You Don’t Need To Be A Carpenter To Build A Solid Wall - Cabin Series EP 42
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- It can be daunting to build walls by yourself, especially without any experience but let me show you that you can surely do even if you're not a carpenter!
It was so nice to start working inside the cabin, finally protected from the elements, and ready to start building what would be the future bathroom on one side and the kitchen wall on the other side. I had some struggles but it mostly went fairly smoothly which was quite pleasant.
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Content of the video :
00:00 - Planning
01:45 - Bottom & Top Plates
02:32 - Studs
03:19 - Raising Wall
05:40 - Framing Second Wall
10:15 - Fastening Walls
14:20 - Bathroom Ceiling Framing
17:38 - Upper Wall Framing
20:48 - Next time !
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Power watched all the episodes to this one tonight. I am 100% sure the top plates are to intersect or overlap. That’s the purpose of the top plate.
Yeah that’s correct, having said that, I can assure you that these walls are strong and will be just fine.
It is nice to see someone who shows there little, one step back moments. So many channels just show everything as perfect every time. Keep it up.
Thanks Ron! I want to show what it’s really like, not always easy but still a worthy endeavor in my opinion.
I always have this feeling on a job site. When it's empty, it feels big, when it's traced, it looks so small and tight and then when the partitions are up it feels just perfect. Every single time :)
Yes for sure, I really wasn’t expecting that
More great viewing from you. So much inspiration, thanks again 😊
Thanks a lot!
First comment! Let’s go! It’s crazy how many, “On-The-Fly Things” we have to do. Love how thorough you are, buddy. 2x6s are so underrated and such a great choice. 👍
Thanks Darryl !
Great to make the transition to inside work.. That bathroom will withstand a hurricane.
Sure would 😂
Man you could just tell how much beeing able to be inside elevated your mood, looks like your farting rainbows half the time. Must have felt great finally getting to that place of your own building process!?
That’s for sure! Before I got dried in, I had some pretty miserable days working outside freezing to death or dealing with rain ruining the cabin and having an inch of water all over the subfloor even though I always tried my hardest to protect everything with tarp.
All your videos are excellent...
Thanks Fred! I appreciate it
Nice ! its great to see work on the inside being done.
I’ve been loving it!
I’d have used 2x4’s for all internal walls to allow more useable space. Also cheaper on the budget. But great project and very enjoyable to watch. Keep going brotha!!
Thanks Todd, I agree but in my case, being an amateur, I wanted a 2x6 wall to be able to run all my plumbing and electrical in that wall. I’m about done doing just that (more videos on the subject to come) and I’m glad I did, the wall is so crowded!
Got to be a good feeling to get to the interior
It does feel great 😊 still cold inside though but much better now that I have also installed the door (will be the subject of the next video)
Another perfect project…..happy New Year….
Thanks Dennis !
Your top plate on one wall is supposed to over lap the walls it butts up to.
Yep, forgot to do that but even without it , i can assure you that these walls are as stout as they’ll ever get !
While I can appreciate overdoing things, an interior wall that is not load bearing doesn’t need big headers and Jack studs. With todays price of lumber this seems a major waste of money.
Big header? I mean that was just a couple of 2x6 that were laying around. It’s not like I put some 2x12’s in there 😂
I know that feeling of finally having a dry roof over head and that moment of pride for all the hard work you've done. Looking good brother! I love the overhead storage idea also.
Question - Did you account for your interior wall space?? When you measured 5'x8' (60"x96") If your planning for a 60" tub and you have two sheets of drywall or whichever finish say 1/2" each, you've now lost an inch space in your room. Unless you've planned for a tub to be less than 59" or you're building a shower instead you may have to rethink it... Just my two cents :)
Another tip I can offer and I hope helps anyone reading this - at 16:10 you don't really need to put backing if it's less then 6 inches interior for a basic ceiling suck as drywall. Just use a few extra screws when finishing that end. Something else to watch out for with adding backing like you did is it may now stick lower if the ceiling studs are crowned.
Cheers!
From the Hammer, Ontario
- Jonny
Thanks Jonny! I think from the bathroom I had remodeled it was 60” stud to stud, but to be honest it doesn’t matter that much as I will be installing a shower and making the shower pan myself!
Thanks for the other tips !
A tub always goes from stud wall to stud wall, not in between finished walls.
