Framing: The Parts of a Wall

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[@patmancrowley8509]

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[@CarletonJohnson]

I tell my fiance "papa EC has uploaded" 😁

[@wildbill23c]

Heck I'm not in the building trades at all, and I watch the channel, I've learned a lot, and a lot of it goes right over my head, far above my skill level...sure if I were on a job site and doing it, I'd learn but its harder to really visualize in a video what's going on. I have done some finish carpentry, but that was maybe 10-15 years ago, just this past weekend I had to dig that file out of long term storage in my brain to remember how to cut base trim moldings for walls with rounded corners, but slowly the knowledge comes back once you get going LOL.

[@wilbready]

Patman Crowley I just found this channel today and I find him so comforting and instructive. My dad is also a carpenter and I learned from him, but not like this. Sometimes, I learned what not to do. Conversely, he taught me our profession. I am now handing down the cart to my eldest and it gives me great joy to see his eyes light up when he grasps the concept and even asks questions! Thank you for making these insightful, delightful videos!

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

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[@yougetagoldstar]

Love your comment. But just so you know, you dont have to say "and women". People didnt do that in the past. Its actually better to think of men and women as two different creatures with their own life plans. Men are meant to be hardy creaturss who work with the world. Women are meant to be soft beautiful creatures who focus on marriage,motherhood, helping their husbands and tending to the domestic side of life. No one expected them to go out and do as men do until the crazy 60s. So its actually more appropriate to connect these videos to a man's domain because its a mans domain. Notice how its men who are making these videos. its what they do naturally. Notice how most of the time you see these mens wives tending to the children while the husbands work and make a living. Thats how things are supoosed to be. the men and women here are meeting legitimate need and that protocol is what builds civilizations. Connecting women to this domain is not how things are supposed to be; its always something that women are told to do. (And when you encourage women to behave like men they eill stop behaving like women.) Women naturally want to marry and be mothers and live happily ever after with their husbands: going out and becoming market producers business is essentially a social experiment that is arbitrarily being conducted on women. today women are being pressured to do this. Amf this causes other people to feel that this is now whats best for women when it isnt. Look into the past and you will see this. This comment isnt meant to sound accusatory, its just that I see men do these things alot nowadays, not because they figured out that its right to do it, but because they see other people doing it. But if every man were to watch, say, a vintage cowboy movie, they will not see men do these things; they will see men being men.

[@kleinisfijn]

There's no skipping forward for this. Only rewind and watch again.

[@bobkraft4364]

I live in New England and we essentially create a U for corners. Also we use strapping on ceilings. Love seeing different building practices elsewhere

[@44godson]

Great video, I was recently reviewing this information for my contractor exam, and I found your take on it pretty easy to follow. 🔨

[@reedcerveny279]

Im a electrician from ohio ive done wood stud jobs twice so far you cannot believe how helpful it is to understand basic carpentry when you cordinate with those guys. Very helpful thanks!

[@tofubob10102]

This is an entire seriesI plan on showing my children one day while we build a structure together. Knowledge and self sufficiency is a couple of the greatest assets one can be taught. I can’t wait to see the video of relaxation once this project is complete; Hard work is well rewarded.

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

I wanna learn carpentry from this guy.

[@Donpalmione]

Scott, you my good sir - never have to apologies for presenting us with free top-quality content. I think everybody who is with you on this journey, gobble up everything you present to us Its thoughtful, but don’t you worry 😊

[@singlepointdc7749]

Love all the extra detailed explanations, Nate. Really can’t get too much of that.

[@aerialrescuesolutions3277]

Nate is great////

[@nerfytheclown]

It's called a "cripple" because it's got a shorter leg than the others. Really that simple.

[@psidvicious]

That’s funny! Never made that connection in my head.

[@brockalbert5111]

He knows. That's why he said "perhaps that's not politically correct [anymore]".

[@danielhawley6817]

@@brockalbert5111 Now it can be called "a sustainably harvested, carbon neutral, length challenged structural member"...no more cripples, no more "studs".

[@knotallthere66]

@@danielhawley6817 studs are asexual now and exteriors wall p blocks get insulated around here ....

