Cheap DIY Wall Jacks to Safely Raise the Cabin Walls - EP 21

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

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[@mattpoland8200]

You are killing me with the suspense of raising the walls

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

😂 next week part 2 !

[@jeffreyjacobs6072]

FYI..in the future...toenail the bottom plate to the floor. Before you install the sheathing. When you lift the wall ...the toenails will keep the wall from sliding away from you and off the deck. Larry Haun probably had a wall building video showing how that's done.🤠

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Hi Jeffrey, yes I had seen it when I was looking around. But I still feel weird about it. Have you tried this method ? Has it worked well for you?

[@jeffreyjacobs6072]

Yes...an 8p nail just enough to hold the wall and not damage the plate. Usually buy the time the wall is mostly vertical the toenail is almost out...allowing you to adjust the wall into its final position.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@jeffreyjacobs6072 good to know !

[@nickzmay2823]

As others mentioned the standard sill plate toe nail to the plywood works well. For critical and or heavy walls use a couple pieces of black metal strap from a lumber yard. Slide the strap under the sill plate, nail to the bottom of the sill plate and nail the other end to the floor ply. Lift.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks Nick, you’ll see that’s what I ended up doing with the front wall, I used a simpson strap nails to the subfloor and to the bottom plate, worked very well

[@jameskirk3]

I've always just nailed blocks on the perimeter that stand up a foot or so. Yeah sheathing would be in the way in his case, but he could rip it off and nail it to the band, then wrap the wall (while it's laying down, like a smart person would) and fold up the bottom about a foot. Toenailing the sill works, but I prefer to avoid it for the most part. I'll use a few, but it's a pain to push the wall around when it's nailed down.

[@raevanwolfe5416]

I admire your ingenuity and creativity! Sometimes when you're all by yourself you have to take the extra steps to get the job done and still be safe from catastrophe. I agree about the toenails into the bottom plate to keep the wall from sliding but as for the extra people for lifting, as I well know myself, sometimes it's just you. Great contraption idea. I'm looking forward to the hoist!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks Raevan ! So you’ve also had position experiences with toenailing the bottom plate ? I knew about it but was scared it would not be enough and since I could not afford anything to go wrong, I just did not go that route.

[@raevanwolfe5416]

@@TheDIYCabinGuy Yes, I've had great results with the toenails holding. The nails act as hinges and you put bracing on the outside so the walls don't fall over. It's just the lifting of the walls that becomes difficult when you're a crew of one.

[@jakes1292]

I am using a framing wall jack. Back off the framed wall by the thickness and toe nail at 45 with 16D nails as a hinge. Also nail plates to the outside of the joists to help the wall to not slide off after the toe nails loose strustural. Pin the jack post and stand on it while leaning on the top part of the jack to maintain depth on the top of the wall. The 2x4 jack spine will degrade over time so use best judgment when working. Please be carefull about imposing ultimate safety to your clients in the designs. With experience and communication we creat value to adding an engineeer to projects.

[@RobertJLessard]

The pros I watched just fired in some 16D nails at an angle through the wall plate and use that as a hinge. Definitely the fastest way but no idea how safe it is.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

I agree, I’ve seen it too, and since I have never raised a wall and that I’m by myself. I preferred going the extra mile to make sure nothing wrong would happen.

[@westleyjohnson1375]

Sounds like the Perkins brother builders lol

[@ABSOLUTEALASKAFAMILY]

looking forward to it

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Next episode coming up next week hopefully !

[@bengtriise6504]

I need that next episode right about now!🌞🌞

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Next week I promise 😄

[@jcon6115]

Shipping strap works as a great hinge to prevent the wall from slipping off the deck. Ask me how I know?

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Oh oh, I hope you didn’t have a wall fall off a platform. That was my worst fear

[@jcon6115]

We lost a few being in big rush.

[@brotesser1]

This is such a genius Idea!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

If you have big walls on your cabin and that you’re by yourself, I highly recommend it !

[@jameskirk3]

At the bottom just use a 4 inch door hinge and bolt through it. At the top, embed some strapping between the sheathing and the studs, nail it repeatedly with roofing nails or a stapler, then sheath over it, leaving a loop at the top. Ive used 2x4s and fence posts for this, the galvanized 3" thick wall commercial fence posts work great if you hsve a welder to mount the hinge at the bottom and a pulley at the top.

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

👍

[@denniscarreno8151]

You're a genius 👏

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

😄 let’s see if it’ll even work

[@WildGnomos]

Interesting solution! Nice job👍

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Thanks !

[@creeplife2802]

What boots are those?

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

They’re called the Kamik Griffon color charcoal, I’ve had them for a while and they make decent work boots.

[@Ukeville]

Why not hire help to raise the walls? Seems like you spent a lot of money and energy on winch system

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

I enjoyed figuring it out though.

[@prof.danielgarcia901]

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[@CriticasDeCineEn2Minutos]

You need friends dude!!!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

😂😂😂

[@lyleblake3953]

for the price of all that "stuff" you could have bought some beer & had friends over for a "raising" . On the other hand you now have the makings of a diverse "Junk Drawer"...

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Maybe I don’t have any friends 😂

[@richiestaklinski5499]

This is way too much work..A case of beer and 3 friends this video was done in minutes...Good Luck!

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

Probably, but what do you do if you have no one to help? I don’t see any other way I could raise a large wall by myself.

[@richiestaklinski5499]

Wasn't criticizing I enjoy your videos i have seen them all. You know you could build the walls in place board by board and avoid the heavy lifting. Either way ill be watching... Best wishes

[@TheDIYCabinGuy]

@@richiestaklinski5499 no problem! I always enjoy hearing other ways and I’m very open to new ideas as I’m not a builder and I don’t know it all.

[@chaechaelafemme]

Some of us just feel more accomplished this way