It’s actually a very well written and comprehensive book th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 . I wanted to pair this with an updated book on local codes to start planning a post-retirement dream shop. I think I have just about everything I need between the two. The extra plans available for purchase towards the end are priced almost as much as full home plans, not little sheds however.
Your efficient building speed appears to be all about thinking way ahead. It is no wonder you work alone, no one else could keep up and would just be in the way. :-) It has to be very rewarding to not have keyboard authorities critiquing what you have done wrong like so many other videos. Keep up the GREAT work and stay safe.
lol have u worked at a construction site? i was a laborer once for 3 months and all the crew think like this awesome man here lol yhey thinking 10 moves ahead at all times lol
You are the next generation of me 30 years ago, love your videos and your work ethic, you and I are just alike in that, did many or should say most jobs alone, many said I was a idiot to work alone and so hard all the time, but I loved what I did and just did better alone, yes I did have help on many occasions just got tired of trying to find help with my work ethic and ability, stay the course you do great work and enjoy the trip down memory lane watching you work. Retired Residential Gen. Cont. God bless.
Even though I have built 500 homes, I never did one alone. Yet I never used a fork lift. I never built a house so close to the neighbors to need flame retardant material. You have my total respect!
I'm 22 and just barely found interest in this type of stuff. I really enjoy watching your videos and have learned so much. Thanks for taking the time to post and give me some knowledge.
I am just in Awe of your skills! You don't look much over 25yrs old, where did you learn your craft? When you frame a home do you always build it on your own? Amazing my friend. Keep sharing mored and thanks.
I wish I knew how to become a framing carpenter. You are awsome. Unfortunately it is not possible to become a framing carpenter in the Netherlands so I really enjoy watching your videos. I am thinking to become a patreon.
@@emmamccarter4118 They literally do't build timber framed houses, that goes for all of Europe, I myself live in Scotland and have never seen one in my life, although I would love to build my own house with a timber frame, but have concrete poured basement and 3 layers of brick on the first floor, so that it is structurally stronger and can handle Scottish winds.
The nice thing about working alone is that there are no distractions, no working around someone. The bad thing is the safety aspect and no one to help lift walls and beams. Nice work. Did you get a new camera, the one on the tripod?
watching your framing guys work (as we rebuilding a house right now) you could build a shed with the amount of nails that are left on the floor, guess when time is money you grab another from your pouch and carry on hammering....love your explanations as a DIY'er I now feel more confident building walls with intersecting corners (2x6 up/down) great idea
First time viewer of your videos. you remind me a lot of Scott over at Essential Craftsman. as long as it's square, plum and true, the work is about efficiency and speed.
there is alot of wood goin in that house! here we mostly build with traditional bricks, wooden houses are pretty rare here but becoming more popular because its more environmentally friendly. how long will it take you in total to build the house by yourself?
Any chance you can use a more traditional worm drive saw???? Like a SKILSAW Not sure how you being right handed can even see the cut that your making. No question that your doing a fine job, but can't get used to watching you with that saw
Curious why the 2x6 interior wall? Picking up more load? More soundproofing for happy fun times in the back bedroom? :) Also I've been trying to figure out the 'up' and 'down' terminology when you're laying out a wall. Is it to locate a facing stud to pick up a wall? 'Up' being the board will be up, flush with the raised face of the wall when lying on the floor, and 'down' is when it's flush with the floor. Close?
jcims the up/down you got right.. just so he can the orientation of the “L” to properly tie in perpendicular wall. Also 2x6 could be plumbing/hvac/upstairs laundry. Typical they won’t be for insulation. (3.5” is plenty for sound)
Crazy, are you making your home to strict Canadian code, or are you over-engineering it a bit, due to it being your own personal home, considering you could afford to/have the opportunity to?
Great Work! I'm picking up a bunch of tips on your channel. One thing I've noticed is the what you call the cripple stud. Shouldn't that be called the jack or trimmer stud? Isn't the cripple under a window or over a header?
Hi The Crazy Framer , I'm following you since a little of time , I looked a lot of your videos and it's really impressiv how you're doing your work alone. You are doing really great and it's look awesome. I heard you were building home alone , May I ask how did you become or did you find a way to do this job alone ? I mean is there any skills or degree to get to be able to do your job ? Your videos are really impressiv. Keep the great work man and take care aswell.
