Achieve Expert-Level Window and Door Layout Skills

[@jimanderson4495]

You want comments? Ok….. I’m 80 and retired, live in 55+ community in Philly burbs. I do DIY stuff around the house. A little electrical(permit & inspected), plumbing(permit and inspected) and some furniture. I love the channel and have been watching since your early days. Wish I could fly out, watch and go get coffee/pizza. Thanks Tim.

[@TBird89]

It’s good too see the Larry Haun approach to your thought process with a modern twist. You are very efficient Tim 🥇✌️

[@MrTechFreaks]

Loved the Larry Haun videos! Tim does great work!

[@purplerays6]

Stud, cripple here outside Chicago. Great to see a guy from my era, started in 92, still going strong. Love your show Tim, way to bring the young guys along.

[@niclindsey7790]

I love the rapid square. Can’t wait to get one.

[@lorenrickey5481]

I also use that layout stick for marking my electrical outlet and switch box’s height in the houses. Works great.

[@DUDE72341]

nice to see small details, like guard rails that protect your workers...not just a facade to make "The man" happy!

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

old builder who enjoys your videos so much, , too! those little "tips" you slip in are MUCH-appreciated, and well-considered!! If I had kids who needed to learn the craft, this channel's videos are "must-see"! thanks for the hard-work makin' them for us. Easier to watch, than to do the work! :-) Nice wood.

[@Dan-oz9rv]

Very well thought out. A young man could learn a lot working with you.

[@fuegoman45]

I love how the Perkins crew refers to their beam saw as the Larry Haun ❤

[@lawrencecorbo6586]

These guys are on top of the tech the latest technologies !! I thank the person that lead me here !! But fair is fair from what I learned Larry Han, second to nobody yes up to date is important !! Like no plumbers puddy on delta plastic plumbing fixtures old school void the warranty yes

[@purplerays6]

I still have flat pencils from when the lumber yards gave them out, going to try the Pica when I build my own house this fall. No seismic stuff around here, that looks like a whole different animal. I started really watching with interest in the small details you do. Sealant under the green plate, Titan screws instead of j-bolts, taping the sheathing to the concrete. I really like to see the details that matter, and don't (maybe) cost a lot to implement. I'm definitely going to miss having the forklift on my job. We always had a Pettibone on the job when I last did residential back in the 2000's. I just found my stash of JLC and Fine Homebuilding that you wrote for back then. Keep it up.

[@ShallShallShall]

I absolutely LOVE watching peolle who have passion for their craft. Brings so much inspirstion! Thank you for inspiring, kind sir!❤

[@Just4Ever]

I'm a software engineer that has no plans to build a home, but I love watching your videos. Interesting content and your videos are always funny and enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

[@franciscoestrada31]

Pica dry large just like you have there. I do the same layout doors first and also do walls then I’ll do studs last. Generally use a tape and I do my best to match lower and upper. You rock boss!!

[@nitro1380]

Nail top and bottom plates together do layout on saw horses though to avoid being bent over more. Mark centers pulling a tape and hold a sharpie on layout and scribe across both plates. Takes practice to get it accurate but its fast and efficient and saves your back.

[@robertjolliffe2612]

Love the zip panel system. Australia doesn’t have it yet but will come a day. We need it. ATM our building is rubbish now as the school system has cut corners with beginner apprenticeship. Just crap here. I was spec building for 65 years. It’s been fantastic life for me. Love watching

[@tealkerberus748]

I don't think we'll see all those plastics and adhesives in Australian building any time soon. It has to be bushfire safe, and half the chemicals the US manufacturers use are banned here because they're carcinogenic anyway.

[@robertjolliffe2612]

@@tealkerberus748 interesting it is actually Australia is American dumping ground of chemicals manufacturing made & only sold in Australia. Our Australian government do as we are told by USA & moreover USA federal Reserve Bank that have controlled the Biden White House!!

