Straight String Line Trick ~ 2-Minute Tip

Before he pitches the roof on our new extension series, James shows us a quick 2-minute tip for getting a super straight string line.
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[@ttfweb1]

If I went too slow, my dad would say “We ain’t building a piano”, then when I’d speed up he’d say, “why don’t you take a little pride in your work”. His objective to drive me crazy was well achieved.

[@noskills9577]

Need to be sending copies of this video over to Barrett’s and some of the others big players 😂

[@sygad1]

Finally, that technique for the string line at the end that i've seen so many times but never managed to work out how it's done, cheers for the slow demo

[@bambam-cm8we]

This is one of the best ways to ensure work is kept to a high standard. I used this method 2 days ago to flatten and level a ceiling on a job, where we installed a new RSJ within the ceiling void. Plasterers will thank you if you do this as it makes thier life so much easier to achieve a flat and fine finish 👍 ah the humble string line, a builders best friend 😉

[@ukconstruction]

Great work Roger and James!! Great tip guys

[@jimichip]

Cheers Robin. 👍

[@mooglamanna3482]

Thanks fellas. Nice & Simple and a lovely Piano note to finish it all off at the end. Cheers from Australia.

[@fireblaster9961]

Love that “we’re not building a piano” 🔥🔫

[@zedman442]

Nice tip. Glad you sorted those boards out towards the end of the video 😀

[@samposton9101]

Lovely seeing how diligent you guys are in your work. Bet most wouldn’t even check!!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

I love that tight line tip , twang 👌🏼🧱👍🏽

[@58elrond]

The wall plate we get for new builds is sooo warped/curved o_O Glad to see people actually caring about this stuff!

[@markanderson6969]

You can use the same method for setting out an extension off the house when the aligning wall is all over the place👍👍

[@Goodwithwood69]

I put a saw cut in the end blocks to keep them put.

[@pauln7422]

"D Flat" ? I thought you said you weren't building a piano ! You're doing a "Grand" job.

[@GuitarWithJamie]

It is a flat roof after all

[@pauln7422]

😅@@GuitarWithJamie

[@tecnaman9097]

Just showed one of my lads these string line tips and more building a deck. I've now gone up in his estimation lol.

[@vinnysurti]

That tip is another string in my bow 😁👍🏽

[@Gixer750pilot]

Robin would have knocked it down and started again with his huge roofing square! Then again 3mm to robin is like 30 to most people 😂

[@Danny-vx1wc]

🤣🤣🤣

[@BeeHiverson]

Robbin would have jumped off the roof head first on to concrete if he saw this.

[@BeeHiverson]

@@jameskemp2273 I don’t even know Robbin

[@MK-ne6sj]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Brian18741]

That's how I tie off my string lines, works great! 👍

[@SkillBuilder]

Good stuff mate!

[@Blue_Collar_Colonizer_1776]

I had a guy on my crew that was special forces as a younger man. My crew did mainly metal roofs and I was pretty critical about our cuts and how everything looked. Aesthetics were just as important to me as function. It drove him crazy. He cussed like a sailor and would always say "goddamn it Donnie, it's not like we're building fucking bombs." Hardest work guy I ever met. Worked twice as hard when you pissed him off. Which was pretty often.

[@Theosplaytime]

Can you do normal string line 2 minute guide for keeping things level. It always baffles me

[@jasonantigua6825]

Bloody marvellous

[@adamperkins3125]

My builder (with 40 years experience) should watch this as he’s out of plumb by 230mm!!

[@thetallcarpenter]

Super tip fellas. 😎

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

the string baffles my brain im trying to set a square in the garden i might need to call a pro

[@ThriveTalesTV]

thanks . like . very informative .

[@azhmehmood]

Great tip

[@al-azimahmed1188]

Hey guys great video, dont you. Use brick ties on The last course of bricks? Just wondering as knowing you guys there a great technical explanation behind it. Thanks for the video.