😂😋😂 usually they get lost or stolen.. def broken a few.. handed laborer square to use as guide to cut 2x6.. i walk away and come running back to the guy running a sawzall against the side of my square.. ruined. backed over my own tool belt once on a gradall extendable boom forklift lol.. ruined.. they can break
Wow! I'm very impressed. I wish I could just intern with you for a month to try to learn some about your master skill. I may be building a house largely by myself in the next few years (out of financial necessity). So I have really enjoyed your videos. I do have a question though (well actually many, but one for now): Why are some of the walls 2x6 and others 2x4? Is that just because they're a load-bearing wall?
I like how you explain why you did the poly and stuff and why you have overhangs or left gaps (for overhangs to connect into). Seeing how you do the corners is helpful as well. Ok, so add 2" to the door opening so 32" on a 30" door? So, a 32" door would have 34" spacing? And 36" would be 38"? Are those measurements for prehung doors? Odd question: I have to fix an exterior wall for a door. It's load-bearing and the idiot builders didn't put in a proper header. They have a flat 2x4 and the cripples are cut unevenly so it drops 1" from one side to the other. I want to put in a proper header of 2x6s. Door is roughly 80" high and frame needs at least 81" clearance. So, I'm trying to figure out how high the header should actually be.
i got a qustion here. as a norwegian we always put studs on 60 Cm as all materials are based on that. boards, dry wall everything comes in matching 60/120/180/240cm sizez. wont you puting studs on different measurements become trubling for the ones that drywall when they need different types of drywall for 16 inch 19,2 inch and 2fett studs? .
Maybe it keeps framers from walking on it when working with the roof truss connections. From what I've read Canadian code is acceptable in either case.
I know the sooner he builds it ,the sooner he makes money,but I wish he could relax and enjoy the build(assuming he enjoys carpentry).I'm old now and wish I was still working in the trades.
You are an efficient carpenter sir.maybe Canada’s future version of Larry Haun without Joe.Keep up the great content,lots of great tips to be seen here.
fancy he does have another 50 years to go. Larry was one of a kind. Larry made the same mistakes as most when he started, he just got very efficient of not making them.Never heard Larry say Tim for a beer.Cheers.
Are you the same person that brings the lumber up to where you need it or do you have someone that humps your lumber up to where you need what per day or do you do it all yourself each day for what your doing per day ??
Never seen you use your plumb -stick...? Don't you ever take a break? No eating/ lunch break? How about crowning your lumber?? Just grab-n-go?? Geez, the sheetrockers must love you!!
you have insane skills you think maybe making some videos a little slower to maybe teach something if not that's cool no big deal keep making videos there awesome man >>>>>
Longest walls first guys. -The middle and stair walls then the 111 1/2s the way he did get built in between and in place. If your worried about them being to tight to build between the standing ext and long int cause of stds sticking in, walls not exactly on the chalklines everywhere or it’s just straight up too tight between the standing walls. Well that’s why you don’t nail the long int wall down until you got the between walls built and standing, just tack it enough for it to stand while you build the betweens (or throw a brace on, I don’t but you can). Ok 👌
Suprised you don't use a coil framer with the amount of nails you go threw. You should contact dewalt they might send some tools out to you to test and make videos on them!!
I suspect the team on the other side of the street to pay the delivery guy of dens glass to not deliver because the crazy framer made them look bad by building this big house in 1 month alone!
Don’t wanna change your ways.. but it is faster usually when you lay out a wall buck. Just put 1 stud on each side (like 3.5” between the two studs).. then you won’t have to stock off 2x6 for “L” bucks. Or build the “L” . Same amount of sticks of lumber (less if buck is for 2x6 wall no double stud) but both are 2x4 (very slightly less cost). Only works in int. Walls those. Ext. can’t get insulation back there.
