Setting TRUSSES? You're Probably Doing It WRONG!

[@missulu]

It's all about safety, kinda. If more people did it like you and Kyle, more people would stick with building trades. Love the video!

[@davidhume2842]

Waking up on a Sunday to Awesome Framers, heck yes.

[@9460andy]

This video was not entertaining enough for my toddler to let me keep watching it- now I’ll never know how to install trusses. Thanks a lot.

[@adidasjesus41-31]

Hey guy. I’m a plumber in Boston. The only wood I like is cut w a sawzall. 😂 But man I love the way you guys work. Smarter not harder You gained a sub. Keep this stuff up!!!

[@adubbelde1]

a local builder has truss locks that are assembled like a folding Rule. Once it's clipped on the first two trusses it just opens up for each subsequent truss. They are made of sheet metal.

[@AwesomeFramers]

We had those, they didn't work well and we all pinched fingers :-0 You still have to set them at a level you can reach, the Truss Lox can be installed before the truss comes off the truck and skied in. Or set at the top and then roll the truss up.

[@dansullivan2954]

Well done fellas.

[@steveharkins279]

This reminds me of how not to use a girder truss, in 1890 the “Holybourn cottage” on Jekyll island used 2 railroad bridge trusses to span 30 x30 rooms on the 1 st floor. That run up through the second floor walls into the atic and hold up the first floor from “the top down”

[@KurtMGibbs]

New dance move, the "truss lock".

[@trusslox]

Yes, #TrussLoxrox Thanks guys!

[@brianhubbard4175]

If it were me I would have a stern talk with the guy who keeps parking his van in the way of equipment causing a problem!😂 God bless you all.

[@AwesomeFramers]

Yep, we just get lazy and work around it.

[@daviddorge1559]

One complaint!! Your videos are to short! lol. I’m kidding. I love watching you guys. More vids makes us happier

[@viamoiam]

A Board Foot is easy to remember, as my bored foot. When it just starts dancing, It fills up a bit of area going every which way as I work. That bored foot of mine dancing about; it goes 1' left and right x 1' forward and back x 1" up and down so 1'x1'x1" (30.48cm x 30.48cm x 2.54cm). A board foot is a volume like where you are trying to define where that dancing foot may be, just like a particle in Quantum Physics. Don't worry I'll see myself out, my foot is about to give me the boot.

[@steveharkins279]

Hollybourne cottage also has 12 foot ceilings on 1st & 2nd floors, 12 working fireplaces, and twin 8 ft x 10 foot pocket doors opising the 2 30 x30 entertaining rooms on each side of entrance foyea. “ O” and get this,the bridge truss lands right on top of the pocket doors below, so there is a piece of steel running front to back of cottage to pick up the bridge truss on the second floor.

[@markdalton55]

Board foot is 1” x 12” x 12”. 👍

[@rulowth4815]

The goat

[@williamhudson5582]

But your videos are awesome

[@tractorjeff6757]

what do you find is the best way to set them all straight in line? string line the tails or peak? or just set them by the heal on top plate?

[@mojodojo5533]

So what's the thinking on the girder truss. Does look like you have bearing wall all the way down. Does it work with the roof trusses better?

[@millennialcarpenter1784]

you can also break open a carpenters pencil and use that lead in a pica

[@AwesomeFramers]

interesting

[@pcatful]

With such a small building, do you think you’d rather have used stick framing? (I think this is the same one that you didn’t like the plans for?) Maybe you should order the truss delivery for 4:00 the day before, then call them at 3:00 and say they can bring it in the morning.

[@AwesomeFramers]

Yes, for sure. If we'd been involved at the beginning this roof would have been hand cut, less $$, safer to build, more room for working (eg no webbing) and easier to insulate.

[@pcatful]

@@AwesomeFramersOh I took a break from watching and made this comment JUST before you said the same thing in the video! I’m back to watch the rest, the next day.

[@jarice4657]

I crane trusses for a living. Out of 500 or so jobs I have seen truss loks used once. They are bulky and I have noticed that they bend out of place and not lock in fully. You have to pay attention and tap them in or risk collapsing the trusses. 90% percent of my customers use simpson spacers with bracing every 5-10 trusses. The other 10% use rat runs.

