is roughly 15 pounds and a piece of OSB is roughly 50, and maybe 6 x 6 headers
Once that wall is sheathed, it’s done. You won’t get it to move. You’re basically fighting the shear forces designed to fight wind, snow, etc. If it’s not squared up, it’s going to be out of plumb.
@@PelicanIslandLabs Pull diagonal measurements from corner to corner until you have the same number. If you have a weird wall you can also calc the diagonal with pythagorean theorem to square it on the ground.
I'm surprised they use glu-lam headers, but use osb on the roof. I know it's a step saver, but headers are easily made with 2x & plywood sandwiches of end cuts.
Surprised by the amount of 16D nails that get used. Maybe I'm just buying crappy material from Lowes/Home Depot, but anytime I use 16D nails on 2x4s for my random projects (sheds, kids playhouse, etc.) I'm constantly splitting the ends of the 2x4 trying to hammer these nails in.
Matt, great explanation, as a 50 yr old framer in Michigan, it’s awesome seeing younger people getting in to the trades, I think RUclips is a great tool for information and hopefully getting more younger people in the trades, keep it up Matt, you are doing excellent work
Im 30 years old and work a corporate job, have no reason to watch these but for some reason I feel like a kid in a candy store watching construction videos like these 😂😂
Same! Is this telling us something? Like Peter at the end of office space maybe this is the work we’d be happier doing
spectator simp
@@keithnorm82
That’s exactly what it is. We don’t belong in an office. It’s unnatural. Building is something people have always done and always will do. The second I can support myself for a couple years with no corpo job, I’m gonna take on the trades. Maybe I’m idealistic but I definitely want to find out for myself it’s a better fit.
Hey bud. I just finished a construction craft worker course. I start my job in 2 days. I'm just wondering what tools I should bring?
31 and an ICU RN. Somethings up! Lol 😂
Awesome info!! I am a former Building Official and current carpenter and absolutely love this video man! May have the new guys just watch this vs us taking hours to explain the same thing.
Great video! This is the 1st time I' ve been to your channel and just subscribed. Guessing the wall ways 1350 lbs. I look forward to viewing more of your content as I plan to build a home next year.
Great video! Always learn a bunch from each one you post. Weight guess on the wall is 700 lbs. Thanks!
Good information Matt! Happy New Year!
Great video for newbies and experienced framers. Somethings forgotten are remembered or unknown revealed. I'm not a professional at all but I've done my share of carpentry projects and learn something new on every one. Thanks for keeping it simple and straight forward. Not all confusing with intricate details that are specific to each job. Good basic information to get us moving in the right direction. Starting at the bottom and working up keeping measurements tight will keep things on design specs.
Great overview! I couldn't handle walking on top of those walls at that height, especially while running a circ saw. You guys make it look too easy.
Love these informational videos.
Keep up the good work.
Happy New Year to you and your family brother, God Bless.
Perfect, I'll watch during my lunch 😁
Dude wow this was an awesome video thank you so much!
Living in South Africa, we don’t build timber frame houses. But it fascinates me to no end. Framing is my dream job.
just turned 23 been in framing company with family since i was 17, we frame more production style down in the oc
How do you like it?
Watching all of these video makes me want to go build something. At a minimum, it’s time to get that ADU started.
Great Video as always, Matt. Well done. It’s funny how we frame differently on the east coast vs west coast 😉.
Thanks Matt..... well done!
Always killer work, good job 🇨🇦🤘
Totally guessing here .. 3025 lbs .. Happy New Year! .. 🥰 from Oklahoma
1850lb for the wall!
Thanks for the vids! Always learn something 🤙
2020 lbs
Great video, thanks!
Great video I haven’t heard common sense real experience carpentry statements for a long time
Great information. Thank you Matt
Awesome vid matt
Very helpful, thanks Matt.
Hope you’re not close to the fires, I know you’re down south somewhere. Stay safe! Thanks for another great video!
Thanks for the video very instructive!!
Happy New year🎉🎉 matt
Happy New Year Matt!!!
Great video, very informative!
My guess is the wall weighs 1250 lbs. Keep up the good work!!!
•Deep pile foundations
•Rafter slab
•foundation perimeter trench with waterproof membrane for subsoil
• 2 to 4 PVC pipes perforated for french drain
•Drainage membrane around pvc pipes
•Larger stone aggregate compacted on top of subsoil membrane and drainage pipes
•compacted soil or small stone aggregate up to surface level
•Pipes leading to manhole that connects to municipal sewage system
•waterproof membrane on top of slab
•PSL columns
•Hemp blocks or cast in situ hemp monolithic wall (whichever is easier)
•hemp u shape lintels for window and door openings
• cast reinforced concrete inside the hemp lintels
•Lime plaster exterior of walls
•Chase the channels for conduits and plumbing on the hemp walls
•Insulation made for flooring (can be used as a floor)
•Waterproof membrane
•Reinforced screed with underfloor heating pipes inside
• CLT or DLT slabs for floor/celling structure.
•weather membrane adhered to CLT/DLT slab
• Compacted Glass stones or Gravel Aggregate for upper floor substrate
•Waterproof membrane on top of substrate
•Reinforced Screed with underfloor heating pipes
•Hand cut roof of at least 230mm timber
•Wood fibre plasterboard in the underside of the rafters
•mineral wool insulation in between the rafters
•Wood fibre sarking board on top of rafters
•Flashing membrane installed at the end of the roof on top on sarking boards(end of overhangs)
•Weather membrane adhered to sarking boards.
•Battens and counter battens installed on top of the membrane
• Overhang covers installed around the bottom end of exposed rafter overhangs
• Roof tiles on counter battens
• Battens on roof top ridge
•Ridge membrane on top of ridge batten
•Ridge roof tiles
•Side ridge roof tiles (gable side tiles)
•Ventilation grids on overhang ends below tiles
•Roof gutters
•Connect roof gutters to french drain directly to the drain pipe or through a storm drain on top of the french drain.
•Install doors and windows
•Lime plaster the loft’s ceiling (wood fibre plasterboards)
•metal battens and counters battens on ceilings (space for electrical and plumbing)
•clay plasterboard installed onto metal counter battens
•services to be installed
•Lime plaster interior of walls and clay plasterboards
All left to do is install interior furnishings.
cheap method of construction that’s fire resistant, resistant to seismic activity, highly energy efficient, very quiet inside, very low emissions in construction, lasts for a long time (multiple generations) and has zero health hazards in the construction materials or practices (healthy living)
The major cost would be the deep pile foundation (California unfortunately has earthquakes and crappy soil), reinforcement for the raft foundation and the clt or dlt slabs.
Hemp and lime are cheap and quick to mass produce, mineral wool is dirt cheap and wood fibre is cheap as well, small mesh reinforcement for screed it’s not expensive and screed material is also not expensive.
roof tiles is highly dependent on the seller but it’s readily available everywhere, not difficult to find affordable tiles for less than 2 dollars a unit.
Another option would be to build the inside walls in hybrid frames of metal frames and timber frames fused together and sheathed with plywood for higher seismic protection and easier installation of services.
However by doing that you would loose the extra fire protection and overall benefits of a solid wall (no studs to worry about, doesn’t break and has great sound insulation)
I worked on my basement build from scratch, it was about 700 sqft, it took about 2.5 years me to complete it.
I have a 9 to 5 job as senior network engineer and then doing DIY basement build from scratch in my own basement.
The washroom itself took about 10k, then electric work cost about 7800 including new panel install.
Drywall sanding was the hardest piece.
It was all solo, man I hated it to the finish, I will not take another endeavor like it again, it was more than one to chew.
Man that must be nice having a fork to lift the wall up! When i was on a crew it was a few mexicans and one gringo(me) lifting it up.
Loved the video new to the channel. Guessing the weight at 1,025lbs.
Just a question - how are you addressing roof ventilation? In my area we normally use a raised heel truss to allow full depth insulation out to the exterior wall, and use vented soffit and a continuous ridge vent. I noticed you don't have a raised heel and you added blocking between the trusses at the exterior wall along with continuous blocking at the ridge. Do you normally use roof vents instead? Great video btw.
Awesome video! You guys don’t have to wear harnesses?
Forgive me if I missed it elsewhere in the comments, but how long did the rough framing take on that beast of a house? The big one, not the one you used for the 2nd story floor joist demo.
Watching your videos makes me want to build the second story onto my cabin. I would guess that the wall is 1300 pounds.