[@robertjolliffe2612]

@@tealkerberus748 go see a video Decentralized Medicine If you got the jab- you have SP 40. By Jack Kruse- assembly 2

[@michaellatour9852]

Love your videos! Working as a remodeler for the past 7 years starting out green as a sheet of zip. I use the regular pica pencil, and i love that thing. As far as layout, I just use my tape and step back depending on what thickness is needed. Thanks for sharing all your information with the world!

[@hmtrimworks7148]

At 14:30… I have been leaving all studs out for the wall pockets and use “The Nailer” drywall backing clips… also use the clips for the ceiling… saves time, material and gives better insulation… -I used the Dewalt roofing nailer to install them on the last house, it worked ok, but a heavy duty stapler would probably work better… I’m looking into the Milwaukee cordless fencing stapler for that.

[@kmonk7853]

Hello from Canada, I’ve installed sooo many innotech windows and doors, they are good quality but not perfect. Doors were always a nightmare to get the latching mechanism to working smoothly. Also the metal clips you use to install the windows provide no thermal break as it transfers cold to the inside (minimal I admit, but still…). Anyway thanks for your awesome videos I learn a lot!

[@mechanicalman1068]

I used a Big Foot adapter on a Skil for years then the Skil when they released their own. Now I use the cordless Makita. Better in every way.

[@taylorvonwinckelmann904]

once again greatful for the context and information tim you rule! we use the pica dry out here in the PNW makes a huge difference when doing layout in the rain

[@KrAsHtheKaRpEnTeR]

Love those Pica's!! Love this channel!!

[@KrAsHtheKaRpEnTeR]

Also, I would love to join your crew, if you need a hand...

[@lesk7427]

Not a framer but enjoy your videos so much!

[@ericlarkin6563]

I don't have one, I was a remodel guy, thank you for sharing how you do this.

[@TBird89]

Tim…I just noticed and as usual your have installed a framers rail on the perimeter …safety first 👷🏻‍♂️👌🏻

[@gregsidel3557]

I really like your video thank you very much good job

[@kellysmith3152]

Very nice clean framing 👍

[@jaywood8296]

Nice. Good to see you not over-nailing. As a remodeler, I shudder at what it will take to take apart the work of yahoos with nail guns. I mark both sides of the stud, but am not framing all the time. Looks like you are using two different speed squares- what's that about?

[@sheltonsmith9270]

I learned layout using a framing square marking edges. I think marking centers would be just as good and that layout tool is lit.

[@ScatTheGat]

Lay out windows/doors, mark my first 15 1/4", tack a nail (or use my awl at the risk of getting made fun of) and pull my 16"s with X's on the right of the line. We call them jacks in Ontario, Canada and mark them as "O" on the plates. Use blocks from cutoffs to nail partition walls into 16" or 18" on centre depending on ceiling height, pulled from top for drywallers (48" or 54" sheets).

[@davidflaugher7340]

I have the Makita 40v 10 1/4 inch beam saw I really like it! It's funny I was ordering the 7 1/4 inch 40v but accidentally ordered the 10 1/4! I decided to not return it because I've seen how much fun you have with yours! I also got the 7 1/4 too😊

[@2point..0]

I just bought and still in the box A wonderful Makita 10 1/4 Beamer too!!!

[@SteveKoppert]

Fraser valley framer, trimmers are referred to as cripples also by engineers. We don’t worry about stacking a joint on a stud it will get lapped with the top plate. We always mark to the sides of our studs always standard 16” o/c. Other than that pretty similar. For order of operations I like to load studs first, than cut cripples, at that point someone can start nailing while the other guy continues cutting headers, windows jacks and plates and than top plates, that’s also the order we build it in. If working solo I cut everything, lay it in place, than bang the whole wall off.

[@mojodojo5533]

We call them trimmers at the roof and Jack's at the walls. Cripples for short studs under windows.

[@Shryquill]

Years ago before we had any mechanical pencils locally I imported some Koh-i-noor 5340 5.6mm Lead Holders, excellent art utensil, but rubbish for site work unfortunately, the end cap sharpener would always unscrew and fall off. Awesome video dude, one day I want to grow up to be like you. Already 27 though, so might've missed the boat there. 😁

[@tealkerberus748]

That's young. You can definitely get into the building industry in your twenties.