[@larrybrowning6754]

"A moment to mark...and hours to tear it out if you miss the mark." :-)

[@solidglobe6795]

You make me proud of this trade. I would have loved to have worked with a guy such as yourself on builds like this. Thanks for the great content, cheers

[@psidvicious]

Back in the early ‘80s, when I first started working on a framing crew. We needed literally tons of what we called in TX, “make-up”. Make-up was all the, window/door jacks, channels (‘T’s) and corners for a large apt complex we were working on. Senco brought out a prototype machine that was designed to do the task of preassembling ‘make-up’. It was able to mount 3 standard Senco framing nailers, with a couple of positive stop adjustments, depending on which piece of ‘make-up’ you were making at the moment. The guns and a cpl of pneumatic presses all operated simultaneously by a foot switch from the operator. Bcz I was the ‘green-horn’ on the job, and the machine made the make-up assembly pretty mindless, it was determined that I would be ‘the chosen one’ to operate it. The machine did exactly what it was designed for, very well and I can proudly say the carpenters never wanted for make-up bcz I was able to keep-up. It never really caught on, and I never saw another one, mainly bcz it was just too bulky for most smaller framing crews to carry around.

[@IvanIvanov-vy7pt]

😂😂😂 machine working "mindless". a good one!!!👍

[@pamelah6431]

@asdf do you get paid a lot as a troll?

[@MrVajutza]

What a true gentleman and a scholar passing on his knowledge to another generation!

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

not just another generation, but hopefully all which will come after, too!

[@MrRondiaz]

In my neck of the woods we call that a cold corner...smh

[@champ_2233]

9:24 heads up you got a tail light out

[@swaggerjack2074]

Yea, the roseburg cops always notice that somehow😂

[@TheSavagederek]

Another highly enjoyable episode Scott . Thank you , it is really taking shape now .

[@oleanderson3693]

I always imagined that cripple comes from being able to use "crippled" or slightly warped wood cut into usable short pieces.

[@ahandywomanandherdog]

I learn the anatomy of a wall in my carpentry class and this video was great refresher/review! Thank you for sharing!

[@Siskiyous6]

I am doing some refurbishing, this was a nice timely reminder of some basic stuff. I lost my best friend, a skilled builder like you to cancer 3 years ago. I miss him looking over my shoulder, but maybe he sent you along to keep me reminded.

[@oldschool6345]

Your trimmer studs are jack studs in the midwest. Cripples are the same. Your videos are largely review for me but I enjoy seeing the differences you present. Thanks for sharing

[@finieclimber]

Jack studs on the East coast as well. Do you use channels? Seems that at channel prevents one from insulating the wall in that area.

[@oldschool6345]

@@finieclimber myself I avoid them if I can. I'll use open cavity blocking on outside walls because of the insulation issue.

[@psidvicious]

@@finieclimber “Channels” are called ‘T’s in a lot of areas.

[@c.h.2838]

"I like wood, I don't mind using it; and at the time, it was the thing to do." There's a great t-shirt motto in there somewhere.

[@saveamerika]

Thank you for all the videos you make. I may not use all of this information but I find it fascinating.

[@gregreeser8823]

You must hate when us electricians show up. Even I would cringe while drilling hundreds of holes in "that" house. Nice Framing, and thanks for this series.

[@psidvicious]

😆 I was thinkin about you guys, lookin at that wall!

[@darwinawardcommittee]

Like when The Godfather showed up at the funeral home after Sonny was shot. “Look how they massacred my boy”

[@gregreeser8823]

@@psidvicious almost drooling...

[@barryduckworth5224]

Enjoyed the video and the extra clarification. Unless you know something backwards, forward, upside down and sideways, it never hurts to have it explained again. Thanks.

[@oldwisdom181]

Wall channels can be improved upon bud, we need insulation behind them on exterior walls. Keep up the good work. I frame for a living Carppntr in some way for 25yrs I’ve watched everyone quit in my career but me it’s refreshing to see you talk about our lifestyle 👍🏻

[@johnsrabe]

3:57 this little fact is why there are always TWO little holes in my walls behind anything big I hang on the walls.

[@David7pm]

that view around 6:07, blue skies and hills, just beautiful. thank you to the guy behind the camera - thank you for what you do. take care.

