Pickup Framing, Backing and Preparing for Drywall

Checking all of the wall and ceiling framing to insure a nice flat surface can be tedious. Fixing bowed and crooked lumber is not the most fun job, but it's a necessary part of building a home. In this episode we are also installing 1x4 strapping to the upstairs ceilings to provide more fastening surface for the drywall. This will be our last opportunity to make any major changes before the walls go on!
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Established in 2015 and now nestled in the foothills of North Carolina, Guildbrook Farm is a modern mountain homestead in pursuit of developing a more self sustainable way of life. From planting, growing, canning and preserving our own food to managing our forests and land resources, our life long journey demonstrates preparedness, DIY projects, strategies and ideas that you can practice to help increase your own self sufficiency and balance with the land. Follow along as we continue to develop a little homestead in the mountains of Appalachia.

[@dianapollex3266]

You have the patience of a saint to do the prep. Doing it right the first time pays off in the end.

[@FrugalBuilding]

Don't forget to put blocking around the shower/bath tubs for grab bars so the when you need to add them later you have something solid to attach them to. You will grow old in this house and it should be future proofed. We just remodeled our bath and put the blocking in for our future needs.

[@colinstace1758]

Just screw into the studs, no probs 👍

[@mariowickel456]

When ever I do a bathroom I suggest to homeowners to install backing for grab bars . Easy to do now , not so easy after tile work completed

[@lobotomise863]

i was about to suggest the same thing... even if they are still young having one is never a bad thing...

[@mariowickel456]

@@lobotomise863 relatives visit, and also a place to steady yourself and hang a washcloth from

[@jameswitte5167]

Yup ... Grab bars for shower, tub and toilet ... Some bars can be horizontal or vertical or even on the diagonal ...

[@jamest5149]

Put rock wool in the interior wall cavities and ceilings... really helps stop noise and it means the home is easier to maintain temps.

[@wasblind4835]

Was introduced to drywall lifts this year. Love the thing. Makes a big difference.

[@mojo6524]

add blocking for shower and tub grab bars while you can. future-proofing

[@cherishtoday1549]

Good to see your back, looking forward to seeing your home come to life.

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

Good to see his front, too.

[@cannon440]

Buy a panel lift, you wont believe how good they are. Hire out the taping, it is an art.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Already did

[@spyder2289]

Crazy how much quieter the house sounds with the insulation in place. No more echo.

[@adelacoburn1396]

YESSSS! another video! Jeremy you're getting things done and doing a fine job. I'm excited for you and Jaime, things are moving along. Stay warm, be safe..sending you both...HUGS!

[@sandyjacobs6202]

It all lies in the smaller details no one will ever really care about the build of your home like you and your sweetie i can not wait until the completeness if that is a word lol your home and the views you all are really blessed

[@stevencjones5236]

Heard you start whistlin' CCR's "Lookin' Out My Back Door!" Very much admire your diligence and attention to details. You're gonna have one helluva nice house once finished! KUDOS!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

😉👍🏻

[@martyplunkett7011]

Amen! So impressed with all you’ve done!! Looking great so far 👍

[@ArthurValencia9438]

Have you considered for future Handicap accessories, like hand support/assist/grip bars for getting up & down on the toilets or entering & leaving the showers & tubes? I'm thinking of extra 2x blocking in the bathroom walls where these items could be installed later? Everyone gets old. Just a thought, Art in Calif.

[@MrRobflo]

Bath ,laundry, kitchen walls 2x6 studs always, 2x10 if main sewage line are in walls . Always in the prints we speck

[@beaker1969m]

A little bit like Hollywood =) Insulation on / Insulation off. First i thought he goes back in time. Thanks for this Video. Looking forward for the next

[@debsmith8936]

Wow Jeremy and Jamie your house is coming along so nicely 💕🥰🙋🏽‍♀️💞😎🙏🌴♥️🌴🙏

[@nickorsini2975]

Really enjoy the pacingyour videos. Nice to just see you work for a bit, and the music fits right in nicely. Saw some comments about the extra strapping being a little overkill, but it's your house and it's even more fortified to stand the test of time. Lookin good!

[@kimberlykelly7280]

I bet you sleep well at night!! You never stop. Hope your weather isn’t too bad.