[@Flandersssss]

Where can you get the adjustable layout stick? I only see the welded Bigfoot

[@bobparrott9257]

I love the tips and tool recommendations for when I build my house here in Florida... Unless you do winter side jobs on the road?

[@yahmus]

I use the pica big dry as well. For 16” layouts I wear custom made size 24 boots, which are exactly 16” long heal to toe. This way I can literally step off the layout perfectly. Just kidding, but it does sound like the perfect layout tool for a company with the name Bigfoot!

[@AlexofAddison]

I certainly don’t have any tips to give, but I am picking up a ton of knowledge. I laugh now thinking back to the couple of sheds and decks I’ve build over the years, without Timmy’s tricks 😂

[@thomasfogerty3515]

Love the shoes man! Awesome!

[@CEngineering-pv8uw]

Percentage wise, and on average, how much more does the 4X add to the cost of materials over the 2X in your area?

[@Liazon098]

I honestly like my kids pencils. I want a old school sharpener. Them wall types!

[@MrBrianDuga]

I have that pencil. I like it but the lead gets dull very quickly. Maybe you have found a harder lead for it.

[@EzraGiesbrecht]

Mark both sides of stud with framing square (surplus of info so young guys don’t make mistakes). Solo I might try just centres. Pica Big Dry, but leads and pencil quality leave me wanting. Last one lasted less then 6 months.

[@ghettohey2388]

Not a Framer but have a question on exterior wall framing. How do you determine what walls to frame and stand up first and what walls to butt up to the other wall. Do you just go with the longest walls first. Does it really matter. Btw I love watching your videos.

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Are your rake walls even with the top of the truss? I usually run the stem wall through and the rake wall buts, then a rafter over the rake wall. This takes care of any warping in the wood, framing error, and uneven concrete. Also I use graphite keel. It works in wet weather/wood. Sharpies don’t. Rock on!

[@davepro1]

Always side marks! I use a plethora of marking tools all depending on required accuracy and durability. I’ve been exterior insulating since 2005. Glad to see the industry catching up. ZipR is not the answer for me, I prefer traditional structure with envelope entirely exterior. Joe Lstiburek’s (Building Science) been preaching perfect wall forever and a day.

[@AwesomeFramers]

I hear you, but if you get a chance to talk to Joe, you may change your mind....He's quite open in person.

[@davepro1]

@@AwesomeFramers yes Joe is very accommodating and I’ve used ZipR in the past. The fastening is just a bit finicky and I don’t love the polyiso running up the wall like a fire chase inside the wall. Granted XPS on the exterior is only marginal better. When we can we exterior insulate with rock wool on 5/8” ply. The cost benefit for zipR is a wonderful value proposition and I’ve recommended it as an 80% solution to many clients as a consultant. As a builder and developer my results have been far superior with the “traditional” full exterior envelope. When building structure we reduce the amount of wood (24” OC power framing), and build the tightest frame possible. It’s part of my principle of keeping trades in their lane. One of the reason I forward your videos to my guys is your execution of sound tight framing principals. It’s not common to see craftsmen excelling at their craft now a days.

[@ridgelineconstruction619]

Awesome video. Where do you get ur glasses??

[@jimkeith2335]

Wow three by material is pretty common here in SF.we often have to use it on bottom plates too.

[@AwesomeFramers]

Yeah, its annoying that it isn't common here.

[@tealkerberus748]

Favourite part of this is the upstairs windows being directly over the downstairs windows. Can't go past good structural design like that.

[@kierandoherty1600]

Hi. Greetings from ireland. Your tape looks like a milwaukee stud? How does it hold up to the rain and wet conditions?

[@wesguice]

I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

[@joecahill8165]

Beautiful

[@yuvanbaldwinew9282]

Awesome thanks

[@lokreds]

I do x and o’s and c for crips

[@jrdc345]

How come you sometimes switch which side you mark on your stud layout stick?

[@AwesomeFramers]

Easier to see is all. I just have to make sure I adjust correctly

[@pdcro1247]

How much bigger do you leave your rough openings for windows doors inside and outside, and French doors.

