Efficent Framing.

mccarty.74

Must be that lift he's sporting in the new pics.

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mccarty.74

Ok, that makes a little more sense. So you don't have to do it on single family homes in between levels right?

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loneframer

No, only on multi-family dwellings.

oldfrt

SkinnyJimmy,
What's your technique?

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ClemS

his technique is to let Jose do all the humping.

oldfrt

...and us give him all the tips?

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si senorita

wallmaxx

We built a custom 24" oc trailer rig to pre-set 24' of roof at a time. Makes for speed when guys are bracing out the roof on the ground.

strathd

I use this method also. Brace first truss to floor. Run about eight or ten or more trusses then diagonal braces.

Have any of you guy's done panelized homes ? Before the bust about 20% of our work was with a company called Wassau homes. The floor sections were about six feet wide and ran front to back. Exterior walls were sheathed, housewrap on and windows set. Interior walls would be lifted in strapped bundles. Set them by hand.

Regular truss system. They supplied simpson folding straps. Gables came sheathed off the truck then we would put on the pre made "barge's" (1x6 with 2x6 blocks in between the 1x6 and 2x6 fascia). Everything was numbered.

Wassau supplied the crane and let me tell ya this guy was good. He could set a second floor back wall within inches before needing signals. He would also set trusses with out a rope. Lift the truss, rest it against the front of the house (side to side) then up and in. Wish I had a vid of that.

Each house came with a set amount of crane hours. So it was 100 mph all day. Ninety percent of the time we were under hours. Sometimes we would go over an hour or two. Crane op. never complained though, one hand washed the other.

When the house was done the only way you could tell that it was'nt framed on site was the non staggered seams on the floor system. Our best time was eleven hours on a 2200 sq. ft. two story. Trusses set.

smeagol

anyone else use trusslock tools, its the fastest,most accurate way i've found

knucklehead

We have been using these for years. They are kind of expensive but I think they are well worth it in the long run.

house bldr

These cost 1.35 here,last time I checked we had gained 1/4'' in a 30' span using them.If you are a tight a$$ you can use duplex nails and pull them off as you sheet up to them and re-use them

DrewD

Leave it to wallmaxx. I have to get out to Washington and spy on his jobsites from the treeline so I can steal his tricks.