These things happen.:yawn: g 'night.

 

current project

Some pics Smeagol requested...BTW I consider myself a native to MN

 

I just found this thread I am going to need to look through it some more but I noticed that on quite a few pictures where the walls were stood before sheeting them. I haven't seen this before, why do you do it this way? We have always sheeted the walls before standing them.

 

Gear up for war. :whistling
:laughing:

 

Easier to lift/straighten in wind prone areas.

Have a sheeting crew come and do it later, this should end up lapping the sheets between floors.

This can get into a discussion (re: argument) like paper vs. mesh tape, or titanium vs. steel hammers...

Hah yeah wasn't meant to start a fight. Makes sense though. I think I'll stick to sheeting first though.

 

It's fine. A lot of these guys are old and stuck in their ways

 

Here's a few pics of homes I framed and stood before sheathing.

 

pics off the lift

California winter framing

 

Canadian winter framing

 

Brutas, your a better man, but you can have your Canadian winter framing- no thanks. The SF bay area has one of the best climates to work in. Very moderate

 

Yes buddy there is nothing quite like coming into work the morning after a good dumping of snow, and having to use the bucket on the machine to find our subfloor :blink:

 

Western canadian winter framing

 

Canadian winter framing

Yup looks about right to me.

 

Western canadian winter framing

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0tJd4W_dsc">YouTube Link</a>

That was a fun day. It took me hours to warm up after work

 

I would probably sell insurance if my weather was like that.

 

Yup:thumbsup: Shorts and T-shirt all day today:whistling

 

Yup:thumbsup: Shorts and T-shirt all day today:whistling

I'm heading to Honolulu on feb 9. Not sure if my wife will be able to make me leave

 

Yup:thumbsup: Shorts and T-shirt all day today:whistling

I always wear shorts and t-shirt. And those occasional times that I can't it really sucks. But at the very most its a light pair of sweats and t-shirts.

 

No turtlenecks?

 

you guys have it SOOOO rough.... :whistling

 

Few years ago, I decided that once a month in the winter I would wear shorts at work. Did it Nov, Dec, Jan, but couldn't summon the courage in Feb. Shorts on the occasional 50 degree winter day is tolerable.

 

Brutus reminded me of another reason to sheath after standing. Multiple floor levels. The pic I posted with all the shed dormers on the street elevation had 7 floor levels including the rooftop deck, with the sheathing dropping below the joists onto skirt walls that were framed after the fact in some areas. Much better and easier to strike a line around the perimeter and go straight up, rather than piece and patch at every step up and new floor level. Here's the waterfront elevation of the same house.

 

That's a good point, Lone. With multiple stud heights/floor heights, it would be easier to tie every thing together, and have it much stronger.

I like that idea. :thumbsup:

 

I agree, If you're set up for it.


I always sheath the tall walls after they are stood as well.

 

JT, is the sheething over hung on the other walls as a "kicker" and to attach to the tall wall? Or is the pic jut an optical illusion?

Very cool idea id it is hung over.

 

Yeah, the top 2 rows are going to be overlapping.

The top row extends from the tall wall to the shorter wall. And the second row down (from the shorter wall ) overlaps on to the tall wall.

 

I do that Brutus, it ties the wall in nice and tight and leaves one less place for air to just flow in.

 

I've seen some guys build their tall walls like that, and sheet it like a roof... like leaning like that, worked out i guess.
Tall walls just seem weird, but cool. Yea lapping the sheathing would be a good idea. Shouldn't the studs go from sill plate to top plate?

 

Just so it's clear. Half of that wall width will be sitting on the floor system, The other half has the "pony wall" The hinge point is only about 8' long And the osb was lapped passed all of it down to the sill.

It's plenty strong enough:thumbsup:

 

I've seen some guys build their tall walls like that, and sheet it like a roof... like leaning like that, worked out i guess.
Tall walls just seem weird, but cool. Yea lapping the sheathing would be a good idea. Shouldn't the studs go from sill plate to top plate?

Yes but in his case he probably has a 9' first and a deep floor joist and 8' second, simply put readily available 18' lumber is too short to make it into the hole.

 

Thats what i was leaning towards..no body does it into the plate..although 20' lumber is easy to get if your lumber yard is good.

 

Thats what i was leaning towards..no body does it into the plate..although 20' lumber is easy to get if your lumber yard is good.

Yeah in customs thats fine but in production you do your best with what you have.