Hi everyone, we just added another video along these lines called "How to Stabilize a Wobbly Partition Wall (Kitchen Remodel Knee Wall)", view it here: ruclips.net/video/KWIHdWjPKC0/видео.html Tools we recommend: Dewalt Framing Nailer Kit: amzn.to/2BIespt It's a 20-Volt MAX XR Lithium-Ion battery cordless brushless 2-speed 33-degree framing nailer. This comes with charger and case too. I got this as a great alternative to having a compressor and twisted hoses everywhere to power a framing nailer to nail the bottom plate and wall studs back together, and add cabinet blocking to our stud walls.
Finally!!! Someone who can easily show and explain what a wall bearing wall looks like... thank you sooo much! I've searched everywhere an no now could explain and show it as nicely as you did
You conveyed this information so well, succinctly, and in a way that's easily digestible to lay people. I don't know who you are (found this video googling load bearing walls), but if you're a contractor, you're a client's dream! I would love to work with a contractor who walked me through things like this so I could better understand my home!
Thanks a bunch! In the UK most load bearing walls are brick from top to bottom in my experience / knowledge. Our new home is more rural and the ground floor is brick and the 1st floor is stud. It confused me but as I assumed and watching your video has cleared it up as a load bearing wall! Thanks
I almost never comment on RUclips videos but I watched this video and your "how to cut a door" video and they were both SUPER helpful and gave me the knowledge and confidence to add my own door between my house and my garage on the new house I'm buying. I'll still likley involve a friend who's more familiar/comfortable with these things, but now I know and understand the principles behind the whole deal, so that will help me immensely. Thanks!
Thank you for clarifying what a load bearing wall is. The fact that the beams are visible was great because im a very visual person and can comprehend better with an ilustration. I sometimes perform handyman jobs but i will not take a job or perform a task if it will jeopardize the integrity of a structure. Great vid thx !!!
Wow, this explanation is FANTASTIC. Makes it so clear, and I finally know the terminology: King stud, Jack stud, joist, "cripple", etc. Thank you, sir!
I'd always wanted to know exactly how load bearing walls worked and how to figure out what walls were load bearing and this video explained it in a way I could understand it clearly so, thank you!
Another main reason for the 2nd top plate is for lacing your walls together. Also, your drywall lays out perfectly with precut studs if you use a double top plate. Bottom plate plus stud plus double top plate. 1 1/2” + 92 5/8” + 1 1/2” + 1 1/2” = 97 1/8”. This leaves room for ceiling (5/8”) plus 2 sheets of drywall (96”) plus a gap at the floor for water avoidance and finish flooring.
WhatIsKenDoing The way we build now every wall has a double top plate. The double 2 X 4 header over the door is not the way we build today now we use a proper header.
@@ricktrapperriley2534 Rick, I assume that even on non-load bearing walls, you still make the door header standing up on end, correct? Make sense, as it is roughly the same amount of time and offer building the header. Also, I prefer 2x6 all the time, this way if they decide to make the wall load bearing later on, they are already set with their door frame.
WhatIsKenDoing my point is that you can’t tell if a wall is load bearing by the two top plates. The codes are different in all areas. If a wall is not load bearing we use a single 2X4 above the door. Years ago they used a double 2X4 header but they could get away with it because the 2X4’s were a full 2” X 4”.
This was FANTASTIC, thank you so much! Framing was escaping me a little bit, with the terminology and all of the parts. And this plus a picture I found online with labels, I now I feel solidly educated!
1918 SFH that was converted into a duplex sometime over the last century. Was looking to open up a smaller doorway for a closet pantry. I do not think the wall is loadbearing, but this has given me the confidence and the information needed to tackle the project. I will act as if the wall really is load bearing since it's an older home.
I’ve watched so many videos to try and understand how to tell if a wall is load bearing or not, this is this best explanation I’ve ever seen. Thank you for this video.
I literally watched 20 videos to figure out what a load bearing wall is and non of them I understood. and this was very helpful and easy to understand.