[@dabeamer42]

"guy behind the camera" is Scott's son Nate, who is also the video editor.

[@c.groeschl4940]

I like using California corners in my exterior wall framing for where I have interior partitions coming in. Leaves it open for insulation later.

[@americanheritagebuilders1809]

Ah, the joys of construction jargon, we have all been on jobs were some joe calls out a term and were like "HUH what are you talking about?"I've heard a jack and jill rafter, wiggle board, barge facia, barge rafter, barge trim, the last three supposedly all the same thing, and the list goes on and on! Just as a for a fun challenge since some of us have free time right now, would love to hear any of your weird or strange terms for framing or building jargon. Of course with your blessing Scott :-)

[@JDeWittDIY]

What about barge beam and barge board?

[@gamezech2882]

We call California corners L's faster to say and it makes sense

[@andrewcarr2431]

In England, Australia and NZ) we call "Blocking", "Noggins". No idea why and "Noggin'" is slang for your head in most places and for a wooden mug in old english. What that has to do with framing a wall I have no idea... but it is interesting to learn different terms for the same item. Trimmers are "Jack" studs (the clue is in the name), bottom plate is a shoe. Casing is "architrave", skirting is baseboard...the list goes on

[@MrDaplatapus]

We call jack studs, cripples. Headers sit on the cripples :)

[@alanburke9370]

@@JDeWittDIY "barge board" is also a term used as an aerodynamic device used on Formula 1 and Indy Cars!

[@williampollard5790]

Here in England we call your "cripple" a noggin

[@bradcavanagh3092]

A noggin is also your head :)

[@oldguyzcustomsmetalshop7991]

A noggin is a horizontal that goes between 2 studs, or rafters/joists, to stop twist.

[@daleleibfried8648]

It's neat how building is like an accent. From area to area we use a lot of different lingo. I've been building for 25 yrs and in my area I've rarely heard a partition backup called a channel. We call them pars. Just an example. Great video 👍

[@janderson8401]

No need to apologize for repeating something from another video, especially one that had not been edited an posted at the time of filming this one. Repetition, whether it’s reading, listening, or watching how something is done is how we learn. It’s even more effective when combined with trying to do it your self then going back and reviewing before trying again. You will most likely have said something in a little bit different way, or shown an assembly from a different angle and now it will make sense to someone who didn’t get it the first time.

[@Jack.333]

Have you considered a starting bid for The Essential Craftsman Home Auction ? I respect your knowledge & ability to educate so many at one time. Thank You

[@gregoryestrada3297]

Thank you for being you. Don't worry about repeating what you know is important. Our foundation is essential. keep reflecting that Creator. I look forward to electrical!

[@MattyWill1]

Oh no. I hope the news doesn't see this. They'll be wanting carpenters to change the name of a cripple to a short progressive piece of wood. 😀 Great video.

[@adamkendall997]

Equally capable framing member.

[@StuartGray]

Well, progressives are mentally crippled, so ...

[@psidvicious]

@@adamkendall997 Needs to be slightly more bureaucratically complex. Longitudinally exceptional, equally capable, framing member.

[@royreynolds108]

@@StuartGray The short story is their elevators don't travel to the top or they are missing some marbles. LOL

[@robertbeirne9813]

Matt Williams “physically challenged stud”

[@paulrosebrock]

Can’t tell you how much I think what you’re doing is helpful...

[@dk3062]

A channel can be replaced with a 2x6 stud nailed to another 2x6 turned flat. That uses less lumber and also enables you to insulate afterwards behind it. If you insulate before that requires you to have insulation around which most framers dont have or dont want to do. Also, the west coast weather doesn't agree with insulation.

