torontotoolman Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 This house is a monster plus we are building the exact same house beside it the from walls are 21 ft tall made up of double 2x8s as studs we lift the walls with a zoom boom im glad i found a real framing crew to work with the last guys were kinda some shoemakers man Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Very cool man. Those are some serious walls. Looks like a good size home.Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 damn man..... you're still deck framing it? not balloon framing right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Man that's a cool ass job T Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 damn man..... you're still deck framing it? not balloon framing right?I don't know if you can balloon frame anything to new code anymore. That style of framing is very bad for fires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 damn man..... you're still deck framing it? not balloon framing right?Whats balloon framing? Lol or even deck framing lol i never heard these termsSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99_XC600 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Great work, I bet the guy that owns the simple brick ranch across the street loves his neighbor to the right. That house is huge in comparison, it makes the ranch looks like it's the servants quarters, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathatyl Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice Toronto, framing has always been interesting to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastOfTheVee8s Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Love the size of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Whats balloon framing? Lol or even deck framing lol i never heard these termsSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Balloon framing is a style of wood-house building that uses long, vertical 2" x 4"s for the exterior walls. These long "studs" extend uninterrupted, from the sill on top of the foundation, all the way up to the roof. Deck framing build your walls on the deck then raise the walls build a deck on top of you walls then repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Balloon framing is a style of wood-house building that uses long, vertical 2" x 4"s for the exterior walls. These long "studs" extend uninterrupted, from the sill on top of the foundation, all the way up to the roof. Deck framing build your walls on the deck then raise the walls build a deck on top of you walls then repeat.Oh ya no ballon framing anywhere up here haga most exterior walls are 2x6s ecept for these 21 fters those are double 2x8s with 4 rows of blocking because the hight Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice Toronto, framing has always been interesting to meYa framing is my fav thing to do i couldnt really picture myself in any other tradr but framing or roofing lol i may not have to school smarts for any ither trade but ya i love framing its great nothing better then building a house or mansion for someone you know framing is one of those things you gotta know to do it propperSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Great work,I bet the guy that owns the simple brick ranch across the street loves his neighbor to the right. That house is huge in comparison, it makes the ranch looks like it's the servants quarters,Ya the funny thing is the 2 houses we are building are bigger then those 2 across the street but ya you should see the house to the left of the one im building its not gonna see sun light again hhahah Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathatyl Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Ya framing is my fav thing to do i couldnt really picture myself in any other tradr but framing or roofing lol i may not have to school smarts for any ither trade but ya i love framing its great nothing better then building a house or mansion for someone you know framing is one of those things you gotta know to do it propperSent from my SGH-I337M using TapatalkHow did you get started/into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteW Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I don't know if you can balloon frame anything to new code anymore. That style of framing is very bad for fires.thats what i thought lol. but i have never seen studs that run that long. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 thats what i thought lol. but i have never seen studs that run that long. lolEaxh stud we used where a double 2x8 so 2 put together cut at 250.5 inch so with top and bottom plate those walls where over 20ft up and ever 4 ft we put a row of blocking in Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 How did you get started/into it?Ok i was doing flat roofing befor like with a torch and rolls and then after a little falling out with the boss and it got slow in winter i quite and got a job framing and been doing that for over a year but im no wood pusher goffer i was cutting and nailing walls my first day lol i dont play so im good enough to hang with the big guys Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalu Rash Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice work TMan! Those walls look really heavy. I've helped my dad on smaller one story houses, but nothing to that scale. Awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Nice work TMan! Those walls look really heavy. I've helped my dad on smaller one story houses, but nothing to that scale. Awesome workYa my boss would pick them up with a strap around his forks on his zoom boom he lift them me and a next guy would get the into place and nail em in befor that we cut all the 2x8s and nail them together and built the walls Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsalas Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tman, you keep impressing with all of your skills. It always feels good when your on bigger and better things and it pushes your abilitys to higher standards. Before you know it, you'll have your own biz. Congrats TmanSent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tman, you keep impressing with all of your skills. It always feels good when your on bigger and better things and it pushes your abilitys to higher standards. Before you know it, you'll have your own biz. Congrats TmanSent from my VS985 4G using TapatalkYa man and im learning a lot more already this is probably the most expensive house i got my hands on and ya in a few years i wouldnt mind opening up my own framing company forsure Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Great looking project Toronto, how long you figure you will be on site? Are you strictly rough framing or finish work as well? I bet your new Makita Coil nailer is kicking some ass on this job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordraw Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Who's the builder of those homes. You are contracted out right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Who's the builder of those homes. You are contracted out right?Ya under contract im not sure the builder but my boss and his guys have done a bunch of houses for him this house would be number 8 for this builder and the house beside it will obviously be number 9 soo ya i geuss the builder likes his work lolSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontotoolman Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Great looking project Toronto, how long you figure you will be on site? Are you strictly rough framing or finish work as well? I bet your new Makita Coil nailer is kicking some ass on this jobWe do back framing aswell but we aint no finish carpenters lol prob 2 more weeks on this house then start the one beside itSent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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