[@khass110]

I use the Pica-Dry 3030 pencil, but have yet to find decent refills. The Pica-Dry refills break like grandma hips, as do the Hultafors and the generic offshore Amazon offerings. Colored leads (white, yellow, red) are even worse, but I attribute that to the nature of materials used to make the colors. The ONLY "refills" I've found to be any good are the 2 sticks that come with the Pica-Dry 3030 itself, but I think it's crazy to have to buy a new $15 pencil every time I need new lead. Any suggestions? Pica company was of zero help.

[@lorenrickey5481]

How about Ox?? They make mechanical pencils too.

[@khass110]

@@lorenrickey5481 I'll give them a try

[@lorenrickey5481]

Also…. After further research check out Lee Valley tools they sell replacement leads for the Picas that are stronger and water resistant

[@jordansingle1198]

Your 16’ material is consistent enough you can cut the side you flush up? Around here the other side could be 1/2” or more out

[@AwesomeFramers]

yep

[@rfldss89]

I was just about to say. Those gotta be calibrated pretty well for someone this confident cutting like that

[@Spice1_]

Thank you for this

[@backwardsrun]

I hope you make money off these videos because your worth a lot thanks for sharing your skills

[@msintern99]

Why did you change what side of the layout stick stud you marked the line on, very confusing to watch.

[@buildzilla]

off topic, what's your take on 3/4" subfloor v 1-1/8"?

[@AwesomeFramers]

1 1/8" is a waste of time most of the time, 60% of the time

[@buildzilla]

@@AwesomeFramers 80% of the time it's a waste, but the other half of the time it's great 😆 i guess it's all about the structure, but generally if u r using 11-7/8" i-joists @ 16oc with span

[@rogerhodges7656]

Production framers in the south and southwest only use center marks.

[@gregorymacneil2836]

I like my Leica disto!

[@zephyr1408]

Take it easy Tim , I still work in my 60’s but I can tell you almost blew a lung live at 5 on YT ! Just the facts Sir , Just the facts ! No news headlines “FRAMER UHLER GOES DOWN WITH BOINK IN THE HEAD VIDEO HERE”! ( sorry I slaughtered your last name). Great video!

[@AwesomeFramers]

Nah bro, no lungs close to being blown. I hit the stair master for 100 flights 3x/week. Just got back from a 10 mile hike to see the Larch trees.

[@zephyr1408]

@@AwesomeFramers wow I love the high country ! Esp now! Sit down hear the wind start thru the trees a 1/4 mile off then over you! Yeah love that country your in! I am in Nor Cal between Sacto & Chico ! But I hv to say you hv a slice of Heaven! Oh? No stair master but Bike and Burpees ! Keep ‘em coming Tim love those videos ! And that twirling lay out stick was FUNNY!

[@AwesomeFramers]

@@zephyr1408 I'll try and put together some of the pics from the Lake Ingalls hike, but the larches were stunning! Bright orange and blue skies. We live in a very beautiful place.

[@zephyr1408]

@@AwesomeFramers that would be great Tim maybe slip it in there. I am a fly fisher men & hv been over 30 yrs. Taught my son and he teaches his wife & girls ! I just started my grandsons ! I fish the headwaters of the North Fork of the FeatherRiver, Kings Creek out of Lassen , Warren Creek, all over ! But where u are is stunning ! Great to hear you appreciate God’s perfect canvas ! It helps clear your head for what you do! I am a retired Police Sgt (Homicide Det ) now a finish carpenter on my own ! Doing mostly cabinets , doors, custom pieces if the pay is right! Take care , stay safe , very dangerous being a framer !

[@bravo5997]

So the most important tool on the construction site that everyone has is a folding rule. The best are those from the company Adga from Mainhardt Germany

[@user-hz9om3zy9o]

yo what shoes are those? Great video thanks for sharing!

[@user-hz9om3zy9o]

Nevermind I found them, Keens. they look nice.

[@bwillan]

Why do you make your marks as a 'v' instead of a just a tick mark?

[@AwesomeFramers]

I'm not sure. I think I was taught that so the tip of the "v" is the actual measurement.

