This Old House | Focus on Framing (S43 E9) FULL EPISODE

Kevin O'Connor and Tom Silva frame an exterior wall on ground and raise it into place. Tom gives a personal history of framing tools. Kevin, Charlie Silva and Heath Eastman talk about different types of recessed lighting, installation of and layout. Electrical panels are discussed. An old ridge beam is replaced with three LVLS sandwiched together in place to support the addition.
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This Old House | Focus on Framing (S43 E9) FULL EPISODE
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[@jordanl69]

I know a lot of people like the soft stuff around colors and decorating and landscaping but an almost 100% Tommy episode with framing and beams and rafters is the best. Also Charlie has the greatest Boston drawl

[@georgetuider654]

"Sonny" is the best of the hosts and has been a great addition to the show. Definitely good chemistry with the entire crew.

[@shawndinterman2219]

Imagine a TV show coming to your house, doing an episode, a year later you're the host and 15 yrs later you're still the host. Crazy how he got involved.

[@george8873]

He's been host since 2003, so it's like 21 years, lol. Still, it's amazing how he got the job. And I personally think he's the best host of the three. Has a great personality and can see why he was offered the job when Steve Thomas announced he was leaving.

[@JimDean002]

Somehow I don't think training with a couple of Master Carpenters and being a TV host was on the bingo card he had in high school

[@shawndinterman2219]

@george8873 Wow, I didn't realize it's been that long

[@harryjohnson9656]

Steve Thomas was the best in my opinion

[@thomassears4920]

Imagine being the host for that long and still having to act like you don't know anything about home building lol. He does a great job

[@jackmahoney3687]

I love working with Bailey and smith!! Great bunch of guys! Have worked on many projects with them!!

[@ronevans852]

Has I watch this home going up the money it’s cost to build that home is phenomenal lot of guys that know what they’re doing. Fantastic.

[@igotskunkyfunky]

That dude has been swinging a hammer for 40 years look how percise and fast he drives those nails in

[@armyvet8279]

Precise too

[@OrangeCountySkid]

Perbahts

[@IRV707]

your videos are so educational and informative they are addicting to watch! Thank you guys for spending time to make them! You are all encouraging!

[@don19655]

GOD Bless you Tommy, I'm 62. I think your close to my age, i couldn't imagine myself driving nails at my age. And you still make it look so simple. Don, CA.

[@halfdohm]

What an outstanding episode. Tommie is awesome.

[@marshallz4]

thanks. still informative after all these years

[@tjtampa214]

That was fun seeing the equipment used earlier on in his career. And the lighting improvements were pretty astonishing. Not sure if I'd like them or not but the ease of use and diminished housing was remarkable. 👍

[@OrangeCountySkid]

Oh yeah, watch the old episodes where Tommy is framing a bathroom in Ben Franklins house

[@ianphilpott5164]

Love watching the Silva brother work, they explain the principles so well and how to overcome the issues they encounter in refurbing

[@OrangeCountySkid]

Silva usually starts at least once per episode watch him closely

[@OrangeCountySkid]

Look closely, at his facial expressions, and the way he moves his hips, he sharts at least once per episode, the sneakily moves off camera to empty his pants

[@suleymansekman2697]

good one! cheers!

[@jasonhill2180]

Great show as usual! I wish there was less background music. The work you're doing is music enough.

[@donc-m4900]

2:34 level, plumb and square. Welcome to This Brand New House. I'm not saying my 1900 home is not any of these, but I ain't saying it is. 😅

[@AnnetteWalden-ty6xf]

😂😂😂😂😂 I lived in a shotgun style house as a kid..my dad and mom were definitely creative to make that house livable for the whole family..;).

[@rheffner3]

This series should be called This New House. lol

[@eagl3ye]

The long hallway opening up to a deck and a home office is interesting. Not completely sure how I feel about it to be honest, but having the office that far separated from the living space would be nice.

[@timothyokane9710]

Yeah it's like leaving the house to go to the office without ever leaving the house.@@Navy1977

[@campursarian1977]

Looks like fun, but expensive. Reminds of doing things like this with my grandpa and father.

[@JimDean002]

Hey @thisoldhouse crew. Thank you for this one. It was really nice to just see the crew starting on some projects and walking them through teaching all the way. Not every show has to have the latest and the greatest tech or some fancy technique or some weird homeowner problem. Sometimes it's just enough to show how to put up a wall and do it right

[@randalb7930]

Imagine trying to implement these amazing precision and efficient techniques to build small structures deep into South American jungles and amphibious flood zones. That’s been my situation for a few years!