Thanks for the video my wife and I just bought our first house and she wants to knock a wall down and we weren't sure if it's a load bearing wall...but now we do...thank you
I am from another country and wondered what was a load bearing wall. I had a good idea but your clear and easy explanation helped me to understand all that is involved. Thank you so much.
Ok this guy is the man. Such clear and MOST IMPORTANTLY straight to the point instructions with no BS that I would deem this tutorial flawless. What makes your tutorial so worthy of respect is the fact that when you watch it as someone who knows nothing on the subject and impulsively have internal questions each step of the way... and they are answered instantly without you having the time to actually wonder.... this level of bare bones teaching is rare and as a tradesmen in a different field, (pipefitting) I full heartedly dig and support everything about this. Thank you good sir. We need more men like you in this world.
Very nice video, Wayyy to many DIY now days, who think they know all about construction just by watching videos, forgetting about structural weight calculations Thanks
Thank you for this very understandable and thorough video! I never did know how to recogize a load-bearing v. non-load-bearing wall and now I do. We're doing some kitchen renovation so this was pretty important. Thank you!
fantastic video! You are very clear and easy to listen to. While listening, I found myself nodding in response to your instructions as though you were right in front of me. :)
Thankyou for the info. I understand a load bearing wall much better now. I now realize the wall that my houses previous owner had cut open to make an archway was load bearing. I wasn't sure but was concerned so I replaced it with a smaller doorway with header etc that fits between the wide studs (very old house).
Watch vid on changing out shower arm n am hooked on ur instructions, Jeff. This one taught me construction basic that I should know when my son talks to me as he’s a hands-on contractor. Thanks.
Jeff, you are always the best, you explains so simply and precisely. I want to open a door opening in my basement wall to furnace room. I want to do it myself so now I have a fair idea how to differentiate between a load bearing and non load bearing wall. Thank you Jeff.
Ive removed walls before , construction and demolition,I removed a load bearing wall a week ago,I first attached 6'and 4'studs from joyce to rafters on each rafter and fastened 8'2x4s across the tops of all joyces sistering them all the way back over the finished walls on either side then removed existing studs , receptacles,switches and ac drops to new locations,I was kind of worried because of settling cracks but everything is looking good so far
Thank you. This is one of the best videos for the absolute novice! Too often, these types of videos use an industry -specific vocabulary that makes it difficult to understand without experience in the field. Question: I want to determine if either of two walls of a 2-story house with partial basement is load bearing. I went to the unfinished L-shaped basement and found the joists run parallel to the walls. However, there is a large metal I-beam with two large metal posts from I-beam to basement floor. This I-beam runs perpendicular to the walls and the width of the basement. Does this I-beam support the entire 2-story house? If a wall is load bearing on one floor, is there necessarily a load bearing wall directly above it on the floor above?
Melton The fact that they have a steel I-beam in place with 2 metal rods indicates to me they're attempting to hold up a major load in this one probably is supporting quite a bit of the 1st floor of the house And everything vertically above that load. I don't see you can always assume that just because you have a load bearing wall in the basement that there will be one directly above it on the 2nd floor you really need to find out what walls on your 1st floor have a load that has an endpoint on top of that wall. The only way to determine is to go up in your attic and look. It could be that your rafters are going from one side of the house to the other side of the house and that the exterior walls might be holding up the load you just can't tell without a proper inspection by somebody who really knows what they are doing.
Thanks. I don't plan on tearing down any walls until an engineer has blessed it! Just thought if it was obviously a weight bearing wall, I could save the time and expense of hiring an engineer. I'll send my son up into the attic to check this weekend. Way above my pay grade.
I was just thinking the same. Kudos! This very good info! I am about to start rebuilding my home due to flooding and was looking for info on how to replace certain studs. This videos is very informative! Thank you
Hey Jeff Love your channel. Great info. I'll add that also the way I was taught . Almost, if not all Load Bearing wall's are perpendicular to ceiling joist's. Great video. Anything new at the Key Bridge site?