@@bertveldhuizen8699 Correct. Ya I realized that after... Thanks
5:11 hate when that happens 😂. Looks amazing man! Can I give you a shoutout?
Hey! Thanks for the comment and yes, of course!
@@TheDIYCabinGuy I’ll tag you this week when we film and mention you bud! Getting ready to start working/building inside my cabin and binge watching your videos!
@@DossFarm awesome! Glad you’re finding my content useful !
I have watched all the way fro episode one. Watched all of them in like 5 days. You have done an outstanding job thus far and your editing is really good. Your tips will definitely help me later when I get the guts to build my own.
Only thing that has made me cringe is when you nail towards your body. I hope that nail gun doesn’t slip. Especially when you were on top of the bathroom nailing towards your 😱
Thanks David! I guess I should be more careful
And that must have been quite the binge watch 😅 and that’s the goal of this channel, motivate people and help them realize that they can do it too!
Using power tools as a hammer is a True sign of a professional!
😂
might be a good idea to insulate exterior walls before attempting to put up interior walls.
It would but I feel like it doesn’t match with the order in which things get inspected, typically all rough framing gets done before insulation is installed
@@TheDIYCabinGuy European Order of Construction or that of North America?
@@bard44 I guess North America as that’s the only style I’m accustomed with
Incorrect Mr. The Double plate overlaps the adjoing walls. DIY right please.
Could have done that, I can assure you that these wall are as stout as it comes. So not sure that overlapping the second top plate would have added much value at this point.
Great channel; been following you for awhile. Do you have the foundation plans and cut lists for that? Appreciate you making the blueprints free!
Thanks a lot for your support.
I don’t have the foundation plan or anything else available at the moment but I’ll like to put a much more detailed set together that would also include the full list of materials, budget, electrical plan, and plumbing. But I probably won’t do that until I’m done with the cabin to have the full complete list of materials.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy I figured. That's another job in itself. Great work man, looking forward to it!
@@strochild thanks! Yeah full time job, kid, cabin building, video editing, not much time left 😂
@@TheDIYCabinGuy Hah! For sure. I'm just managing a kid....but I hope to get the cabin building added to my list like yourself. I can't even fit in exercise so that whole cabin building dream might be a stretch. Just going to plan and dream in the meantime!
@@strochild yeah I don’t know that I would do it again with all these constraints. You really have to make sure you can put at least a solid 8 hours a week of work and even with that, it would be a slow process, unless you manage to get some family and friends to help out every time. I’m sure that would significantly speed things up.
2x6 for INTERIOR walls too!?
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Really glad I did since it ended up packed with electrical and plumbing
Not sure why you bother squaring the walls on the floor, once you stand them up and nail them to the floor and other walls they're most likely out off square anyway.
I braced them before raising them so I’m pretty sure they stayed straight
Clamps man hold it tight before you screw and nail also top plates should have overlapped on the corner
Thanks for the tip
@@TheDIYCabinGuy I like the work you are doing .. very smartly done. Just be careful with that heavy stuff and your helper too...
Nothing is worth getting a major injury for. I've seen it many times workers doing things without thinking about safety first and getting injured in such a way that their income and quality of life are diminished for the rest of their lives.
Stay safe take the extra time to put those holding blocks up like you do. .. 👍
@@customsolutions7167 I do agree, honestly I don’t feel like I’ve taken crazy risks so far. But you’re right, it only takes a second for something to go bad.
Did you find the mice? ;)
Nope, I have not seen them ever again
Should the top plates overlap?
I guess it should but I can assure you that these walls are not budging by a hair.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy They look it, congrats on all the progress you're making.
@@chrissullivan331 thanks a lot!
Why so thick interior walls?
Cause I don’t know what I’m doing 😂 more seriously I did a 2x6 wall cause I’ll need to fit all my plumbing and electrical in that wall, I’m sure it’s doable in a 2x4 wall but being a beginner I will definitely enjoy having more depth to work with.
Wait,, your a structural engineer and don't understand why you use a double top plate,, wow,,it's supposed to tie the inside walls to the outside walls for more wind sheer resistance
Not sure about that, typically it’s a double plate because a single plate would be insufficient to transfer the rafter loads to the studs below.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy maybe it's just me but I always tie my interior walls to the outside walls where they meet, and your inside corners should be overlapped with the second layer of top plate to tie those together, but I have been accused of overkill, I just feel that it makes for a stronger connection
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@@geoffreymills9932yes that’s correct