[@darlynearmstrong1599]

Hello I have missed you and family... The house is really looking good ...Yes you can do the drywall just take it slow and easy, one step at a time i know you can do it!!! You and family have come so far!!!!! I remember when you all made the move there to your new home !!!! You have done so much to building your new life and lifestyle .It's so wonderful to live your own way!!! Thank you so very much for sharing!!

[@joeyhardin1288]

Vaulted ceiling will be the hardest. But we are counting in you, you got this! God Bless, stay safe.

[@Beecozz7]

You are an awesome worker with stick-to-it-ness!!! TY

[@et5222]

Those are going to be some good looking walls. As many have mentioned, consider gettting a pro to do the tape and texture. After attempting on my own in a small room on a DIY build, I realized that the learing curve/skill for me was a bit step. I was able to find a guy to work for cash on a weekend who is an artist with mud an texture.

[@michiganengineer8621]

My memory isn't working this morning, had you said anything about insulating the walls between the rooms (for sound)? What about in the ceiling and interior walls of the basement studio? Progress is looking good! Hope you manage to avoid the worst of this mid-February winter storm moving across the country! 8 degrees F and about 8" of fresh snow here in Michigan!

[@dper1112]

What's the price difference between doing the ceiling 16" instead of 24", compared with the 1x4 strapping? The work itself looks to be a several hours or a day for you, simple enough enjoyable work, so that maybe isn't a big factor. (I'm thinking about people doing future projects.)

[@Sjackson2369]

Between your house build and the essential craftsmans spec house, I’m beginning to think I might be able to do the job of building a house on my own. Maybe with a little guidance.

[@colinstace1758]

There are many easy ways to build a house, it's mostly in the design phase, keep it simple, it's pretty much just a box with windows. Its up to you how hard you make it. Look at as many different products as you can. I like the "perfect block" system at the moment, they have a YT channel 😊👍

[@kbetol78]

Thank you for sharing your life with me. I enjoy your content a great deal.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Thanks for hanging out and watching 👍🏻

[@robinbriggs1517]

I feel for you having to adjust your plumbing....we had a plumber who routed the hot and cold pex behind the stud wall and we had to build a box around it...LOL my husband was not a happy camper

[@therealdiehl4671]

I've always gone with 2x6 walls for washer plumbing. Seemed easier to have a little extra room.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Ya I’ll definitely do that from now on. Learned a lot on this build but it turned out great.

[@CMCrockett]

Think about blocking for future assist bars you may need in old age.

[@adubbelde1]

Talking about straight 2x4's reminds me of when I had a 12' redwood 2x4 that was straight as an arrow. I used it as a screed for concrete. One day I used it on my concrete drive and after I washed it and left it leaned against the house to dry. Well apparently someone else thought it looked good because overnight it disappeared. :(

[@KatInTheNorth]

It’s good to see things moving along!

[@mimiso2522]

Nah, You don't need to hire out drywall. You could hire out the finishing that's the hard part. OR work with a finisher and learn how by doing the common rooms and finishing the upstairs yourself. Instead of renting a drywall lift buy it, Then when you are done sell it on Craigslist, or marketplace.

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

I don't know how much of a delay these videos are on, but if you want to do it yourself (subcontracting it out would be better), you want at least a three man crew, 2 to hang and one to cut/transport to the hangers. Its the mudding and taping you want to farm out, because that, especially in house with as much surface area as you have is the "zomg, why o why am I doing this myself" job.

[@Banjo-lm2wl]

Great. Progress really fun channel to watch thank you. Xxx

[@pamelahooper7851]

Looking good. Thanks for update.

[@michaelmolter8828]

Harbor Freight has 72” box levels on sale right now for like $16. Definitely going to grab one before I go do this!

[@TheCerberus911]

May consider soundproofing while you have ceilings and walls open.

[@HazItMade]

Are you planning for towel bars or towel rings? If towel bars, with all due respect, it appears your towel bars will only have enough backing for one end. Or, they're really short bars.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

You’re right. Good catch. I just added another block there. 👍🏻

[@Alexandra_homesteading]

Amazing 🤩 progress!

[@douglasthompson2740]

Buy the drywall lift at Harbor Freight. Way less than renting and for a one time use it is more than adequate. I bought mine for a much smaller job and don't regret it at all especially since I was alone putting up the ceiling and walls. I would get a new plumber but one trick is to use a heat gun for minor adjustments of plastic pipe. They make drywall paper shims for leveling out walls and ceiling framing much more convenient than wood shims and better in this case as they taper to nothing when needed.

