I thought it would be cool to be able to come to one place and view everyones framing, so post away.:thumbsup:
I usually notice it stiffens up floors a fair bit and makes the boarders job a bit easier. For many trusses it is required to tie the bottom chords together (not 16" O.C but minimum 5' or 10' for example). For exterior walls that have rigid foam on the outside it makes siding a lot easier too.I'm taking about wood strapping, where 1x3 is nailed to the bottom of the floor joists or ceiling joists. From what I understand it is common in the northeast part of the US and parts of Canada.... I have worked in the midwest, Florida, and the southwest, and we didn't do it at all...... I just don't see the point... I've watched them do it on this old house and seems like a waste.
Here's a one million dollar Tract home I framed. Excuse the pic but it's a scanned picture.
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It's in Del Mar California. In horse country. It's a rich persons play ground.
Thats Del Mar For you.mrcharles said:Million dollar tract home.... It's got a nice ring to it... Sign me up I'll start banging these out
We build em over here too. They are usually on a golf course.Million dollar tract home.... It's got a nice ring to it... Sign me up I'll start banging these out
Hah yup that was taken on our lunch break.kiteman said:Is that because you only have like three hours of sunlight a day in the winter ?
Hah yup that was taken on our lunch break.
He is kidding :whistlingI'm sorry that is very depressing.
Impressive production:thumbsup:Started Tuesday. Back roof is on and sheeted. House is all back framed minus landings going up. Roof ready and trusses are built already on the ground.
2 days ago. Today was third day on it. Tomorrow will be a slower day. Got windows and doors and stairs coming for the last job. Take a few hours to get them in.asgoodasdead said:tuesday as in 2 days ago or last Tuesday? how many guys?
A telehandler is an all terrain forklift, aka,lull, skytracker, loadall, zoomboom, just a couple brand names for ya. MAJOR labor saver on any framing job for you and your men!don't know what a telehandler is, but that seems reasonable for a smaller/simpler house. we did a few cakey 3,500 sq. footers in 8-9 days each with 4 guys. including windows/doors/stairs. each house had a tiny pile of scrap leftover cause all the numbers were nice
Worth every pennywe rent lulls for bigger houses. we'll be using one for an 8,000 sq. ft. addition we have coming up.
Don't tweak his ego:whistling:tuesday as in 2 days ago or last Tuesday? how many guys?