The double top plate has nothing to do with a load bearing wall. The second plate ties all the walls together by lapping at corners and partitions. Should be a double plate on non-load bearing walls also
Not uncommon to have free span trusses where no interior walls are load bearing. Saying every wall that is perpendicular to roof framing is not correct. It is typically correct on rafter/joist framing, but not always the case on pre-engineered trusses.
Jeff Judd Usually when people like you come by and leave a blanket statement like that with no information behind it it's because you don't know what you are talking about. So why don't you tell us how I am endangering people what is specifically in correct that I am putting people's lives in danger? Experts in the field of a subject will always state what is wrong.
Really appreciate the video. We had an architect draw a header that caused concern for our contractor. Now I know why and we are not going with the architect's drawing.
Lane McHugh Thanks for stopping by I'm so glad you liked it. We also have a few other videos related to stud walls like how to install cabinet blocking and how to repair a bottom plate that rotted out you might want to take a look at those too.
It would not hurt to ass the cripple and build the wall as a load bearing wall, that way you have options later on if you need to modify the house and that wall changes to a load bearing wall. It's only a few pieces of wood, and better header over the door.
on a doorway in a load-bearing wall, it should really have a "double-header", using two 2x4 vertical pieces, with a plywood middle piece, for extra stability. with your doorway, there is a strong possibility of those two 2x4's flexing downward, if enough overhead downward weight was applied.
IRC and IBC require two top plates regardless of the wall is bearing or non bearing. When the wall is longer and multiple pieces are needed, the joints must be staggered. If the second plate was only to supply a minimum thickness, there would be no concern for the lap distance or nailing. Max stud spacing is 24". If you find 25" anywhere, somebody made a mistake. This was a short video, but there was a lot of misinformation
sroyfred wrong. See IRC R602.3.2, exception is only for top plates properly tied at corners and splices, and where point loads are centeredover studs. What we are not realizing is those plates are not just for gravity bearing, it's at times also the chord tension compression member of the diaphragm, see NDS lateral guide. These videos should be removed from RUclips. Leave load path analysis to someone trained. This dood is missing alot of info, particularly in stiffness transfer.
But then they would need a 3x6 galvanized plate to tie tops of walls together because that top plate is also used to tie walls to each other. That top plate serves a dual purpose it is a floor polish and a dessert topping!
Just worked on a house where the builders never attached anything to the sill plate at all and it took a few months for the entire house to move a half a foot on top of the sill plate from storms or whatever., tore up all the iterior walls and ripped out lally columns off the beam.. basically condemned the home.. which was passed and inspected by the city..
EXCELLENT TEACHER, EXCELLENT VIDEO. Thank you so much for this information. I love learning how and why things are made the way they are and you just informed me despite me 'thinking' I knew the basics. Just for the terminology alone, 5 stars, sir.
Hi everyone, we just added another video along these lines called "How to Stabilize a Wobbly Partition Wall (Kitchen Remodel Knee Wall)", view it here: ruclips.net/video/KWIHdWjPKC0/видео.html
Tools we recommend:
Dewalt Framing Nailer Kit: amzn.to/2BIespt
It's a 20-Volt MAX XR Lithium-Ion battery cordless brushless 2-speed 33-degree framing nailer. This comes with charger and case too. I got this as a great alternative to having a compressor and twisted hoses everywhere to power a framing nailer to nail the bottom plate and wall studs back together, and add cabinet blocking to our stud walls.
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Finally. Someone who can define what a wall bearing wall actually looks like. Love your communication style. A true teacher. Bravo.
Dude you are an excellent teacher. I barely noticed that 8.5 minutes went by, you explained things so nicely. I was hooked ! Thanks!!
Haylerie Thanks I'm so glad you like our video.
Finally!!! Someone who can easily show and explain what a wall bearing wall looks like... thank you sooo much! I've searched everywhere an no now could explain and show it as nicely as you did
OMG watching so many videos about load bearing walls and this was the most thorough and informative one so far! Pretty cut and dry. THANK YOU!!
Thanks Micki, glad you liked it!
Best “How to tell if wall is load bearing” video on RUclips. Great job!!
Glad it was helpful!
