They all use the brick-patterned forms here, so the foundation is generally the finished product on 3 sides. Brick or stone on the front, 1 side if it's a corner lot.

 

Duplex nails for facia, WTF?

 

That's not worthy of going in this thread :whistling:whistling
Try the wall of shame.

 

And the hacks going strong up around SkyHook

 

That can of worms ended up being a complete remodel.

 

First post here. Found the site and thought these are my type of people.

Talking about bad foundations: A few years back I got a call. Contractor fired after foundation poured. Very bad. Supposed to be 60 wide, 28 deep. Out of square, level and, worst of all, more than 8" short on the back left corner and 3" or more on the front left. Also, a step foundation, level in front, 10' walk-out in back.

I managed to get the front and back parallel and , with 2x8 sill and studs, get the right side kneewalls square. The left side was too much. I framed the walls on the concrete or they would have been hanging in the air. The fix was in the floor. I put in 2 LVL beams (talked to an engineer) and turned the joists 90 degrees and cantilevered them over the wall. Finished main floor was flat and to the numbers.

 

Well Welcome aboard:jester:

 

Thanks. Didn't know this place existed as I don't mess around on the net much. It's interesting to see how other guys do things. I've been self-employed for a long time and have my own ways. Always looking for new ideas.

Nugent fan, huh? Seen him a few times, once up here at 8500 feet.

 

Went for a trip with my buddy on saturday, checked out some of the places he framed.
I saw some things done with wood that i wish i could unsee :whistling
Now i understand why subdivision framers get a bad name (some rightfully so) Cheek cuts on hips non existent, shiners everywhere etc etc.
Nevertheless, he is doing his first house this week, and when i go sunday to help him frame the roof i will show him what real roof framing looks like. :thumbsup:
I have a pic of Workin Kids houses in a different subdivision, i think :whistling They are huge, hats off to him and his crew.

 

Went for a trip with my buddy on saturday, checked out some of the places he framed.
I saw some things done with wood that i wish i could unsee :whistling
Now i understand why subdivision framers get a bad name (some rightfully so) Cheek cuts on hips non existent, shiners everywhere etc etc.
Nevertheless, he is doing his first house this week, and when i go sunday to help him frame the roof i will show him what real roof framing looks like. :thumbsup:
I have a pic of Workin Kids houses in a different subdivision, i think :whistling They are huge, hats off to him and his crew.

Thats a lot better quality than around here, at least the round window sheathing is cut in an arc.

 

Saw alot of things that i have never seen before or thought of doing.... some good ideas... some uhh, shall we say not good ideas :whistling

 

Well framing basements is not my favorite thing I don't mind doing the bulk heads. Especially if they look more intentional than looking like its just like that to cover some ducting

 

Thought this was kinda cool. Kinda like a truss vortex

 

Thought this was kinda cool. Kinda like a truss vortex

That is cool. What does the roof look like?

 

Just finishing up this monster

 

Holy **** where is that?

 

Holy **** where is that?

Eastern ave and DVP area. East end of toronto. Have been watching them go up. Don't know where all the people are coming from to buy the units. It's exploding with condos around there.

 

Just finishing up this monster

How did you guys slope that for drainage? That would be a hell of a lot of rippers. Or is the roofer taking care of that?

 

Post an intro, who do you work for?

 

That is cool. What does the roof look like?

Nothing special really. Just a hip with a gable off the front. It's just the way the webs happened to come together as the hip trusses got larger

 

:blinko termites eat ceder?
Dose ceder rot much:blink:

 

fftopic:

 

Current 2400 sq.ft.er.

 

I think you need some more different height walls in there

 

Shead i helped frame out last summer.

 

A couple room additions we did last summer. First one a sunroom, all windows and doors. Second one a hip addition on a ranch. Whole house over 3000 square feet with addition.

 

Current 2400 sq.ft.er.

Update : Framing chimney and finishing built-in gutters tomorow and that will complete roof framing.

 

Man I would love to work in the US, here in the UK not so many houses are timber framed.

 

Most of these pictures are what we called "stick built" or from dimensional lumber. Timber framed homes look more like this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=tim...es%2Fenergy-head.jpg;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverbendtf.com%2Fefficiency.html;815;459


These homes are far fewer, and usually framers specialize in it.

 

Here's an Eagle Rigid Span we did last year.

 

Largest beam I've worked with.

24" three ply spanning 24 feet

 

What in the ever loving is that carrying?

 

Mother in laws apartment will be upstairs.



Why the hell is this thread not a sticky!? I am just going to start showing up on framing jobs and start working. Eventually someone will hire me to work with their crew, right? :laughing: