I started work working for my dad’s construction company and one of the first things he said to me was if you learnt something new today you’ve had a good day, I only say this because I have been framing houses for over 30 years and I just watched your video and I’ve just learnt something new, so thank you, you guys are awesome framers 😊
@markdalton554 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I asked Tim about squash blocks in hangers for the engineered joist. They were the Simpson IUS version. Next time I read something on AF IG account, which I follow, there he is, answering my question. Apparently SimpsonStrongTie had to design their IUS hangers with a “bite” for the bottom chord of the I joist. Details, details, details, baby! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻
@2chipped4 ай бұрын
The mindset of learning ,is to accept new ways...instead of rejecting just because they are not the status quo. Do you want to be correct,or do you want to get the task correct. Ego gets in the way very often. I read a book about the ww2 American soldier, and one point stood out to me. When bringing a problem to an officer,the soldier was to bring 3 solutions as well. I have learned a few things on my own maybe 10%,the other 90 has come from listening and watching others.
@acraftman28234 ай бұрын
I usually don't comment but just wanted to say I have been a carpenter my whole career my first job out of the military as a cub paid $2.25 hour I got a job as a Union framer started in 82 at $18 ph and was really happy about that and just finished the step foundation for my third forever shop (I am 67 and am pretty sure this will absolutely be the last one especially on a hill with a parking slab) I came across your channel a few years ago and really enjoy your way of explaining things and your sense of humor .We always used hand drives I still remember building apartment complexes on slab in Houston in the summer with the first floor walls up and r-max sheathing it would get around 125+ degrees that actually wasn't a lot of fun but I learned a lot. By the time I was done with my four year apprenticeship I was a finish carpenter lol! I then went on to cabinet making and remodeling, I retired but it's not for me so I am still doing Kitchen and bath work . One of my Kitchens made it into FHB Kitchens and Baths Issue Back in the 90's, I was pretty stoked. It's been a good career I have rarely been unemployed have had a lot of fun haven't made a ton of money working for builders but have done well using the skill set I have gained, every home I have owned I have more than doubled the price of what I paid for it and that has made a big difference. Now you see why it's best that I don't comment too often lol.Peace.
@wrinkledasian5206Ай бұрын
This makes people who do repair work in the crawl space down the road very happy.
@ralphchristiansen57954 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching you and your team over a year now, and it never gets old. I miss seeing quality work, and it’s hard to find anymore. Thanks for taking the time to teach our younger audience, and stay true to the trade. Keep up the great work! Watching your videos brings me back to my days of swinging a hammer and just the little things that make such a difference in the quality of a home.
@jpelfrey3252 ай бұрын
Just heard your comments on helping people and being a resource.. That's freaking awesome dude... Love your channel and love seeing people do what they do in a super professional way... Thanks for the vids my man... I'm just a hack trying to learn a few things and I've picked up a ton just from your channel .. Keep at it and God bless👊👊
@AwesomeFramers2 ай бұрын
nah bruh I'M the hack trying to learn. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@AndrewBirrenkott3 ай бұрын
Forcing yourself to use your non dominant hand is really good advice.
@MadRat703 ай бұрын
I'm in my 50s and did a lot of sheds. But wow, its nice to see a true craftsman do his thing. Great video.
@MatiasV_PNW4 ай бұрын
Great work, thanks for “paying it forward” - hope we get a chance to teach the next generation some day
@TheoneandonlyRAH4 ай бұрын
Love what you had to say about us all learning together on social media ❤️❤️
@wrinkledasian5206Ай бұрын
Love your attitude. It's a challenging industry to maintain a sense of humor because everyone is budget and schedule conscious. Usually people pass that pressure down and around.
@kitsurubami4 ай бұрын
Beautiful work! I hope many generations of people enjoy this quality home!
@jimgeelan59494 ай бұрын
I’m coming up on 50 as a carpenter/ joiner in England and here I am relaxing watching a bloke miles away nailing timber 😊
@phillycheee4 ай бұрын
Awesome video!! My ears thank you for turning the saw/tool audio down thru the talking segments
@yan.broccoli4 ай бұрын
I stopped tacking nails for pulling tape. I chisel a sharp mark on the edge of the board and pull my tapes from that. No pulling nails later and I don't have to rely on hoping my hands didn't slip. This works great for when I'm walking walls and pulling truss layout.
@alexnuusila4 ай бұрын
The “I LOVE YOU” at the end had me in stitches. Can’t thank you enough for all the tips. Keep em coming!!