[@RonnyOlufsen]

Thank you! ♥️

[@dennis6442]

It is funny that in the last video the 3,4,5 was out by a few Mills ..... I am sure it is in tollerace. Thanks for the instuctions

[@cliffcarlo180]

If the piano falls down a mineshaft, that would be "A Flat Miner" (minor) 🤣🤣

[@carrot3945]

Well I am just shocked, I thought that fella didn't use string lines. I need a minute here to gather myself after that shocker

[@PaneraiTravel]

I'm not trying to pick fault but shouldn't there be an AIR GAP between the insulation and inner face of the brick? I'm just trying to learn. Thank you for your videos, I really enjoy watching them.

[@jimichip]

Not on this type of construction, it’s a mass fill cavity batt. The type you may be thinking of is the dense pir board insulation that we had to use special clips for on the wall ties to hold it in position.

[@PaneraiTravel]

@@jimichip Thank you James for explaining that. Cheers!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

The thing about this is... I'm a DIYer and refurbishing an old stone farmers cottage here (west coast of Ireland) & NOTHING is very straight, plumb or square... I've learned (the hard way) that if you ensure you incorporate that level of accuracy in your work as you go, you save time later... Case in point... I'm building 3x2 studded walls against all the inside stone walls with a 25mm insulation sheet thermal break and rigid in between the wall studs... anyhoo... making sure these walls are square to each other makes SUCH a difference when it comes to laying floor vinyl laminate (no DPC so no mdf laminate for me😉)... also 100% vertical studs are easier to screw to, I use a cheap laser & hit a mark at the top and scribe the plasterboard... easy peasy... I know I'm not doin it the "professionals" way but I AM building in the accuracy required... This house is 100 years old.. I'm lowering every ceiling Full re-wire Full re-plumb 25mm insulation + 18mm ply floors (before final covering) Re-slated roof... And lots more .. 🙄 But I'm enjoying learning the trades as I go along ... the lads here at skillbuilder are also a great help, its what youtube is best at... 😎👍☘🍺

[@SkillBuilder]

That is great to hear your views on this. We all learn as we go along and never stop learning but the saying "Start right and you finish right" is key to the whole thing. If you think "Ah the wall is a little out of plumb but the plasterer will put it right" you will be in for a dissapointment. As you say, when it comes to the tiles and flooring it will show up.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

@@SkillBuilder 😎👍☘🍺

[@guyemmott4009]

I want James to build my extension..😀

[@simonclifton8056]

Impressed with the audio mixing, espcially at the very end, was it a D# ?

[@SkillBuilder]

This isn't just thrown together

[@ozzyefc44]

@@SkillBuilder is it strung together 😂

[@jstorres486]

Thank you for the video! Do u think I can use this method to find what stud sticks out the furthest from wall? I’m trying to level walls in a 1920s home.. trying to get it ready for drywall.. thank you

[@yourdaddy9530]

I just put my nail on the edge

[@thetessellater9163]

Surely B Flat was on the ground floor, this is the first floor, so it must be E Flat?

[@callaws1274]

Roge loves a line

[@SkillBuilder]

I walk the line.

[@Ultimate-roofing-square.]

🎹🎹🎹🎹. 😂. Good stuff chaps. 👍🏻

[@SkillBuilder]

Rock on!

[@peterbell4154]

Is that Dflat or Csharp ?

[@sweetsourpork111]

Or move the screws up to the corners in at 45°, and run your string along the edge.

[@ryankavanagh6216]

What size are the timber wall plates, 4x2? Doesn't building inspector get upset that you haven't used 4x3?

[@SkillBuilder]

If the drawing calls for 4x3 then that is what is used but you build to a set of plans that are passed. If they are passed then the Building Inspector is there to make sure you do what is on the drawing. If the builder wants to start beefing everything up without raising the price then he can do that and get his reward in heaven.

[@edthompson9337]

@@SkillBuilder I doubt using 4" x 3" would bankrupt the builder! Can't remember the last time it wasn't specified on a job, building control must be easily pleased down your way!