Great video, cheers! 1.8 tons?
I know I'm a little late on this, but I'm guessing 1820 lbs. 2x6 studs @ 16 o/c with 7/16" OSB is about 3.5 psf. I would subtract the area of the openings, but the extra jack and king studs, lintels and sills would offset that. So, 520 sf @ 3.5 psf is 1820.
Does fox still roll with you guys?
I mid 30s and recently had a bad injury to my arm now looking for a career change how would be the best way for me to get into residential framing
1.5 tons or 3000 lbs. I'll have that t-shirt sent to Bristol UK. Thanks Matt 😂
Never said how many guesses we could take last and final guess is 2100 pounds assuming that it’s 52 feet roughly 50 studs roughly 13 sheets of OSB and a couple headers saying a 2 x 6 is roughly 15 pounds and a piece of OSB is roughly 50, and maybe 6 x 6 headers
forwarded your video to dr horton and some other builders 😅
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Awesome overview! I'm going with 1850 pounds for the wall weight.
Question......... doesn't 'pre' sheathing the wall make it hard to plumb the wall?
Once that wall is sheathed, it’s done. You won’t get it to move. You’re basically fighting the shear forces designed to fight wind, snow, etc.
If it’s not squared up, it’s going to be out of plumb.
@@MattBangsWood Ahhhh.............. I sort of figured that but just wasn't sure how you got the perfectly square. Maybe cross measuring????
@@PelicanIslandLabs Pull diagonal measurements from corner to corner until you have the same number. If you have a weird wall you can also calc the diagonal with pythagorean theorem to square it on the ground.
2700 lbs. Nice information!
3200lbs looking forward to the grand prize!
1200
I'm surprised they use glu-lam headers, but use osb on the roof. I know it's a step saver, but headers are easily made with 2x & plywood sandwiches of end cuts.
Cliff, it's just a California engineering thing. Not my preference!
Good newyear .....950kg (2094.39)lbs
My guess on the wall is; a lot.
2112 lb
4,778 pounds. Happy New Year..
Surprised by the amount of 16D nails that get used.
Maybe I'm just buying crappy material from Lowes/Home Depot, but anytime I use 16D nails on 2x4s for my random projects (sheds, kids playhouse, etc.) I'm constantly splitting the ends of the 2x4 trying to hammer these nails in.
guessing that wall is some where between 1400-1500 Lbs
Where I'm from building has to be inspected before sheathing.
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1,930 lbs
2200 lbs
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922 lbs. 🤘
This is a damn good video, I'm gonna say 1351 lb.
Alright! Let’s play the price is right. I say 6300 bob!
Cheers from The city of GB city lol. My guess is 835 lbs
1225 pounds. Great vid.
2’750 pounds
I changed my guts 1750 LBS
Guess*
I would estimate 1,264 lbs for the wall.
5500lbs
Wall weighed 1325lbs
1400 lbs
2399 lbs on the 52' wall.
Im guessing that wall weighs around 2,650 lbs
I'm going with about 1800 pounds on that wall
The wall weights 2000lbs!
That 52’ wall should be about 2400lbs
1850 LBS
Wall weighs right at 2000 lbs guessing
3600lbs
6100lbs!!
Um we don't poor slabs on the west coast. Not since the 80's. Don't do so well in earthquakes.
In what part of the west coast because it’s big.. Slabs fill CA. Oregon, maybe not so much, WA either..
@@MattBangsWood Sorry I forgot to mention heart of Earthquake Country.
Super video 1300lbs
I say 1200 LBS for the wall
Is jay still w u guys
I'm still close with him, talk to him quite a bit, but he's managing builds for a different company in CA.
@ liked seein him work. U can tell hes seen it all in framing
2250 lbs.
2,312
My guess for the fully sheathed 53' wall is...5800 pounds.
I would guess 2139 lbs for the 52 ft wall.
1150 lbs
What’s the requirements for wearing a T-Shirt on a job site? 😂
2000Lb wall
2645 lbs. Ish
Wall weights 1500 lbs
My guess is 1983 lbs for thar wall.
My guess is 650 kg
Pounds not kgs
1,487 lbs
1600 lbs
2089 lbs
1,500 lbs
2320 lbs
Wall = 1735 pounds