@lanceodell80584 ай бұрын
I'm using these videos to become familiar with the process for my volunteer construction work.
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
awesome!
@creylacoste49814 ай бұрын
Nobody cares. Stop speaking with such vanity and have some self respect. Jk lol that’s nice
@stevenwallace54704 ай бұрын
He's the one to learn from
@user9900774 ай бұрын
17:17 For years when painting and other tasks when my right arm gets tired I switch to my left hand. Over the years using the left hand has improved in movement and coordination.
@TBird894 ай бұрын
Tim as always…your approach is safe, efficient, productive and well explained and you always tell us when you have a brain fart 😊 👍 also sorry to hear about the material theft.
@christophergreen5923 ай бұрын
I am old school framing started in the 80 so cal i like when you talked about non dominant hand use
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
I worked for a bit with the local vet, many years ago. He taught me to always do cow pregnancy tests with your non-dominant hand. That way if the cow steps sideways at the wrong moment, you're still able to sign cheques while you wait for the broken bones to heal. These days vets use ultrasound for that, but the principle holds.
@inomenendez40473 ай бұрын
Great Framer and amazing tools but you're singing is even better! Keep tapping and nailing like Macabeats
@CAMCAM4134 ай бұрын
19:35 ‘economy of motion’ a great way of becoming efficient 😊
@hugovivas12654 ай бұрын
Man you are a pro all that knowledge is gold for people like me who try to be more efficient at work love you videos keep it like that
@jdrissel4 ай бұрын
You're definitely right about learning to do everything you can with both hands. I've managed to learn to do everything decently with my left hand except writing and everything except throw a frisbee well with my right. I've occasionally had people just be stunned when I just toss the hammer to the other hand and start driving nails with the other hand.
@steveharkins2792 ай бұрын
Took me years to notice, but a Radon system is worlds better than any basement dehumidifier. Because it pulls moisture/Radon from the stone side of the concrete. Driest basements I have ever been in, and they don’t smell like your grandmother.
@zephyr14084 ай бұрын
Dave Matthew’s ? I told you I was in LE and I was assigned to work his concert ( I was a Sergeant). Nicest guy ever! He put out a spread for us Officers and his Security like none other! The pulled Pork was just glamorous! Anyway great guy ; good taste is carpentry music !
@dcorey354 ай бұрын
Love your videos and commentary! I am also a big fan of do it not than once make it repetitive/mind numbing so you can use mental energy to solve other problems
@michaelfarmer5374 ай бұрын
Great video and project! I enjoyed watching this process. Coming from a slab on grade post frame background, this is a really interesting idea for an alternative to walking on a slab for decades. You’re a blast man! 21:02 😂
@kitsurubami4 ай бұрын
The story at the end put a smile on my face :)
@shawnmts71093 ай бұрын
I miss" working" accomplishing something I'm proud of. It's safer for others this way. Thank you
@markploof4 ай бұрын
Great video. Building on details keeps everything moving forward and that’s being efficient. I’m a remodeler and that makes a lot of problem solving. Details make’s the transitions flawless. Unfortunately a lot of details gets buried and know one sees them but the finish work is awesome. It’s kind of like finishing it twice, lol…. Keep up the good mojo, it’s good for the soul…
@SethNivens3 ай бұрын
You may have addressed this in another video - why pony walls and not girders with posts? Thank you for the great videos! They are super informative.
@drumswest50353 ай бұрын
Depending on the engineer's requirements pony walls are better for shear. In a high seismic zone some pony walls will even have sheathing on one side. Post and beam is tricky in a high seismic zone.
@kendavis57114 ай бұрын
Another great informative video with some humor. 👍
@hpw594 ай бұрын
Learned a lot on the Breaktime Forum. Lots of experts
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Such great times.
@VernBigDaddy4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the “Know-How”…. I love you too!
@44godson4 ай бұрын
I agree, as the late Larry Haun said, it is more efficient to cut them in place. 😂 Oh man, 5 sec later you says the same thing
@andrewjblack64 ай бұрын
I really love the efficiency tips mate, always looking for how we can translate them down here in NZ. Don't know if I'm quite ready to not use a nail to pull layout though haha
@jordanchamp26024 ай бұрын
I’m loving this series so far. I’m a builder on the Oregon coast and have been looking into net zero building for when I get to build my home. Do you have plans to insulate the bottom of the crawl space or is that not necessary? Thanks again for the great videos and I appreciate your sense of humor.
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
No plans to insulate the ground, nor the floor joists.
@timgerk32623 ай бұрын
"Everythjng grows" keeps you in tune with randonmess: a high spot is unlikely to match up with a low spot, so that leaves even a microscopic gap. All the gaps add up. Plus, you anticipate the impact over time of your damp PNW climate on soils and materials.
@charleselliott57674 ай бұрын
We appreciate all the builders who care about spreading knowledge , Now if we can just spread Jesus
@agrayday78164 ай бұрын
i watch for the tangents and banter. :)
@bwillan4 ай бұрын
In the little things that may save time category, have you tried a tape measure that reads right to left vs left to right? It would be easier for a right handed person so you are not looking at numbers upside down all the time.
@OperationDarkside4 ай бұрын
I like that kind of crawl space framing. Though I wonder why you put so many nails into the second top plate. Wouldn't 1 or 2 be enough? I'd like to frame my own house one day, so I'm learning a lot. Thanks for all the explanations.
@@AwesomeFramers Wow. That's a lot of text for nailing. Thanks for the link. I'm on an entirely different continent, but good to know something like this exists online.
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
@@OperationDarkside Awesome that they make their codes available like that. Here in Australia, you have to pay $240 per Australian Standard you want to access - and these are legislated standards so legally you have to comply with them - and the standards are specially formatted so you can't access them on more than one machine for each time you've paid for them. It's an absolute shambles, but no political party cares enough to talk about it.
@ldtenenoff4 ай бұрын
Trail cam looks bitchin will take a gander at them & thanks fer teaching folks the right way to work yall b safe out there
@ceesweerheim9903 ай бұрын
Very interresting buiding methods, looks to me you guys cannot go for a leak with complying to code! Move to Africa, the only insulation we require is from the beer from getting warm! Thanks nice video!
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
Then you consider how much pollution the average US citizen is responsible for each year compared to the average African citizen. The US needs to cut its energy consumption any way it can, and an easy way is to insulate its houses.
@nrehberg2 ай бұрын
When you were building the pony wall you said you subtract 3-1/8 for the double top, but then you said you build the pony wall with a slight crown. Is the crown you are talking about in the middle of the pony wall, to account for the string sag?
@QUICKNEASYHANDYMAN4 ай бұрын
You are using both sides of your brain, always
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
I use all 4 corners at times........
@willjohnson43924 ай бұрын
Didn’t expect a Danny Carey (drummer for TOOL) reference in this video!
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Right? I was just watching him play drums for Pneuma. Never gets old.
@willjohnson43924 ай бұрын
That Pneuma video is Freaking ridiculous. Was already in love with his playing but watching that performance was mind-blowing. Love all the attention he’s gotten for it. Saw Tool live around the time it came out; another incredible experience
@lucascole75894 ай бұрын
Are you using ZIP R6 for the new continuous insulation rules? If so, are you just adding an inch to all windows and exterior door jambs?
@ 4:52 . Welcome Back Welcome Back Weeelcome Baaack .. Dang I miss the 80's .. and today 06 08 2024 . I tried watching Pulp Fiction for the first time . But i fell asleep .
@steveharkins2792 ай бұрын
Being ambredrextis, also balances your body in muscle tone & balance in heights.
@tclynn104 ай бұрын
Love you too!
@missulu4 ай бұрын
Great video Tim, sorry about the thieves!?! Isn't this property in the middle of no where?
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
its a 3 minute walk from an elementary school............
@missulu4 ай бұрын
@@AwesomeFramers It looked like those fools were dropouts, now we know which school they couldn't handle!lol!
@rjygrahamt6c3 ай бұрын
I'm a new subscriber and haven't gone all the way back to the foundation pour and footer drainage. Ultimately, I don't get the point of being meticulous about the Stego vapor barrier installation and taping only to have it not be contiguous throughout the crawl space. It seems like any moisture that wicks through the concrete will meet the Stego and then run down to the footer and be exposed to the crawlspace only to be dealt with via dehumidifier. The Rockwool is hydrophobic, so I guess the only real benefit is to protect the mudsill? Not sure the difference in cost of materials and maintenance between dehumidifier and an interior footer drain with sump and continuous Stego. Also, someone else commented about a minor detail left out that Steve Baczek likes for airtightness between foundation wall and mudsill: 6" or 7" foam rolled out on the foundation wall, a bead of Tremco acoustical sealant on top and bottom, mudsill on top. All in all, great channel. I'm learning a lot as I prepare to use my own two hands to build my house starting spring 2025. Thank you for passing along your knowledge! 🙏
@doscoronitas4 ай бұрын
Just curius, how much extra would it cost to have poured concrete in the crawl space instead of having bare ground? What are your thoughts on this? I saw this somewhere and I think it was to make it easier to get around on a crawler to reach mechanicals and such after. Thx for the videos.