You conveyed this information so well, succinctly, and in a way that's easily digestible to lay people. I don't know who you are (found this video googling load bearing walls), but if you're a contractor, you're a client's dream! I would love to work with a contractor who walked me through things like this so I could better understand my home!
Thanks a bunch!
In the UK most load bearing walls are brick from top to bottom in my experience / knowledge. Our new home is more rural and the ground floor is brick and the 1st floor is stud. It confused me but as I assumed and watching your video has cleared it up as a load bearing wall!
Thanks
I almost never comment on RUclips videos but I watched this video and your "how to cut a door" video and they were both SUPER helpful and gave me the knowledge and confidence to add my own door between my house and my garage on the new house I'm buying.
I'll still likley involve a friend who's more familiar/comfortable with these things, but now I know and understand the principles behind the whole deal, so that will help me immensely. Thanks!
You bet, it's always good to have 2 smart minds working together!
I know nothing about building and that was an awesome explanation! Thanks!
from a Buildability stand your explanation is perfect, I just found your channel, I will recommend IT. Thank You Jeff
Awesome, thank you!
thankyou for explaining this so clearly in regular English ..thank you so much I feel very comfortable going ahead with my renos now!
Thank you for clarifying what a load bearing wall is. The fact that the beams are visible was great because im a very visual person and can comprehend better with an ilustration. I sometimes perform handyman jobs but i will not take a job or perform a task if it will jeopardize the integrity of a structure. Great vid thx !!!
Wow, this explanation is FANTASTIC. Makes it so clear, and I finally know the terminology: King stud, Jack stud, joist, "cripple", etc. Thank you, sir!
Thanks Trey!
Thank you! My husband generally does this because I’ve been intimidated by the technicalities, but this was VERY clear and easy to understand
I'd always wanted to know exactly how load bearing walls worked and how to figure out what walls were load bearing and this video explained it in a way I could understand it clearly so, thank you!
Another main reason for the 2nd top plate is for lacing your walls together. Also, your drywall lays out perfectly with precut studs if you use a double top plate. Bottom plate plus stud plus double top plate. 1 1/2” + 92 5/8” + 1 1/2” + 1 1/2” = 97 1/8”. This leaves room for ceiling (5/8”) plus 2 sheets of drywall (96”) plus a gap at the floor for water avoidance and finish flooring.
Excellent point, thanks Ken!
WhatIsKenDoing The way we build now every wall has a double top plate. The double 2 X 4 header over the door is not the way we build today now we use a proper header.
@@ricktrapperriley2534 Rick, I assume that even on non-load bearing walls, you still make the door header standing up on end, correct? Make sense, as it is roughly the same amount of time and offer building the header. Also, I prefer 2x6 all the time, this way if they decide to make the wall load bearing later on, they are already set with their door frame.
Rick Trapper Riley what’s your point? I never said anything about the top of the door. I’m a builder. I know how to frame a wall.
WhatIsKenDoing my point is that you can’t tell if a wall is load bearing by the two top plates. The codes are different in all areas. If a wall is not load bearing we use a single 2X4 above the door. Years ago they used a double 2X4 header but they could get away with it because the 2X4’s were a full 2” X 4”.
This was FANTASTIC, thank you so much! Framing was escaping me a little bit, with the terminology and all of the parts. And this plus a picture I found online with labels, I now I feel solidly educated!
I finally understand load bearing, joists, and wall structure. Thank you!
same!
This video helps, but you need a lot more information!
1918 SFH that was converted into a duplex sometime over the last century. Was looking to open up a smaller doorway for a closet pantry. I do not think the wall is loadbearing, but this has given me the confidence and the information needed to tackle the project. I will act as if the wall really is load bearing since it's an older home.
Glad to help Kyle
I’ve watched so many videos to try and understand how to tell if a wall is load bearing or not, this is this best explanation I’ve ever seen. Thank you for this video.
Got 10 stitches on my head. It was definately a load bearing
Great video Jeff! Learned a ton just in this 8-minute video. Keep up the great work.
Awesome, thank you!
