French Country Style Home In The South

wallmaxx

Here's a project I did east of Memphis, TN a couple of years back (in the good ole days)












6200 SF

The bonus room over the garage is 16:12...talk about alot of room in there.

This was fun to build but every day was in the mid to high 90s...

What are some of the typical styles of homes around the nation that y'all have worked on?

TIA

Mike

dkillianjr

Thats one sharp lookin house I like all the curves, I bet those were fun . Nothing special here just regular houses in Pittsburgh.


Dave

Tsar

I know this is off topic... but what is the theory behind not sheathing the walls before standing them?

curapa

I really like that house!

Is sheathing the wall before hand standard practice in your area? Just curious, there have been only a few occasions where I have "had" to do that.

Standing and then leveling the walls IMOP is more accurate than sheathing on the ground. By standing the walls first you can rule out any inconsistencies in the slab or floor throwing off your levelness.

What would you do on a long wall with breaks in it that cant be stood in one piece? What about second floor walls where the plywood has to connect the two floors by standing up on end?

wallmaxx

I learned to stick frame by toe nailing every stud to the plates that were shot down to the slab. Houston is mostly slab on grade. Once all the framing was complete through the roof then we would sheathe it.

Then in TN they did both that way and also sometimes pre-square the wall lying down, sheathe it, then stand it.

Both have merit.

Sheathing last leaves you the ability to pass through the structure anywhere, and it reduces wind load on the entire building until the stick built roof is in place (tightens up things).

Its easier to pre-sheet prior to standing. But like was said above - a bad foundation can cause some frustrations and shimming just to get the plates to touch.

Wall Panels....don't get me started. Unless their designer was a prior good framer, they tend to have some issues that show up on site. Panels can be great if some thought goes into them. As far as quality of fabrication, the main sheathing issues I've had were when the plywood would hang past the edge of the first or last stud a bit. Then the plates wouldn't touch without some trimming.

So, sheathing prior to or after erection boils down to site location topography...whichever way gets it done best.

KentWhitten

Slab on grades, though I never did any, I would sheathe after the walls were braced. But it is nice to go through the studs easier than walking around. I always had problems doing this afterwards when the rafter tails got in the way. Couldn't quite get that top plate underneath sheathing the roof and overhangs. I'd also be nervous about the building being held together with some dia. bracing only. There are pros and cons to both like you said.

Nice looking job there Maxx. Good quality framing

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Timuhler

Wallmaxx,

That is some great looking work. How did you go about figuring out the hip curves on that little copper roof? With the newer Construction Master calculators there is a pretty slick way that John Kirkpatrick figured out over at JLC forums.

I was also wondering how things are going for you here in WA state. Staying busy? We are working on a custom right now and would really like to get another so we could stay busy through winter.

I think we need to work on marketing

Tsar

It is standard practice where I build and I personally wouldn't do it any other way. Only in extreme circumstances (vaulted ceilings with 18 foot studs etc) would I sheet with the walls standing. I've always sheathed everything I can laying down. My favourite is gable ends. I find it saves days in the end (although I wouldn't be very quick at sheathing standing walls)

Timuhler

We try and sheathe everything possible while its on the deck. It just makes sense for us. But we have a forklift, so that gives us a lot of flexibility

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