[@YouT-DJ]

The spec house is a fascinating series. You folks provide concise instruction with good manners thrown in. Have you checked out Engles Coach Shop channel? A combined woodworking and blacksmithing fix to be sure. Dave builds some amazing stuff there. Cheers

[@Finn-McCool]

It's interesting to me concerning the cripple stud. In cabinetry I would probably call something similar a spacer or a gusset etc etc. However in the world I came up in there were actually very few times that any formal training took place. I learned the fundamentals of woodworking in middle school and high school wood shop class. Remember, post war America designed public schools to train up tradesmen, factory workers and house wives with shop classes (wood and metal) along with home economics classes. Now it seems you are into tech or you stumble onto a trade out of sheer necessity for employment. I digress. Terminology and tactics are sometimes invented by the individual and sometimes they go back for centuries. I would imagine that the word "creep" may have a part in the cripple stud. I can just hear an old German carpenter telling an apprentice "put in a few creep-uh here on-uh top of the stud to reach-uh the cap-uh" Or would that be an old Italian....hmm🤔 Either way, political correctness ruined humanity. Everything becomes offensive so we devolve into bowing to everyone like in India and conversation dies along with tradition. Wow that turned in a direction I had not intended 😂 Still wonder where the cripple came from but I feel better about venting 😆

[@pamelah6431]

Good vent!

[@Finn-McCool]

@@pamelah6431 Thanks. Gotta blow a little steam now and again in order to avoid an explosion right 😄.

[@jamesellis7677]

I almost fired a framer because he framed a house for me using California corners.....I learned framing in the late 80's with 3 stud corners .... I guess they are good but I'm still not sold on them....just me I guess

[@singlepointdc7749]

I’ve often heard “trimmer” when talking about window framing and “jack stud” when talking about door framing. Regional differences aside, I think a lot of people use them interchangeably. I think a similar example is “rim joist” vs “band joist”. Technically, they’re the same thing, but rim joist is more often used when talking floor diaphragms and band joist when talking about decks. That’s my take!

[@zacharyboggs2089]

In Colorado we called them trimmers and in NY we call them jacks.

[@paulhawkins8872]

yeah trimmer is pretty much a west coast thing and vice versa

[@romeoortiz827]

It is a pleasure to watch these videos,I’m learned and remembered too much,I live in California,I met carpenters from the north and south of state,,and we all need videos like these to learn and define what carpentry really is in California thanks craftman

[@timfalardeau9753]

But, when building a channel like that, I always found myself wondering how to get insulation in there! If not there is always cold corners at that point unless you wrap the house in rockwool or something

[@ourv9603]

RE : It only takes a moment to make the mark, but hours for the tearout... It's like the old adage... There's never enough time to do it right the first time, BUT, There is always plenty of time to do it over. !

[@SB-oc6pg]

On Vancouver island we call the trimmer a cripple and the cripples are Jack's.

[@pele994]

Those channels you put in for wall ties, we call those full wall bucks. The problem with a buck like that to tie a par to an ext wall is that it leaves an air cavity behind it that you cant insulate, so for those ties I mark a corner buck with one wall stud and one backer a dimension bigger than the wall. How did you fix the air cavity?

[@essentialcraftsman]

Stuffed them with Insulation before the sheeting went on.

[@pele994]

@@essentialcraftsman gotcha!

[@justinwilliamson4031]

I’m learning alot! Thanks dudes!

[@ericbengtson3490]

Thanks for another vid. I pick up something every time.

[@oliviervellin9617]

Great teacher. Great work. Truly u honour us tradesmen.

[@DeVVayne]

I am so far behind in the series. Ive been working in NYC for about two months driving healthcare workers. I will have a two week quarantine whenever this is over up here. I hope to get caught back up. Thank you for the series! Love the information.

[@Seriously-not-Jake]

I'm surprised all your boards look really straight, none looked bowed or bent, having worked with that treated timber before, I've really hard to pick out even close to straight boards, in fact any timber had that problem, but yet, besides the knots, everything about that house inside and outside looks perfect, how'd u get such good boards is my question or how did u get rid of the bowing

[@danohstoolbox]

Keep the bundle strapped until your ready to use it

[@robertbeirne9813]

Jake Lewis don’t buy lumber from Home Depot

[@Seriously-not-Jake]

@@robertbeirne9813 I don't buy the timber, I just work with it and manufacture it for the customers, sometimes make tables, sometimes just make weatherboards, and etc, my boss buys the timber, his only reason is timber is becoming a lot harder to find decent quality timber, especially Rimu, a common use, and my least favourite timber, I know of, heck he's struggled getting pine, a couple of times, and pines 1 of the fastest growing timbers, this is the same boss though that somehow buys purple heart packets in brilliant quality easily, my most favourite timber, also can get LOSP, and Siberian Larch which I had never heard of b4 I got the job, and looks very similar to Oregon, very fast growing tree, as they only tend to get wet or badly treated wood, but is very structural over time, and I guess the new popular timber in my business

[@starlingdarkness9316]

Most of that lumber is not treated. Pick it well when purchasing. Wood that’s stacked straight, stays straight.