Great video , never saw the last 15 seconds, just couldn't take another commercial
That's RUclips, squeezes in as many commercials as they can, but you can skip them at least.
Wow! I'm late seeing this, you put it out 7 years ago, but, it's so clear! This is fantastic! Thank you!
Glad I could help, I’m still getting comments on old videos!
I literally watched 20 videos to figure out what a load bearing wall is and non of them I understood. and this was very helpful and easy to understand.
Great to hear!
This is the best explanation I have seen to understanding whether a wall is load bearing. Great job! Thank you!
Great explanation of a load bearing wall! Nicely done! Thank you.
Thanks for the video my wife and I just bought our first house and she wants to knock a wall down and we weren't sure if it's a load bearing wall...but now we do...thank you
Glad I could help!
I am from another country and wondered what was a load bearing wall. I had a good idea but your clear and easy explanation helped me to understand all that is involved. Thank you so much.
Best explanation ive seen on RUclips so far.
Ok this guy is the man. Such clear and MOST IMPORTANTLY straight to the point instructions with no BS that I would deem this tutorial flawless.
What makes your tutorial so worthy of respect is the fact that when you watch it as someone who knows nothing on the subject and impulsively have internal questions each step of the way... and they are answered instantly without you having the time to actually wonder.... this level of bare bones teaching is rare and as a tradesmen in a different field, (pipefitting) I full heartedly dig and support everything about this. Thank you good sir. We need more men like you in this world.
Thanks for your kind comments Allan!
The information and progression of that info in this video is impressive. I learned a lot watching !
Awesome glad to help out
Thank you! I appreciate the straight forward direct no bs info. You explained it perfectly!
Keep up the good work!!!
Thank you for explaining this in a way everyone can understand!
You're very welcome!
HANDS DOWN THE BEST VIDEO EXPLANATION THANKS!!!!!
Very nice video, Wayyy to many DIY now days, who think they know all about construction just by watching videos, forgetting about structural weight calculations
Thanks
Great video! Watched 4 videos before yours and was still unsure. Your video is clear and well explained. I got it now. Thank you!
Thank you for this very understandable and thorough video! I never did know how to recogize a load-bearing v. non-load-bearing wall and now I do. We're doing some kitchen renovation so this was pretty important. Thank you!
Glad to help. Also if any ceiling joists or rafters end on top of that wall, it is load bearing
LOVED!!! I finally understood the concept. Thank you so much!
Thank you for describing this in such detail. I want to make my bathroom bigger and your description has helped me for what to look for.
Glad it was helpful!
You should be and hope you are a teacher your video is clear and easy to understand .
The pov from the camera and finger pointing really helped me get down the key points you made. Just on that made me sub lol. 👍
fantastic video! You are very clear and easy to listen to. While listening, I found myself nodding in response to your instructions as though you were right in front of me. :)
Thanks Tamara, I'm glad you found my video useful!
Thankyou for the info. I understand a load bearing wall much better now. I now realize the wall that my houses previous owner had cut open to make an archway was load bearing. I wasn't sure but was concerned so I replaced it with a smaller doorway with header etc that fits between the wide studs (very old house).
Watch vid on changing out shower arm n am hooked on ur instructions, Jeff. This one taught me construction basic that I should know when my son talks to me as he’s a hands-on contractor. Thanks.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
great video. easy to understand. clearly spoken. Outstanding!!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you'll enjoy our other videos also!
Jeff, you are always the best, you explains so simply and precisely. I want to open a door opening in my basement wall to furnace room. I want to do it myself so now I have a fair idea how to differentiate between a load bearing and non load bearing wall. Thank you Jeff.
You can do it!
Ive removed walls before , construction and demolition,I removed a load bearing wall a week ago,I first attached 6'and 4'studs from joyce to rafters on each rafter and fastened 8'2x4s across the tops of all joyces sistering them all the way back over the finished walls on either side then removed existing studs , receptacles,switches and ac drops to new locations,I was kind of worried because of settling cracks but everything is looking good so far
Thank you. This is one of the best videos for the absolute novice! Too often, these types of videos use an industry -specific vocabulary that makes it difficult to understand without experience in the field. Question: I want to determine if either of two walls of a 2-story house with partial basement is load bearing. I went to the unfinished L-shaped basement and found the joists run parallel to the walls. However, there is a large metal I-beam with two large metal posts from I-beam to basement floor. This I-beam runs perpendicular to the walls and the width of the basement. Does this I-beam support the entire 2-story house? If a wall is load bearing on one floor, is there necessarily a load bearing wall directly above it on the floor above?