@joshwalters3484 ай бұрын
Not Tim and defiently not a concrete expert but probably 25-35k depending on if Tim and his guys could finish it and cost of concrete in PNW
@doscoronitas4 ай бұрын
Thanks Josh. I appreciate the reply
@stevepailet82584 ай бұрын
you make it look so easy My skill level would take me 4 times longer..
@leeshaver78254 ай бұрын
John Travolta plays a pretty good bad guy in Broken Arrow wasn't too bad in Face Off with Nicholas Cage but my personal favorite was Ladder 49
@gerardoespinoza72024 ай бұрын
Nice work 👍 just have a question, with all that work involved it wouldn’t be easier to do slap foundation? Or there is a specific reason that you guys doing a raise foundation?
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Here in the PNW crawlers are 99% due to topography. We could have but I don't think it would actually save much if anything.
@AF-O64 ай бұрын
Forgive the dumb question….is it not worrying capping the crawlspace floor in concrete to encapsulate your stego before framming the pony walls?
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
No, you're looking at 5-10k installed for what? Crawlspaces are rarely used by the customer.
@averageal25154 ай бұрын
If vapour barrier is meant to keep water and gases from getting into the crawl space why is part of the foundation left open? Am I missing something?
@CinnamonTrees4 ай бұрын
He said in a previous video that they're waiting to put the rest of the vapor barrier down until dry-in (iirc), to avoid having water fill up the foundation if it gets rained on, since there's no drain. It would have to be pumped out if it did fill up. It also keeps the final barrier from getting covered in dirt and dust and potentially getting torn by feet or dropped tools or materials.
@Nocturnal20104 ай бұрын
@44:30 what song is that? Been playing this part of the video over and over 🤣👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
I'm not sure, my computer crashed. Its a song off Soundstripe that I pay to use in YT
@benrogers50963 ай бұрын
You need to cover the whole area for vapor barrier (hold the ground moisture down) you don’t have any ventilation in walls either good hack job
@tomcrosby254 ай бұрын
Gents, is the gas barrier not required over the entire crawl space or is that something that will be completed later? I guess I do not understand why it would go around the entire wall and the footing areas throughout the crawl space. Is it not being used as a ground gas barrier or serving another purpose?
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Yep, but if we put it down now it would become a swimming pool. So that'll happen after the roof is on and the plumbers are done.
@jameslabranche4839Ай бұрын
Do yall insulate the rim before you deck it?
@noahphillips91803 ай бұрын
Is there a framing forum similar to "break time" around today?
@highdesertjohn4 ай бұрын
I also use that level technique, pinching it on the measurement and adjusting the bottom 😊
@x2thel4 ай бұрын
How would you layout the subfloor or transition if the joists changes direction in parts of the floor?
@craigfourie34854 ай бұрын
I love Spice Girls...
@nathang.15614 ай бұрын
guys on the old forums in the 2000's never shut up about how awesome they were. it was either that or how bad someone else was
@cjsawinski9 күн бұрын
6:49… most contradictory comment I’ve ever heard! Don’t set a nail to pull from because you better pull that nail or you’ll trip on it when walking the wall (when talking about a foundation pony wall)… now when I’m walking a wall I’ll use a nail… so when your actually walking a wall and should be worried about tripping on said nail is when you will use a nail, but not on a pony wall coming out of the ground???
@AwesomeFramers9 күн бұрын
Exactly
@curtisbme4 ай бұрын
Is there a reason you aren't using lasers? Using string seems strange for a height measurement since it will sag.
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
String doesn't lie and I did address the potential sag in the video.
@lprice55834 ай бұрын
Why dont homes have crawl spaces between floors to reduce noise transfer and leave room for utilities? A house like that would make it easy to change up any utilities or make repairs
@zephyr14084 ай бұрын
I was in LE 30 yrs Tim before I gave it up and became a finish carpenter ( with a teaching credential I do not use I am done) . Those encounters are kind of normal stuff then u drop your guard ? Not good! I really got to the point I did not like thief’s! I hv some stories that I keep to myself! You don’t watch violent movies? Nor do I they are just silly ! Anyway great camera system and I am sorry you guys lost some of your materials !