Not a framer, trying to picture what you're saying. Basically just add another stud in the same orientation as the wall studs 3.5" away (for a 2x4 wall) and just use the 1.5" side for nailing up the intersecting wall instead of the 3.5" side? (wish you could draw in youtube comments lol)
jcims well what I’m saying is. When he marks both sides of a wall.. let’s say he marks left side of wall.. put the stud to the left of that mark.. and marks right side of wall. Put stud to the right of that mark.. so you will have stud - 3.5” gap” -stud. Then when the wall comes in to that area. The wall hits in that 3.5” gap area essentially It will create a 1.5” Drywall nailer on each side of the wall. Then if you want to you can take a scrap chunk of 2x4 (usually about or larger than 6” and nail it between the 2 studs and into the wall that it’s butting in to. Allowing you to make all 3 studs (the 2 that are spaces 3.5” apart and the end stud of butting wall) solid. (I know that last part is confusing but makes a lot of sense if you see it.
Terrible camera work & too much fast talking; I can't get your explanation & I'm getting dizzy . I gave up & will find a better organized builder, perhaps Matt Resinger.
It’s actually a very well written and comprehensive book th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 . I wanted to pair this with an updated book on local codes to start planning a post-retirement dream shop. I think I have just about everything I need between the two. The extra plans available for purchase towards the end are priced almost as much as full home plans, not little sheds however.
Your efficient building speed appears to be all about thinking way ahead. It is no wonder you work alone, no one else could keep up and would just be in the way. :-) It has to be very rewarding to not have keyboard authorities critiquing what you have done wrong like so many other videos. Keep up the GREAT work and stay safe.
lol have u worked at a construction site? i was a laborer once for 3 months and all the crew think like this awesome man here lol yhey thinking 10 moves ahead at all times lol
Pillowhead Creations everybody thinks construction workers are dumb but really they are the dumb one cause they can't build a house
You are the next generation of me 30 years ago, love your videos and your work ethic, you and I are just alike in that, did many or should say most jobs alone, many said I was a idiot to work alone and so hard all the time, but I loved what I did and just did better alone, yes I did have help on many occasions just got tired of trying to find help with my work ethic and ability, stay the course you do great work and enjoy the trip down memory lane watching you work. Retired Residential Gen. Cont. God bless.
I like the pace of your well made video's. 71 year young carpenter that enjoys watching.
You are an animal!! Im a framing carpenter for 15yrs and we always ran small crews of 3 but damn man you are really skilled.
Even though I have built 500 homes, I never did one alone. Yet I never used a fork lift. I never built a house so close to the neighbors to need flame retardant material. You have my total respect!
I'm 22 and just barely found interest in this type of stuff. I really enjoy watching your videos and have learned so much. Thanks for taking the time to post and give me some knowledge.
Not crazy framer, but bad ass framer !!!!! Hell yeah.
Best framer I seen on TH-cam hands down !
King Romo84 you've never seen Larry haun?
Karonies Thompson not yet bro send the link
I love watching this series.
I am just in Awe of your skills! You don't look much over 25yrs old, where did you learn your craft? When you frame a home do you always build it on your own? Amazing my friend. Keep sharing mored and thanks.
You are not just crazy framer... you are an excellent videographer too.
i want to see your toolbag setup please!
Trent Smith beer
831vtc t2 well duhh besides that lol
He's got one.
Somebody please
Give this man a beer sponsorship or a chomercial!!
You make some great informative videos man
Your videos are completely captivating !! Best thing on Utube. Just amazing 😉
I wish I knew how to become a framing carpenter. You are awsome. Unfortunately it is not possible to become a framing carpenter in the Netherlands so I really enjoy watching your videos. I am thinking to become a patreon.
Emma Stone I believe all of their buildings are completely block.
@@emmamccarter4118 They literally do't build timber framed houses, that goes for all of Europe, I myself live in Scotland and have never seen one in my life, although I would love to build my own house with a timber frame, but have concrete poured basement and 3 layers of brick on the first floor, so that it is structurally stronger and can handle Scottish winds.
The nice thing about working alone is that there are no distractions, no working around someone. The bad thing is the safety aspect and no one to help lift walls and beams. Nice work.
Did you get a new camera, the one on the tripod?
You work very hard.
Is that like a little construction town? It looks cool
You are a badass framer! Great videos, amazing to watch you work, great content too, keep the videos coming! Thx John from AZ 😎✌️🌵
Where do you buy those jacks for lift walls?
Make a video about what’s in your tool bags please. Love your videos.