Melton The fact that they have a steel I-beam in place with 2 metal rods indicates to me they're attempting to hold up a major load in this one probably is supporting quite a bit of the 1st floor of the house And everything vertically above that load. I don't see you can always assume that just because you have a load bearing wall in the basement that there will be one directly above it on the 2nd floor you really need to find out what walls on your 1st floor have a load that has an endpoint on top of that wall. The only way to determine is to go up in your attic and look. It could be that your rafters are going from one side of the house to the other side of the house and that the exterior walls might be holding up the load you just can't tell without a proper inspection by somebody who really knows what they are doing.
Thanks. I don't plan on tearing down any walls until an engineer has blessed it! Just thought if it was obviously a weight bearing wall, I could save the time and expense of hiring an engineer. I'll send my son up into the attic to check this weekend. Way above my pay grade.
Nice clear and concise explanation.
Thanks Haskell, glad you liked it
Thanks for this video! The easiest to understand so far
Very good explanation, thanks Jeff
Glad it was helpful Bill!
Damn man. Thank you so much. Subbed your videos really help us to understand whats going on with the house and what we can do.
Thank you. Very helpful. I should've looked before I actually tore down wall. But, I lucked out. We are in good shape, lol
Thank you very much!! Sir, this was very helpful!
Glad to hear that!
Explained in a way to understand. Thank
You
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Outstanding. Really well explained.
Such a great video. So helpful!
Thanks for watching I'm glad you found the video helpful
Thank you so much for educating me. I found this extremely helpful and, I now know what to look for when tearing down my non-weight bearing wall.
Glad you found it useful! Look at our other helpful videos too!
Great explanation on load bearing walls. Thanks.
You are welcome!
Great tutorial for DIY people. Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
I was just thinking the same. Kudos! This very good info! I am about to start rebuilding my home due to flooding and was looking for info on how to replace certain studs. This videos is very informative! Thank you
Glad to help out, and good luck with your rebuilding.
This explanation was so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Jeff Love your channel. Great info. I'll add that also the way I was taught . Almost, if not all Load Bearing wall's are perpendicular to ceiling joist's. Great video. Anything new at the Key Bridge site?
Well articulated. Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
excellent use of camera and pointing for your explanation technique.
Thanks Nick glad you liked it
Super helpful as a starting point to investigate
Awesome, glad to help and thanks for watching
Very very information packed video. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great ,simple straight-forward explanation along w/ the visuals
Thanks. Excellent explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
The top plate also ties all of the walls segments together during the framing processes
The double top plate has nothing to do with a load bearing wall. The second plate ties all the walls together by lapping at corners and partitions. Should be a double plate on non-load bearing walls also
Vincent - Exactly! And because a framed wall is perpendicular to the ceiling joist, does not mean the wall will be load bearing as stated in video.
You’re both wrong.
Not uncommon to have free span trusses where no interior walls are load bearing. Saying every wall that is perpendicular to roof framing is not correct. It is typically correct on rafter/joist framing, but not always the case on pre-engineered trusses.
Chris.....This is 101..........Trusses, contain only interior non-loading walls.............Thanks for the comment.
Jimmy Kuros Not always, there are plenty of home designs that use three point trusses and are a little trickier to determine.
I was not looking for this but that was an education, thanks I learned something today.
Marco Guevara Awesome and thanks for stopping by!
you should not be giving people information! you are putting people ib danger
Jeff Judd Usually when people like you come by and leave a blanket statement like that with no information behind it it's because you don't know what you are talking about. So why don't you tell us how I am endangering people what is specifically in correct that I am putting people's lives in danger? Experts in the field of a subject will always state what is wrong.