[@user-hz9om3zy9o]

I like my Zebra .5 mechanical pencil but that's for finish work : )

[@highdesertjohn]

I have had the bigfoot 10 1/4" beam saw, i currently have the skill sawsqwatch 10 1/4" which i like better than the Bigfoot. I deffenitly want the makita cordless 10 1/4"

[@baja613]

My least favorite layout tool was the “tool” that used to work for me and would “lay out” every time I really needed him!

[@AnthonySomes]

Wood or metal studs. I prefer side layout.

[@2010stoof]

Ame link for tools you recommend broken

[@AwesomeFramers]

works not, thanks!

[@stevew9563]

Maybe you should do a layout all in MM for the international viewers?

[@AwesomeFramers]

Its all about principles, the unit of measurement doesn't matter.

[@rulowth4815]

😊

[@sam_fujiyama]

If i remember anything from this video, it will be the moment at 9:30 😂. Also something about 16" on center blah blah....

[@AwesomeFramers]

Right? I forgot I had that clip until I got to that part of the voiceover. Searched my Google Photos for the gym location and found that. Truthfully, my favorite part of the video

[@sam_fujiyama]

@@AwesomeFramers In all seriousness, great video with lots of useful and time saving tips. I'm not a professional framer, but very much enjoy watching Larry Haun's videos for his gentle nature, generosity, wisdom and mentorship. You have those qualities as well, in addition to the cool gear, cinematography, humour, and stunning good looks.

[@mojodojo5533]

As a professional draftsman, is there anything you would want to see on the plans that would make life easier for you and your crew?

[@AwesomeFramers]

More dimensions is always a good thing. I've been working a plan this week and the architect has the dimensions nowhere near where it makes sense. I have to go to the to the foundation plan to find the dimension that should be on the floor plan. I couldn't find the porch dimension for the piers on the foundation plan. It seems quite obvious to me this architect has never had a conversation with a framer or foundation sub. Additionally when I scroll the pages in PDF, the floor plan is always in a different place on the page, so I have to navigate around. Its a little thing, but makes it hard when nothing I need is on the right page. Its organized very oddly.

[@mojodojo5533]

@AwesomeFramers thanks for the reply. We usually have foundation /floor framing, main and upper level plans, then roof plan and framing in that order. Followed by elevations and sections. Typically dimension porch piers to centerline in case builder wants to change pier size. We get some who complain that we don't have window rough openings on plan, but more times than not window mfr changes so our windows sizes are nominal.

[@AwesomeFramers]

@@mojodojo5533 nominal on windows is good. Too much changes between drawing and actual construction.

[@benfowler2127]

I too had hair in 2006 😂

[@arthurkilmon]

Bigfoot all the way. I make both sides of the studs with a pica

[@MatthewHunting-ui9oj]

I love lumber crayons 🖍️ 🖍️

[@yahmus]

I don’t have a beam saw… yet

[@billyslocumb7265]

What happened to the old Kyle?

[@richardkoontz831]

Why not trash containers, handle cut offs once

[@AwesomeFramers]

We have one but it hadn't been moved close to the house yet. Machinery was operating

[@richardkoontz831]

Sorry pet peeve of mine, second only to the guy who throws it BESIDE the trash can ..😅

[@josehuertainsb]

Here's a pro tip never ever line up your plates they should be staggered

[@mechanicalman1068]

Hey. Not directly related to the video but I’m guessing I’m not the only one getting private responses to my comments saying to “get rid n touch. I have something for you.” Looks like a scam. Hoping Mr. Awesome Framer will chime in with an official heads up.

[@Overkillutube]

so glad that went in the trash. I'm not the one, but woulda done the same.

[@highdesertjohn]

Trimmers!! Not jack stud

[@charlesviner1565]

👍🔨📐

[@DORNJustDORN]

If you are gonna quote movie lines at least quote it right, "There can be only one!" rotflmao "I hate it when they get the words wrong..."

[@AwesomeFramers]

Its also a highlander reference.

[@nickfish3545]

Gotta be 30 or older to get the highlander reference

[@mattkennerson1060]

M77