[@georgeking5746]

A board foot is a piece of wood that is 12" Long x 12" Wide x 12" thick.

[@benfowler2127]

What was the wet marking lead for the Pica the Aniline lead they sell?

[@KWilliamsBuilds]

There was a video sound or something that blocked your commentary about the Pica dry lead type best for marking on wet wood?!

[@x-otiic1137]

are your hyspecs glasses fog proof? looking to get one

[@TryASMRWithMe]

Can you link the lead refills you use for the pica pencil?

[@AwesomeFramers]

Yep, its in the description now a.co/d/5N3xvsK

[@lucascole7589]

Do you have a structural engineer that you’d recommend for a single family home in Pierce County?

[@caffeinetremors]

Hopefully this new build has a little more character than the rest of the houses we can see from the aerial drone shots. Man, the existing houses on this street are depressingly boring looking.

[@morninboy]

Everyone knows what a bored foot is. They often make your leg fall asleep.

[@elijahdynys4125]

Funny, we set trusses last week and the trusses and crane showed up an hour early 😂

[@merlinsmith2431]

I would rather skip the 10/12 and just go to the 12/12 when possible, I always struggled with 8-11 lol

[@sparksmcgee6641]

I would tell that truss company that id only take first delivery of the day.

[@gregorymacneil2836]

Could the truck driver not have backed up the "service road" at least halfway? You seem able to drive up, and I suspect your cube van/vehicle is no wider. People generally understand late deliveries if they are informed in advance-it's when they don't call that my blood pressure goes through the ceiling and into the stratosphere.

[@AwesomeFramers]

yeah, but that would have been I think harder to unload

[@tealkerberus748]

Stumped why you're repeatedly ordering trusses for a Friday if Friday is when you want to knock off early. There are other days in the week!

[@AwesomeFramers]

They were supposed to be delivered Wed. I don't set up deliveries for Fridays.

[@tealkerberus748]

@@AwesomeFramers Wow. I didn't catch that in the vid. They'd better be good trusses when they do arrive! Maybe schedule for Monday? I dunno, someone who sends stuff out two days late seems a bit hard to work with when you and your crew have bills to pay.

[@morehp1]

If u have load bearing walls for a floor those trusses make no sense stick built does those trusses cost way more

[@AwesomeFramers]

If this had been our project from the begining, we would have hand cut the roof and saved money on the materials side and labor side. It would have been safer, and provided a lot more room. We were handed the project after permits were issued.

[@ivansvanberg9333]

Our trusses always show up early but they are such bad quality

[@zacheiriksson]

So like 2 people for 3 hrs of ot plays into the budget. Must be some super small margins. We have a saying where i work that we budget to do the job 3x over cause the engineers always want extra stuff right before we pour

[@steves5028]

WHOA! Right handed, correct handed?! “This really pisses me off, Mr Burton!” See if you know that reference smarty pants..

[@AwesomeFramers]

Big trouble in little China 😏

[@TheAxecutioner]

*claps* cut to: Depends commercial lol !!

[@AwesomeFramers]

Yes!! What does that say about you?

[@merlinsmith2431]

@@AwesomeFramerslol!

[@TheAxecutioner]

@@AwesomeFramers it was hilarious that that's what youtube did to your cool clap cut :D

[@granterickson9294]

Board feet? Its where the board puts it shoes and socks on

[@janderson8401]

The old guy on a 10”/12” roof… the older the roofer the steeper they like it.

[@panchoquintanilla2063]

Tire on the driveway

[@williamhudson5582]

If you were lefthanded you would be saving more time going from left to right, rather than going back and forth using your correct handed technique, when nailing on your hangers 😅

[@AwesomeFramers]

shoot some video for us and we'll compare.

[@andyd9199]

Not hard to be safe

[@det-ou9vz]

The girder truss over a bearing wall is ridiculous. Waste of time and resources!

[@kinbolluck476]

I LOVE THOSE WORDS

[@mojodojo5533]

Well that's what I was thinking. What's the point in it?

[@VernBigDaddy]

12”x12”x1”

[@chrishall5439]

Hey, any chance you know the replacement lead you use for the Pica Big Dry. The lead in mine is continuously so greasy that it slides in when trying to mark stuff! In similar climate. Thanks for sharing!