Thank you. This is valuable information.
Glad it was helpful!
EXTREMELY helpful video. Thanks so much!
Excellent information and explanation; very well spoken. Thank you. Best video Ive seen!
The top plate or 2x4 is there to lock all the walls together
Very, very well defined. Thanks for sharing.
Clad you liked it Robert thanks for watching
Thank you. Saved me a lot of time
Wow what a lesson !!! Was not aware of this. Great video !!!
Thanks so much, glad you liked our video!
Very good job explaining everything. Thank you
Thanks glad you liked it Toni!
Great video as it is easy to follow. Any video on how to replace termites infested plates and rafters on concrete wall in ceiling? Thanks
Really appreciate the video. We had an architect draw a header that caused concern for our contractor. Now I know why and we are not going with the architect's drawing.
Architects usually know what they are doing. What was in that drawing that made you nervous?
@@jeffostroff he was worried that the inspector would have an issue.
Very good video. Thanks
Glad you liked it and thank you for watching
Excellent instruction. Well done. Thank You
Lane McHugh Thanks for stopping by I'm so glad you liked it. We also have a few other videos related to stud walls like how to install cabinet blocking and how to repair a bottom plate that rotted out you might want to take a look at those too.
amazing info...thanks ..im building a wall and doorway ..non load bearing , wonder if i still need a cripple
It would not hurt to ass the cripple and build the wall as a load bearing wall, that way you have options later on if you need to modify the house and that wall changes to a load bearing wall. It's only a few pieces of wood, and better header over the door.
@@jeffostroff yes i will put it in thank you
Very informative, thank you sir.
Great video. I learned so much.
Glad to help out
Liked and subscribed it has been a long time that I've been researching this answer but you made it very clear and simple I appreciate that
Thank you for making this video !
I learned something new. Great video
Thanks glad we were able to help you
on a doorway in a load-bearing wall, it should really have a "double-header", using two 2x4 vertical pieces, with a plywood middle piece, for extra stability. with your doorway, there is a strong possibility of those two 2x4's flexing downward, if enough overhead downward weight was applied.
IRC and IBC require two top plates regardless of the wall is bearing or non bearing. When the wall is longer and multiple pieces are needed, the joints must be staggered. If the second plate was only to supply a minimum thickness, there would be no concern for the lap distance or nailing. Max stud spacing is 24". If you find 25" anywhere, somebody made a mistake.
This was a short video, but there was a lot of misinformation
Sorry, IRC does not require two top plates if the joists are centered over the studs (or offset no more than 1"). The video is correct.
sroyfred wrong. See IRC R602.3.2, exception is only for top plates properly tied at corners and splices, and where point loads are centeredover studs. What we are not realizing is those plates are not just for gravity bearing, it's at times also the chord tension compression member of the diaphragm, see NDS lateral guide. These videos should be removed from RUclips. Leave load path analysis to someone trained. This dood is missing alot of info, particularly in stiffness transfer.
For those of you saying its not a load bearing wall. You simply wouldnt need the double header above that door if it wasnt.
But then they would need a 3x6 galvanized plate to tie tops of walls together because that top plate is also used to tie walls to each other. That top plate serves a dual purpose it is a floor polish and a dessert topping!
Good stuff! Thanks for taking the time to give us a detailed explanation.
awesome, glad you liked it. Be sure to also view our other DIY videos to help you through your projects.
I'll check them out. Thanks Jeff.
Just worked on a house where the builders never attached anything to the sill plate at all and it took a few months for the entire house to move a half a foot on top of the sill plate from storms or whatever., tore up all the iterior walls and ripped out lally columns off the beam.. basically condemned the home.. which was passed and inspected by the city..
Thanks man. My dad show me this stuff but it’s bin a while. Thanks for the refresher course.
EXCELLENT TEACHER, EXCELLENT VIDEO. Thank you so much for this information. I love learning how and why things are made the way they are and you just informed me despite me 'thinking' I knew the basics. Just for the terminology alone, 5 stars, sir.
Very clear education thanks for sharing