[@vic6820]

If it's anything like map reading, a couple of mil equals a couple of miles out.

[@robthesamplist]

Tell James I got him a pedicure set for his birthday.

[@BarriosGroupie]

Perfection is the enemy of done

[@SkillBuilder]

Perfection is the enemy of do it again

[@Flat-Five]

That actually was a D Flat at the end

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Good that mate fairplay wonder if i would get 18mm if i did that on my stomach 😂😂👍

[@staceyismine]

What size of wall plate should be used 🤔

[@andrewplatt]

Why not a 4x3 wallplate 🤔

[@SkillBuilder]

Sometimes the drawings call for that but more common these days is 4x2. It does the job.

[@jackrussell9811]

so if the plates out you knock it back at that point and send the other end out ,nah as the old boys would say were not fucking watchmakers ,great content with you and roger always a laugh

[@SkillBuilder]

Watch the roof go up on Wednesday night and you will see what happened to that 3mm.

[@zenkido]

Use the line to build it straight in the first place

[@SkillBuilder]

The wall is straight but the timber has a bow in it. This was explained, maybe you nodded off.

[@zenkido]

@@SkillBuilder a pointless exercise then, with respect

[@peterwalton1502]

👍👍

[@JACKATTACKED]

👍

[@simoncrabb]

I've only got the cardboard triangle from me sandwiches, will that work?

[@stephencarlisle3743]

Dizzy’s we call them ..

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

What about sag?

[@SkillBuilder]

The line is not checking the downward dimension only the in and out.

[@marcusp905]

Not building a piano 😂

[@hondafromhart5198]

Cut yout mails mate

[@cliveclapham6451]

He has with a hedge trimer 😂😂😂

[@jimichip]

Funnily enough I just did them this evening!😂

[@SkillBuilder]

Busy men don't cut their nail. Our mutual friend in Thailand gets his wife to do them.

[@jimichip]

@@SkillBuilder 😂😂😂

[@andytrewin]

Got to be a "G" string

[@jimichip]

😂everytime!

[@Isaac-47517]

fellas thats not tight. when you try to strum it it should not have any noticable lateral movement but instead will vibrate, seriously. Or at least thats how many were tight in my region.

[@brianwood5220]

A flat builder, i think!

[@elliottdebell7783]

Line on a wall plate 😵 surly plumbing up From the wall is good enough. The wall should be straight as it was built with a line

[@SkillBuilder]

It matters because timber is rarely straight over the length and we want to sit the roof on it. Having it straight means every rafter can be cut the same

[@antonyporter5045]

its a bloody wall plate lol

[@ozzyefc44]

If your wall plate is out a couple of mm your birds mouth won’t sit on it properly

[@bigdaddyyc]

We aren't building a piano :D

[@dickdoc3337]

They do not build like they used to I am sure you will have heard that saying many times...That string line Wallplate reminds me of the job we did many moons ago in Brighton for the local MP. The Mp had a huge garden size of a football pitch, Mp had planned to put a "Giant Wood Manufactured Laminated Gazebo" on top of his existing huge triple garage overlooking his Football Pitch. From day one the Mp told us all about this company that could build "Wood Laminated Gazebos" and how good they are with their product. The Mp told us not to get involved just let them come measure up and go away. Okay, we said. The two chaps came from Gazebo Company would not even give you the time of day we had tried to tell them they did not want to know. We watched from above on the main roof and could see the guys measuring up making mistakes. Weeks later "Gazebo" arrived pre-made in Laminated sections that did not fit the wall plate. (Surprise Surprise) The mega simple mistake they made was to measure only the front wall of the garage and one side. The right-hand side wall was built to the wrong side of the brickwork line in the footings about 100 years ago ie approx 250 mm out. The back wall was approx 250 longer than the front wall seen happen a few times over the years on older buildings. We ended up erecting Gazebo and fixing the mistake Mp was not impressed with Gazebo Company. One loop with a string line and hook on nail saves faffing about good work James well done.