[@george8873]

Those telehandlers have been great additions to job sites. Not only do they make lifting heavy objects safer, also save money so you don't need to hire cranes every time you need to lift heavy things.

[@GoodwillCriminalsOfDallas]

It sure would be nice to be able to go back and watch the series from the beginning. I wonder if they will ever do any box sets or season DVDs of the early stuff. I have been saving back a number of seasons from here on the channel. Some stuff from earlier seasons is available but by no means the full-season sets. Come on PBS put out TOH on DVD!!

[@BossLinco]

So I always liked Kevin over Bob and Steve. But real Kevin props after the nail-off at 9:00 when he (1) taps down the high nail [attention to detail] and (2) holsters his hammer wo looking like a boss

[@Kevin-mp5of]

That’s because when you name your kid Kevin, you prepare him to be a Boss…

[@DonariaRegia]

Bob had a habit of repeating what the tradesman was saying to look smart, that was annoying. Kevin is there to learn as much as to host. He asks questions viewers might have and follows up.

[@Anamnesis]

Where do you find contractors like this who actually know how framing works? Asking for all the people whose houses were built by trunk slammers with hundreds of exposed framing nails coming out in every direction from their studs, subfloors, sheathing, and joists...

[@user-wm8tc9rk4n]

hire white dudes

[@PJJ196]

You get what you pay for bruddah

[@Anamnesis]

​@@PJJ196 Yeah, no ... there are plenty of contractors who charge obscene money for abysmal work just to meet code requirements while cutting as many corners as possible. And there are lots of folks who get involved with subs that don't stand behind their work, they just slap it together well enough to pass minimal standards for inspection. It's not about the amount of money being spent, it's about the character of the people doing the work.

[@mitchdenner9743]

The saying goes, if you want it right, do it yourself.

[@Anamnesis]

@@mitchdenner9743 Right, and the owners of this property clearly took that saying to heart.

[@shawndinterman2219]

Curious question: how many people use post in their walls compared to just stacking studs to make a king stud?

[@lordaleksandre]

Kinda sus to stack multi-LVLs (or heaven forbid LBs) on sistered studs. But I see them build big post framed buildings on posts that are basically nailed together dimension lumber, so maybe it's not such a concern.

[@wallyballou7417]

Love Tommy, but any talk about modern framing has to include Larry Huan. That guy was a human nail gun. Never more than 2 or 3 swings of a hammer to fully drive a nail.

[@eagl3ye]

The guy who built the original 1880s Cape Cod had no idea what his modest house was gonna look like in 2024.

[@badad0166]

75 -100 years ago it really was "Rough Framing". The plaster globbed over lathe could be up to an inch or more thick, so lots of wiggle room to make up for wonky framing.

[@armyvet8279]

Finally no annoying Richard!

[@jeffreymason7049]

21:50 - could have sworn that was Norm for a second

[@OrangeCountySkid]

If he was digging his ear with a Buick key, it was Nahm

[@DonariaRegia]

That was indeed the legend himself. I miss his show. His shop is immaculate.

[@RoughNeckDelta]

Their garage is as big as the bungalow I'm living in now.

[@BWIL2515]

Duo fast was it the first gun shown

[@Kevin-mp5of]

Senco

[@dagored100]

the garage is as big as my house.

[@Scubamike4499]

Good episode. Glad when they dont spend half the episode shopping with the homeowner. Just framing baby. And kevin, try not to strip every one of those structural screws 😂

[@buckbuck9225]

Iv been getting bored with TOH for a while. But the part with Tommy and his history with pneumatic guns was great. And for the next Gen kids who live and breathe carpentry.. keep it up.

[@markmorris51]

Look into a guy by the name of " Larry Haun " he's just as good , worked out of California

[@Kevin-mp5of]

Plus or minus half an inch good enough... He was a hack...

[@Kevin-mp5of]

He passed few years ago…

[@ovidiuciuparu6421]

17:34 electric bill.. huh!

[@Nill757]

The big recessed can boxes get bid out $80-$100 ea installed, need romex to ea box. Made sense to protect hot halogens. That’s over, 5x overkill w low voltage wiring. Been LEDs 10 yrs plus now. Yeah guys getting paid for days the old way. They have to go.

[@malikdigger4544]

Using hammer or wooden mallet for building framing use to be like Tom Slivia said be easy process make nail went straight threw joist thank goodness nail guns save time & ur knuckles

[@Kevin-mp5of]

RIP English grammar…

[@ovidiuciuparu6421]

11:21 omg that kitchen is sooo bad! Look on the height of that ceiling… super low! After you add the flooring, ceiling.. some light is going to be so cramped… 14:37 the fact they are “fitting those things” on the ceiling so easy… wow! Mind blowing! You spend all that money to get a huge disappointment!

