Framing & Lifting Walls (with no experience)

[@jamesbrown8718]

Looking good, you all are absolutely doing amazing on the build making great progress. The skid steer is really helpful in lifting the walls.

[@MasonDixonAcres]

It absolutely is a lifesaver! Worth its weight in gold for a project like this. For a couple of amateurs, we are proud of it!

[@maximchechel802]

Can you put anchor bolts after you erect the walls? Like drill concrete and put chemical anchors or other types of anchors? It seems like the whole process would be much easier: no need to measure and precisely drill holes in the bottom plates, probably you don't even need a skid-steer if you drill after walls are in place.

[@AlanG.169]

The value of your video to me is, " It's better to know What ' Not ' to do... Than what to do"... A real effort and Time savings.

[@MasonDixonAcres]

Does that mean you don't want to try framing?? Life is all about trying new things, expending some effort, and using your time doing productive things!

[@Prairiedogs11]

@@MasonDixonAcres For me it meant we get to learn what we should and shouldn't do ahead of time by watching your videos. They are seriously very helpful and I genuinely appreciate all of the hard work y'all put into making these videos. Cheers

[@jakeowens1770]

Painful looks better than my first building

[@toku1868]

Even a year after this video. Congratulations!! My wife and I are still married after plenty of renovation projects. So, I commend you in doing this in the middle of a new build! I truly hope and pray your marriage grow through all your projects!

[@briansherrill6733]

How come you didn’t show a video of the slab getting poured? Or did I miss that?

[@chris_dahlen]

Should have watched Larry Haun videos.

[@MasonDixonAcres]

actually have! He's awesome

[@dolmarf411]

use metric system, 37mm = 3.7 cm or 0.37 Meters. nothing is more easy.....

[@copout7]

great start guys

[@MasonDixonAcres]

Thanks! We learned a lot through the process

[@ForestToFarm]

Looking good. Gonna be starting a couple houses soon ourselves. Terry

[@MasonDixonAcres]

So exciting!! Will you be self-building as well?

[@ForestToFarm]

@@MasonDixonAcres Yes. Its gonna be a lot of work but the rewards are well worth it. Terry

[@panzer6522]

You need cut nails to nail your walks in line or tapcons

[@rickbabcock6397]

In my area inspector needs to see nail pattern on shear walls so they would make you pull up all your zip tape.

[@MasonDixonAcres]

I asked ahead of time about that, he was okay with taping the seams.

[@johnf8877]

Not understanding the “crowning.”

[@MasonDixonAcres]

It’s when you look down the narrow edge of a board and determine which side of the board is arching upwards. You want to lay all of the boards with the crown (arch) facing up so that they don’t rock on the flat surface you lay them on. Hopefully that helps!

[@johnf8877]

Thanks, i am getting ready to try framing a basement wall.

[@metalrooves3651]

@@dtm7909 no..that would be difficult to get right.measuring over to the stud sticking out of the floor,can be learned quickly.If you tried what you are talking,it would take 2 people to balance that heavy 2x6 and a hammer man..And the 2x6 would need to be perfectly above a line,a line thats 3 inches down because the 2x6 be on top of the stud bolts.

[@shaunybonny688]

You put the bend, the “crown” in the boards all the same direction so that you end up with a flatter wall for Sheetrock. Imagine how messed up your wall will look if the studs were alternating in which way they were bent.

[@MissNebulosity]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MasonDixonAcres]

😂 had to start the video with something dramatic lol

[@andrejgorin]

Well done! 💪

[@MasonDixonAcres]

Thank you 🙌