[@freeatlast1020]

To me hanging drywall is like shingling a roof. It's not rocket science but it is laborious. I agree you should be able to do it. Set your schedule so you don't exceed your physical limits.

[@skm9420]

Shingles are so easy the instructions are on the label, but, as a roofer I can shoot shingles and blouse Jack's way faster than your average weekend warriors. Weave your valleys!

[@jcadult101]

13:55 is there insulation behind that ceiling joist against the outside wall? I looked back at the foaming video but didn't see much other than work in the vaulted area.

[@richardobannon6301]

Don't forget shower rod or glass inclooser, toilet paper holder.

[@williamcunha9136]

Looks Awesome!

[@chelemichele1524]

A small pain now for a smoother run later👍🤞 Have a good evening ❄❄❄

[@robertduffy5805]

I'm sure it's too late but I would seriously think about hiring out all of the drywall and finishing it again. If you can get a crew, they will get it done in one to two days in the same time it will take you to do one room and it will look better. DIY on small jobs is cool but those guys have it down and they crank it out. That said, I understand not wanting to wait if you don't have other things to work on or it's holding you up. And yeah, I agree with the guy who suggested putting in some sound barrier in the flooring and even bed and bath walls.

[@barrywhitish1720]

I hired a crew to hang the sheet rock but I did all the taping and mudding. I let the much younger kids do the hard work and I can now do the articulate OCD part. How much is your time worth?

[@Jomama02]

While it's coming along all those little fixes and hindsite must be very frustrating!

[@sethparker4098]

zipties and wire staples will get stuff in the wall every time. Dustin from Journey to Master here on youtube has a great example how to do it in one of his more recent videos. I use that trick all the time now in hard to reach spots.

[@bob.bobman]

Is that typically your responsibility to install missing blocking? So you get compensated for the time or just worked into your price as contingency?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

It’s your responsibility when you’re your own builder.

[@PaullaWells]

So exciting! Drywall means y'all are entering the home stretch. Woo hoo!!!

[@colinstace1758]

Lol no where near the home stretch, now comes all the real work and money 💵💵

[@tonygrimes13]

@@colinstace1758 Correct. The Devil is always in the DETAIL!!!

[@elainemiller6765]

You have such a wealth of skills.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

I just figure out what I need to do as I go. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tonygrimes13]

@@Guildbrookfarm But unfortunately *Common Sense* is not that common!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Truth

[@cheeseburger9232]

Plumbing walls should be 2x6

[@vikingsunset638]

For ceilings I screw a 2x4 1/2" below the thickness of the drywall for a "ledge" so it'll help take the strain out of trying to hold it up and screw it. (Only works on the outer sheets obv.) For walls, screw a 2x4 4ft down and let the drywall rest on it while you screw it in. I've done tons of drywall by myself and this way helps save your body. Did my entire house by myself except for the 15' Cathedral Ceiling... That I def. Needed help with.

[@jameswitte5167]

I used to install alarm systems ... Hated it when I would leave wires hanging out to hook up equipment like motion detectors and the sheet rockers would tuck them into the walls ...

[@chrisklemm3116]

Why all the strapping on the ceiling at 16” Centers. Why didn’t you space the joists/rafters at 16” to begin with to avoid all the strapping. Or is there a reason the strapping is preferred that I’m missing?

[@WendyK656]

Jeremey it sure is looking great! been with y'all for a long time and just love watching your channel. Jeremey your doing an Awesome job on your forever home!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@williamdill1471]

Not sure but I think this is late because you posted the foam insulation already and this shows no insulation. All good though love the updates on the new house.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Part of it was filmed before insulation. Part after.

[@johnroos5807]

Sgt. Roos, John T. (Ret.) #2!:) Semper Fidelis

[@katherineyanagihara2909]

Aloha, Great job! Take care! Aloha nou

[@00HiGhGuY00]

Do you plan on finishing the drywall yourself, or will you hire that part out? When I build a house I'm going to hang the drywall myself and hire a pro to do the finishing. Although I want blue board and veneer plaster as opposed to regular drywall.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

I’ll definitely hire out the finishing but we’re doing a skip trowel texture on most of the walls

[@texgem]

Blocking for hanging TV's.

[@18twilliams]

plumbing walls should be 2x6 for that reason!