[@timhale501]

Here where it gets very cold in the winter , most framers don't use Channels in outside walls but use a ladder pattern for intersecting walls so insulation can be in the cavity and it's easier for the electrician to drill and run wiring.

[@chrismoore9997]

It doesn't make any sense to frame a channel like that. It leaves a void that can't be insulated. Nobody that understands modern building techniques does it like that any more.

[@royreynolds108]

@@chrismoore9997 I have an idea. Why don't you build a house the way you think it should be built on spec and video it so we can see how to do it correctly. I would be willing to bet if this house were being built in Montana or Minnesota, the details would be different.

[@ADBBuild]

@@chrismoore9997 He replied in another comment that they insulated the channel before putting the exterior sheathing on.

[@DesertHomesteader]

"I like wood." I get that and it is indeed easy to just throw in extra studs when needed. The only problem with that is that wood is a poor insulator. Unless you're using insulated studs (tstuds), each additional wooden stud is going to reduce the overall R-value of your wall.

[@chrismoore9997]

That is what I have been complaining about for the whole series. This house is being built with techniques from 50 years ago instead of using any of the modern techniques that have been developed to make a house better insulated and more efficient.

[@superjakoboy]

@@chrismoore9997 except they live in Oregon where the climate is pretty moderate. No need to spend the big bucks on crazy building techniques when you're never getting your money back. In the end it's all about what you're willing to spend upfront and what actually turns into a profit

[@Kaptain13Gonzo]

@@chrismoore9997 All well and good but the 'new' techniques have their own set of problems. Like the R2000 houses where moisture and mold were a major problem and then venting regulations had to change to 'unseal' the houses. Stud heat loss is minor in comparison to windows. Even with triple pane, argon filled units, windows are the major heat loss location in any house, followed by all the vents and ducts. In a practical sense, studs are the least of your worries. If you want to reduce stud heat loss, exterior clad insulation can be used, and is on some custom homes in northern latitudes. On an additional note, old school framing is orders of magnitude better in terms of fire safety. New homes with 'light weight' construction are death traps and glorified kindling. There are many reasons "old school" construction is still the default method. Having renovated homes for years, I'll happily curse my way through a properly framed house than deal with modern cardboard boxes.

[@Baudesign]

In Oregon, this probably makes sense, and who cares if these extra studs make your electricity bill go up by 35 cents a year, really. Here in Québec where I live, some are framing with the double wall technique that gives an ugly 12 inch thick exterior wall, and for what? When we open the doors during winter time, all those super insulated wall loose there raison d'être because just 30 seconds of cold getting in, or heat getting out, makes you loose all that you have saved during, say, the night. Just build with great care, like in this serie, use good quality material, and just pay your electricity bills. Good for you if you live an a moderate climate zone. And by the way, @DGPrepper, have you seen or built a house with T-Studs? I bet that the difference in price will be the same as keeping all your windows open during 3 cold winters, trying to heat up the house.

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

Jakob Mertens I live in SoCalif where it is even warmer, but that does not reduce the need to reduce energy usage or increase the lifespan of a house. Matt Risinger and his cohorts use a home building Best Practices that are today called, Building Science. Many of the viewers of this channel would laugh at some of their building practices... but again many people for many years laughed out loud at Christopher Columbus when he sailed off for a place that someday would be called North and South America. One hundred years ago, there was no insulation used in homes, I'm sure it would have been not only laughed at but considered ridiculous, today it is required in homes, and in some jurisdictions required on building exteriors instead of or in addition to between studs. One thing in particular that Scott has done in this house which practitioners of Building Science consider ole school, is Vented Attics, and Vented Craw Spaces. This Comment Box is not the place to delve into the particulars and one can Google Search the subject, and there are many other building practices that can lower the cost of energy usage and also increase the lifespan of the house. This is NOT to say Scott is a poor Craftsman at all. Scott is most definitely a highly-skilled, Master Level Carpenter, one who knows and can teach the finest practices of assembling the walls and roof of a building. Hopefully, Scott and his son Nate can check out this thing called Building Science and share it with his followers...