Jayna Forsgren all i can see in his tool bags is work ethics and a pouch full of just stfu and get framin
You are seriously good and you work like a man possessed.
watching your framing guys work (as we rebuilding a house right now) you could build a shed with the amount of nails that are left on the floor, guess when time is money you grab another from your pouch and carry on hammering....love your explanations as a DIY'er I now feel more confident building walls with intersecting corners (2x6 up/down) great idea
First time viewer of your videos. you remind me a lot of Scott over at Essential Craftsman. as long as it's square, plum and true, the work is about efficiency and speed.
You do work 🙌🏾 I wish I was as fast and knowledgeable as you. Killing it
there is alot of wood goin in that house! here we mostly build with traditional bricks, wooden houses are pretty rare here but becoming more popular because its more environmentally friendly. how long will it take you in total to build the house by yourself?
These houses are not environment friendly at all. What do you think the wood is threatend with so no bugs a feast
Love catching your vids within the hour
Any chance you can use a more traditional worm drive saw???? Like a SKILSAW Not sure how you being right handed can even see the cut that your making. No question that your doing a fine job, but can't get used to watching you with that saw
Curious why the 2x6 interior wall? Picking up more load? More soundproofing for happy fun times in the back bedroom? :)
Also I've been trying to figure out the 'up' and 'down' terminology when you're laying out a wall. Is it to locate a facing stud to pick up a wall? 'Up' being the board will be up, flush with the raised face of the wall when lying on the floor, and 'down' is when it's flush with the floor. Close?
jcims perhaps because of snow load?
probably plumbing wall
jcims the up/down you got right.. just so he can the orientation of the “L” to properly tie in perpendicular wall. Also 2x6 could be plumbing/hvac/upstairs laundry. Typical they won’t be for insulation. (3.5” is plenty for sound)
2x6 is for plumbing drop or bearing wall, usually they do 2x6 at the laundry room.
Have you done metal frame bro
Another great video! Can't wait for part 2.😎👍.
Very interesno.Snimayte more video.Budem learn how you build.
I see a lot of straight 2x's--how do you select and purchase wood? Sort through it, send back the warped stuff? Or do you purchase grade A?
Jay Scott ANDERSON i wonder that too. it looks like grade A. straight and smoothed edges
Crazy, are you making your home to strict Canadian code, or are you over-engineering it a bit, due to it being your own personal home, considering you could afford to/have the opportunity to?
What brand of nails bags ?
Call of Timber: Modern Framing
Great Work! I'm picking up a bunch of tips on your channel. One thing I've noticed is the what you call the cripple stud. Shouldn't that be called the jack or trimmer stud? Isn't the cripple under a window or over a header?
Yo Bro good content. I learned a few new tricks watching your videos
ballpark figure you make through a year? Considering the efficiency and experience you have. Watching every vid. Thank you
How much would you say you saved doing it yourself
damn i have to learn, can you review your equipements please?
What's that plastic for
That must be a new code because I remember my first beer at the end of the day in NC stick framing off slabs and we never had to wrap our plates
From how many millimeters you used OSB
Witch gopro are you using?
samuel rodriguez GoPro Session
Hi The Crazy Framer , I'm following you since a little of time , I looked a lot of your videos and it's really impressiv how you're doing your work alone. You are doing really great and it's look awesome.
I heard you were building home alone , May I ask how did you become or did you find a way to do this job alone ?
I mean is there any skills or degree to get to be able to do your job ?
Your videos are really impressiv. Keep the great work man and take care aswell.
Как всегда отличная работа
Great work always!!
is his square broken and if so how do you break a speed square
😂😋😂
usually they get lost or stolen..
def broken a few..
handed laborer square to use as guide to cut 2x6..
i walk away and come running back to the guy running a sawzall against the side of my square..
ruined.
backed over my own tool belt once on a gradall extendable boom forklift lol..
ruined..
they can break
Wow! I'm very impressed. I wish I could just intern with you for a month to try to learn some about your master skill. I may be building a house largely by myself in the next few years (out of financial necessity). So I have really enjoyed your videos. I do have a question though (well actually many, but one for now):
Why are some of the walls 2x6 and others 2x4? Is that just because they're a load-bearing wall?
plumbing or hvac. the exteriors bare all roof load. just gotta carry your girder pointloads down
That makes sense! Thanks C Tek!
When you were marking out the overhang for second too plate, you went with 6”. