[shanekw1]

Why not build the entire wall out of plates. The MEP guys will love you so much they'll invite your family to Christmas.

I worked on a house once that was built exactly that way. Walls were solid 2x4 stacked flat all the way up.

Grain elevators are also built this way.

 

[Calidecks]

I've had to stack plates. When some knucklehead cuts the wrong stud length. Not often though.

 

[kyle_dmr]

Who frames a basement with 25lf of wall?? Last one we did was just shy of 400'. And I don't consider that a lot

 

[rmcivil]

I worked on a house once that was built exactly that way. Walls were solid 2x4 stacked flat all the way up.

:001_huh:That's just weird. Were they trying to log cabin with 2x4's?

Grain elevators are also built this way.

That's intentional. It's for structural reasons. If you ever look at a jacking pit or earth retention system it is H piles filled with lagging which is often 4x4.

For residential purposes, can't even figure it.

 

[Fresh Decks]

How many of you have ever had to build more or less floating basement walls? They do more and more of that around here because of ground heave in the floors.

That's how we do it here. It's code.

It seems like a pain but after this thread reminding me about uneven floor lengths and stick framing because of different stud lengths... I'm convinced again floating might actually be less work haha.

 

[Fresh Decks]

Shoot, you guys would love the basement wall details here in Colorado. Bottom plate of redwood or PT is glued and Ramset to the floor, Walls are built with single top plate, single bottom plate 1.5" shorter than the height between the bottom most plate (the redwood or PT) and the bottom of the joists. The walls are then stood and nailed to the ceiling with a 1.5" gap between the bottom wall plate and the rdwd or PT plate. Then 60D nails are driven trough the bottom plate into the plate on the floor allowing the slab to heave 1.5" due to expansive soils.

Same as here.

I'm honestly shocked how many guys are double plating basement walls in this thread. Literally no benefit. I have to assume it's because that's just how they normally frame a wall so the thought process continues into the basement.

 

[Calidecks]

Same as here.

I'm honestly shocked how many guys are double plating basement walls in this thread. Literally no benefit. I have to assume it's because that's just how they normally frame a wall so the thought process continues into the basement.

My thought process has always been in the basement. :laughing:

 

[ScipioAfricanus]

Holy crap guys, 108 posts in this thread and Mako answered the question in the first post after the OP.

Andy.

 

[Fresh Decks]

Holy crap guys, 108 posts in this thread and Mako answered the question in the first post after the OP.

Andy.

See what happens when you double plate something that doesn't need double plated?

Hahaha!

 

[TNTRenovate]

Holy crap guys, 108 posts in this thread and Mako answered the question in the first post after the OP.

Andy.

So that's how forums should work? Shut down a thread once an answer is given?

 

[ScipioAfricanus]

So that's how forums should work? Shut down a thread once an answer is given?

Oh my god, that is an absolutely brilliant idea. I am so glad that I had you here to show me where it is that I was going with this.
I am sure that I would have eventually come to this conclusion on my own but you stepped in and filtered all the bull out for me in one really quick jiffy of time.

Say Cricket, do you think we could implement this new forum strategy at once?
We can dub it 'Andy's one shot forum answers' strategy brought to you courtesy of TNT Services.


Andy.

 

[Warren]

Oh my god, that is an absolutely brilliant idea. I am so glad that I had you here to show me where it is that I was going with this.
I am sure that I would have eventually come to this conclusion on my own but you stepped in and filtered all the bull out for me in one really quick jiffy of time.

Say Cricket, do you think we could implement this new forum strategy at once?
We can dub it 'Andy's one shot forum answers' strategy brought to you courtesy of TNT Services.


Andy.

I will just start reviewing all forum threads, finding the correct answer, deleting the rest, and closing the thread.

 

[TNTRenovate]

Oh my god, that is an absolutely brilliant idea. I am so glad that I had you here to show me where it is that I was going with this.
I am sure that I would have eventually come to this conclusion on my own but you stepped in and filtered all the bull out for me in one really quick jiffy of time.

Say Cricket, do you think we could implement this new forum strategy at once?
We can dub it 'Andy's one shot forum answers' strategy brought to you courtesy of TNT Services.


Andy.

I didn't bring anything. Just pointed out how absurd it was to ridicule anyone who contributed to this thread after Mako. I guess from now on we should just wait for you to tell us which is the right answer and close the thread.

 

[griz]

if all posts ended with the first correct answer this place would soon be dead.

a little spirited discussion, bunch of kidding around and flipping each other some good natured chit tempered with a little bs, keeps this place alive and interesting.

typing with one hand tonight.....

 

[ScipioAfricanus]

I didn't bring anything. Just pointed out how absurd it was to ridicule anyone who contributed to this thread after Mako. I guess from now on we should just wait for you to tell us which is the right answer and close the thread.

Good idea, lets experiment with this concept using you as the first volunteer.

Starting now you don't post anything until I tell you to, alright?

Andy.

 

[wallmaxx]

I worked on a house once that was built exactly that way. Walls were solid 2x4 stacked flat all the way up.

Grain elevators are also built this way.

Yeah....grain elevators out near Red Deer were 2x8s flat-stacked 100' high. I don't see too many grain elevators like those anymore.

 

[hdavis]

I will just start reviewing all forum threads, finding the correct answer, deleting the rest, and closing the thread.

Too much work - just switch the winning post color and close the thread...

OK, you can green light this now:whistling

 

[hdavis]

but I have a question. Do I use double top plates or single?

There it is. I don't know if he uses single or double, but I know what I do under different situations....

 

[Chris Johnson]

typing with one hand tonight.....

That explains why reading your post was so slow

Yeah....grain elevators out near Red Deer were 2x8s flat-stacked 100' high. I don't see too many grain elevators like those anymore.

I worked on one in Cadillac, SK after a truck hit a beam in the drive shed with its box up...still can't figure out why, no damage, that place is solid, you can't hurt it....other then the the fire hazard...grain dust

 

[TNTRenovate]

Good idea, lets experiment with this concept using you as the first volunteer.

Starting now you don't post anything until I tell you to, alright?

Andy.

I would rather you start, seeing it was your idea. In fact how about you just pm me your posts and I'll let you know if you are right.