@steveramirez16544 ай бұрын
👍👍
@blamuk4 ай бұрын
Is that an impact wrench with a giant orange socket? What's so special about that socket?
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Its a Dude Tools socket we bout 15 or more years ago for some work that we needed a deep socket for. Now we just use it for everything.
@MrShocking684 ай бұрын
I ❤ you bro 45:03
@SaerTurner-wn2qh3 ай бұрын
for your theft issue just do what I do i have an old camper I pay a person o stay in it over night just paint security on it make sure the have a phone and some bear spray I use to have a homeless guy that loved doing security for m paid him 10 per hour and he got free room and baord and he was way from the shelter and Addiction .. he slept day worked night
@kiwigrunt3304 ай бұрын
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
@chonkychookie69494 ай бұрын
why does your nail gun sound like a tie fighter? (serious question)
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Probably just the mic
@hpw594 ай бұрын
15:40 ....we always called it the "air gap"😀 👍
@toku18683 ай бұрын
resting the saw to save 'galactic acid' in your shoulder. no truer statement.
@Redsson563 ай бұрын
Watch “Get Shorty”
@highdesertjohn4 ай бұрын
I smiled when you told me that you love me 😊❤
@rogerhodges76564 ай бұрын
Why didn't you frame the pony walls at 24"O.C. since your joists were at 24" O.C. and you knew your layout? Save some material. Save some labor. Ease access in the crawlspace.
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
It was on the plans and instead of bugging the engineer AGAIN I just went with it since its double top plates and we were using up the footing boards. Total? probably less than 20 pieces.
@fankin66914 ай бұрын
44:26 😂😂😂❤
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
You need a proper bin for your scrap, not a heap. That wouldn't pass inspection around here.
@kennethney42604 ай бұрын
I'm sorry. Did you? Did you really say? GALACTIC ACID 😂😅
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Yep, it burns like its from another system.
@jasonruff12702 ай бұрын
Why not just put gravel in the crawlspace?
@AwesomeFramers2 ай бұрын
No reason to.
@stevensims61754 ай бұрын
I seen no squash blocks, maybe not required in your area, everything else was great.
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
Theft from build sites is such a trope, I don't know why the police aren't just sitting there waiting for them. That would have to be the easiest way to catch criminals!
@dr.romeoconfidential92714 ай бұрын
Why so much $$$ for a crawl space 😢 Not used to see so many dollars spent, here in Cali we put a flat slab and throw up walls !!!!
@AdalynDoyle3 ай бұрын
@kitsurubami4 ай бұрын
Average forklift, 9000 lbs. Current price of gold, $2,293.84 per ounce. Forklift worth 330 million dollars!! O.O
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
This forklift is made of gold
@jimrobcoyle3 ай бұрын
How much weight can you lift while holding your gold?😮
@crhees4 ай бұрын
heheh: I love you Too.
@tealkerberus748Ай бұрын
You can't give gifts to government employees .. but is there any law saying you can't simply put a vase of flowers on their desk? It's not a gift, you're just storing it there...
@Roy-vn8wh4 ай бұрын
why I joist? 2x12 could have spanned that?
@davidjester71754 ай бұрын
Lighter and straighter, plus I’m pretty sure that he said on IG that they’re working with the I-joist manufacturer on this house
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
Lighter, straighter and we are working with Roseburg on the I Joist raftes, so they said do the floor too. instagram.com/p/C8QVaigSBRw/
@martinp15444 ай бұрын
Dude that sucks..... dealing with scumbags...
@donc24464 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry that you need to add anti-theft to your skill set.
@waituntilthebeep3 ай бұрын
I stopped doing construction 2 decades ago and after watching all the new tech baloney that the net zero dipshitz have created... I don't miss the industry at all. I applaud you for the detail in your assembly but I find a lot of the current code to be ridiculous.
@TheCabledawg14 ай бұрын
If you aren't watching movies with violence, then are you watching movies that are about love stories, farming, and cartoons?
@MAD-DUKE4 ай бұрын
I believe he was referring to the type of violence from that director.
@AwesomeFramers4 ай бұрын
I was pretty clear that I don't like Quentin's violence.