[@robertmccully2792]

Your leaving out a lot of info. For instance always get the windows rough opening from the manufacture of the windows before you do any layout. Same goes with doors, fireplaces and on and on.

[@calvinjutila8270]

We used 'advanced framing' for the exterior/interior wall connection. This consisted of a 2X6 perpendicular to the interior side of the wall stud. This formed an 'L', essentially a 'california corner', that gave sheet rock backing to both sides of the interior wall connection and room to insulate the outside wall cavity.

[@claudew2899]

Question: How do you insulate behind the channel studs?

[@brockalbert5111]

We always called it a stud-block-stud, but I like "corner" better. It's more efficient by precisely one syllable.

[@williamdegnan4718]

And then there's blocking, installed to receive handrails, grab rails, TV wall-mounts, and the like. No amount of fancy fasteners make up for the absence of good blocking.

[@starlingdarkness9316]

William Degnan There are plenty of “fancy” drywall anchors that will hold big TVs. Handrails and grab rails can be attached to studs or to drywall with “fancy” drywall anchors. I have some drywall anchors that hold 160lbs each. Two of those make 320 pounds of holding. I doubt any TV weighs that much.

[@davidstreeter9426]

Scott, as I watch the video of the build, I am struck by how much I don't know about construction despite growing up the son of a carpenter and having done my share of building . Thanks for enlightening me.

[@justinballard7242]

1:19 I wish you'd pay more attention to insulation. There's no insulation that'll go there

[@demoman2]

love it. make sure to think about holdowns and other mechanical anchors when framing wall intersections. so rarely does the plywood get sheathed to the correct stud with the holdown. and then make them stack vertically. that double stud at the top plate splice isn't doing anything but that's okay :)

[@MrTooTechnical]

my god your walls have LOTS of lumber. wow. nice framing tho.

[@markb.1259]

Thank you for this excellent training Scott! I've worked on a few house builds over the years, but it's nice to learn why things are built the way they are. How they function.

[@elroypauline4857]

Very awesome 👍.. aloha from Hawaii 😎. One craft man to a nother.. aloha 🌺🤙 like your professionalism very much 💯🔨👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍⚒️

[@Odrunkmonkey]

Wall channels are such a waste of wood and energy. Why not ladder block?

[@gmburzynski68]

Jason Keefer because sometimes the sheet rocker is not paying attention, they would poke screws all day till they found backing. I have called channels “T’s”. Why not just give the poor guy something to nail his rock to.

[@mrtopcat2]

I'm a home owner and a DIY type of person. I'm just so happy to be able to watch all of this!

[@GibClark]

Good stuff 👍👍👍👍

[@TBaroody1]

Great except all windows out this way (NORCAL) have double sills. Much better backing for stucco or siding plus they are often blocked on each side with 4x4s and a structural strap applied (CS16)

[@forwardhomeenhancements2622]

We call him jack studs out here on the East coast. Anything above the header is a cripple stud anything below the header/sill is a jack.

[@sean6077]

that's what i was thinking when he kept saying trimmer; different names for different areas, i guess.

[@toddavis8603]

My old boss, prior to his passing, 2005, would only let us build three studs to a corner, and never two! Nyc framing in Douglass fir☆

[@chad1755]

Putting in full-stud channels is a pretty old-school method to do things, before we cared so much about insulation performance. All those exterior wall channels are going to be dead air with no insulation in them. A better practice now-days is to leave one end open, and either put horizontal blocking in, or turn the stud sideways. That way the insulators can fill that void.

[@sethniemeyer7971]

How do you insulate your exterior channels when there’s 2 by material going back to your sheeting? If you’re using 2 x 4 interiors why don’t you just make a corner post but use a 2 x 6 so the drywaller still has nailer on both sides?

[@tumbleweed1976]

Hope you replaced the right brake bulb driving away ;-) *Always informative data

[@dhammer5645]

Trouble with what he has called a wall channel is that you won't be able to insulate the channel once the wall has its exterior sheathing on it. When I framed we always made a California corner for intersecting walls just with a 2x6 instead of a 2x4 so it would also provide drywall backing as well as provide a spot to nail the intersecting wall to.

[@kengamble8595]

Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

[@MrMatthewgross]

"I don't know why it's called a cripple, perhaps that's not politically correct" 😂😂😂

[@greggmclaughlin9047]

Those wall leads should be 14 3/8 blocks, 2' on center to properly insulate an exterior wall.

[@jake_mackinnon]

I'm a farmer, not a framer, but I hope this will be handy all the same.

[@jessicacallahan9711]

To funny jusst did that double stud on the plate intersection because we where lifting walls on to a garage stem wall and heard a bunch of crap for wasting lumber. You made me feel better !

[@jakeemerick3449]

Wondering why there is only one jack or trimmer stud under the header. I’ve always been taught to do 2.

[@BenMarvin]

Is the channel method the best way to attach an interior wall to an exterior wall when considering insulation factors? Or is there some kind of California corner method? I'm having a hard time visualizing it. But then again I'm a cabinetmaker and finish carpenter, not a framer.

[@everythingsucks6086]

Your helper looks like a builder I know from that area, Joe Reed, is that you?!?

[@thecynic807]

I dont know if you done it or not but for a house of this caliber. The owners are for sure going to hang very large flat screen tvs on the walls and in every bedroom. If you want you can figure out where the tvs will be hung and beef up that spot. Like in the living room especially.

[@mickeyjackson5678]

How u gonna insulate all those dead spaces u created with those channels.. not very efficient

[@choimdachoim9491]

Aha! You mentioned Fire-blocking. I've been wondering why I see so little of it and now I wonder if that is part of your "pick-up."

[@andrewalexander9492]

In most of the US fire-blocking is only required for unbroken stud cavities over 10 ft high. Ususally the only places it is required is stairwells and vaulted gable ends.

[@bestkinda4473]

Scott you're a multi talented individual.....God Bless !!

[@Alex-tr1dy]

You believe you need cripples carried above the trimmers or just on layout above the header?

[@jeffhopper3526]

very good series, very good workmanship. easy to follow and laern from.

[@WesB1972]

In East Tennessee where I work the channel is called a tee. We also don't use California corners.

[@trevy8673]

I alway enjoy your vids. Many thanks from Australia

[@watchthe1369]

I was told it was a cripple because you were kneecapping a stud.......

[@amorestperpe]

LMAO, I'm pretty sure that house could take a nuke.

[@surveysays8335]

Not the best framing for getting good insulation values. a lot of wood in those walls.

[@theballq]

U can't insulate behind those wall channels. We can't do that in ontario, canada

[@nilolee2426]

Hello sir, my wood floor squeak loud every time I step on it , they are all in the 2nd floor high ranch-my 3 bedrooms(carpeted), living room (2” oak flooring) and dining room(2” oak flooring). Any suggestions is greatly appreciated,thanks

[@bradleybiggs9592]

You did seem a bit irate in this episode. Don't burn yourself out.

[@tommuir1478]

Are they called cripples because they don't stand all the way up?

[@flynipper]

Thanks for the expert detailed layout explanation. Does 4’x8’ exterior wall sheathing eliminate the use of diagonal bracing on 90 degree outside corners?

[@essentialcraftsman]

Most of the time.

[@michaelmcclamroch7486]

In N.C. if the sheathing doesn't go from plate to plate (If your walls are over 8')then you have to lay it horizontally or you have to install diagonal bracing or a line of nailers at the break.

[@drymoonproperties]

I am a carpenter of over forty years also from the midwest actually on Lake Michigan it's nice to see that carpentry language doesn't really change much from one side of the country to the other. We probably use some lingo a bit differently on jobsites like I have seen most GC's have some of their own including my own company but that's about it. He sure helps me deal with health problems forcing my early retirement actually I didn't think I would retire much before I died my dad retired just a couple years maybe not even that long before he passed it's a family of carpenters its who we are so very much and the tradition is still going strong!!