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Yep. That wasn’t supposed to be a plumbing wall. 🤷🏻‍♂️ We’ll fur it with 3/4 strips and move on.

[@nicpedia2432]

@7:40 you talk about adding strapping so the drywall isn't spanning 24". 5/8" rock is rated for exactly that, 24". We blow 30" of cellulose insulation on top of that, done it for several years on many builds, never had any problems. If you run strapping, it doesn't automatically make things flatter, it's shimming behind the strapping that can create the level 5 smooth finish. But if you're texturing the ceiling, standard procedure with 5/8" on 24 centers is not a problem. It's more important to set your screws the proper depth on a ceiling.

[@Ed-jg3ud]

Yea that’s really shotty plumbing work to rough it outside of the framing. If I was you I’d tell them to come back and fix that, or else dock them an hour of labor. That kind of a mistake doesn’t fall within pickup work

[@mariowickel456]

Since the weight of the drywall will hang of the strapping, what size nails did use install the strapping with ?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

2-1/2” ring shanks. It will hold.

[@mariowickel456]

@@Guildbrookfarm I'm absolutely loving this build, can't wait to see temps warm up and the concrete pour on the Deck. You're doing a great job very thorough

[@hyrulianbumm6893]

You should really think about putting screws in that strapping that is some heavy drywall you going to be putting on those nails

[@d6joe]

Are you going to insulate the wall between the upstairs bedrooms for sound deadening?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Maybe

[@bonnieodoon2980]

Good idea. Loud music, future grandchildren, peace insurance. We did insulated bathroom walls in our self built home in 70’s and never regretted it. Selling feature in 2015. You are a master at thinking the big picture. Now is the correct time to insulate x thoughtfulness.

[@gingin21jr]

It’s a must. Don’t left it out!

[@Typersx1]

Could rip a straight edge on that 2x4 with a table saw.

[@ozcom]

will you be insulating the space above the ceiling and walls between rooms?

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Yeah

[@beachlife1411]

Good job

[@markadelman8028]

you can use 5/8" drywall on ceilings with 24" o.c. I dont understand why you are installing that strapping? You can also get 1/2" sag resistant if you want to use for the ceiling.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

You can do whatever you want. I’m not going to have any sags after we texture and finish this build. 😉

[@andyguy0610]

Great video, the house is really starting to take shape :-) BTW what happened to the mustache and beard? :-)

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Meh. Got tired of it. Lol

[@Miguel195211]

Drywall...yeah!

[@angelabryant4517]

❤️❤️❤️

[@michaelmolter8828]

I might make up an 1/8 shim / no go gauge so I don’t have to trust my eye balled eighth inch.

[@dorarolfzen4132]

Tedious Work a little bit of music will help.🎼🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 Spit in 1 hand & Wish on the other. & see what you have the Most of❗ Whistle While You Work . . .

[@moejaime2654]

What happened ? I thought you already foamed the house ? very confusing watching videos out of series

[@RobertWiggers]

Mistakes happen. Everybody makes them. I'm just glad they upload it, because it's fun to watch.

[@moejaime2654]

@@RobertWiggers Not saying I did not like video or the channel just making an observation and how it effects me .

[@textnotepro]

They took all of the foam down to film this. 🤣

[@moejaime2654]

@@textnotepro Sure and I poop ed outside your front door when you weren't looking ! lol ! watch out for the flaming brown paper bag !

[@textnotepro]

@@moejaime2654 again? Seriously ,🥺 you got to stop doing that.

[@stevet9652]

The only time you see when some studs are bowing out is when the first sheet of drywall is up. Don't go around checking with a 4 foot straight edge!!!!!! As for your pipes the drywall will help that out. Trust me I have 35 years in this fu....n business

[@SourBogBubble]

😎🤙🦅

[@ohske]

👍👍👍👌❤❤❤

[@tonygrimes13]

Also Lumnah Acres & maybe Justin Rhodes!

[@ruk5116]

Is anyone else finding hard to watch the latest vid with the echo sound humming ????

[@Beecozz7]

No echo, no hum! ???

[@MeBeingAble]

overkill but its your house

[@craigwooden7649]

I dont understand why you are installing strapping. It really seems unnecessary.

[@stevet9652]

How is this video up now when another video you already spray foamed it?????

[@tonygrimes13]

1/2 before, 1/2 after!!!