[@jej3451]

This is "This Old House", not "This New House".

[@RWorley3sl]

The kitchen was saved from the original house: they had to reframe the whole ceiling 2 inches higher since it wasn't structurally sound. So it was really bad before

[@Kevin-mp5of]

Lipstick on a pig comes to mind…

[@casperbydam4506]

The electrical system in the US is mad. 200-400 amp. It's just insanity. In europe vi have 230V and a complete house is only 25-35 Amps.

[@DonariaRegia]

Twice the voltage requires half the amperage. But yes we use a lot of electricity in America. This house is far above average with that additional run being 100 feet (30 meters). It's a huge house with two car chargers incorporated. The footprint is crazy.

[@johnberry1107]

Yeah. Amazing what happens when the average age of the carpenter crew is above 45. Stay safe. Spend money. Water wins! Thank you. I’m re-studding a 1969 double wide trailer. Good motivation.

[@campursarian1977]

I would hate to see the homeowner's electric bill.

[@ryanroberts1104]

You're not supposed to call them a "cripple" anymore. You have to call them "handicapped studs" now.

[@Kevin-mp5of]

I thought the correct term was “structurally challenged.”

[@DonariaRegia]

It was handicapped now it's "handicapable" or "differently challenged".

[@Kevin-mp5of]

LED lights are crap. They all promise 50,000 hour life but the electronics fail in couple years…

[@OrangeCountySkid]

Ive heard using plumbers grease on the fitting will prolong life

[@Kevin-mp5of]

@@OrangeCountySkid it’s true I know a guy that does that on all his installations

[@OrangeCountySkid]

@@Kevin-mp5of I'll bet that guy is a prick, I mean who does that?...

[@DonariaRegia]

@@OrangeCountySkid Silicone grease (dielectric grease) is used to protect connections from external effects. It is an excellent preventative measure.

[@Shisenchu]

John 6:29

[@Kevin-mp5of]

Skid winter 1975

[@rhymereason3449]

Unless you've got $1M to put into a house upgrade it's hard to relate to this show much any more...

[@jej3451]

$1M ain't what it used to be.

[@durangodave]

ask a contractor what they do for a living. If they say build houses find someone else because to them its just a job and a paycheck. The one to choose is the one that says they help others realize their dream house.

[@ekoller]

What if you can’t afford a dream house and just want good work?

[@durangodave]

@@ekoller well they should say something similar. My job is to make sure my customers are happy

[@ronevans852]

I wish I could donate for him , but not sure if he get the money. Because of all this crap with government BS. Can’t trust anyone. But if for some change he coming south of Atlanta. I’ll hook up with him.

[@andrewmacgregor8717]

I stopped watching TOH decades ago because it went from renovations and additions for average middle Americans who'd put in 'sweat equity' to a show case of mcmansions and how much money the home owner can spend on TV. It's really very sad. I got into construction when Bob and Narm did their first Reno for Morash/PBS and really took TOH to heart. Now, there's nothing. Elitist crap.

[@terryprideaux]

Before you comment about anything. And start talking crap. Learn how to spell.

[@terryprideaux]

@@Navy1977 don’t be a little cry baby.

[@DonariaRegia]

They did bring in "Ask This Old House" to highlight common repairs with average homeowners to address that issue. I'd say it is an invaluable element to the show, we get to see both sides of the trade that way, and the new segment is designed to give those without experience more confidence in themselves and their abilities.

[@Nill757]

Shame to see only 1 kid out there. Used to be 1 kid per seasoned carpenter when I was the kid. Everybody knows this trend can’t last? We gonna have a TOH w no inglés?

[@Kevin-mp5of]

Enough with the annoying music already...

[@Ca_Tule_Ninja]

Boooo!! Any real fan of this show knows the music is a classic piece of it

[@Manuel-mb4zb]

We use bricks to build houses 😀

[@alanc7772]

@alanc7772 0 seconds ago In which country? I much prefer concrete or masonry construction instead of all that complicated wood.

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

Wow 43 years? ❤

[@markjohnson5556]

This is fast becoming my favorite season. It might be a littel nosy but I really would like to know how much this addition costs. It's a whopper!

[@markjohnson5556]

@@Navy1977 easy. Particularly since it's Massachusetts.

[@markjohnson5556]

@@Navy1977 1.5M+

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

Wow 43 years? ❤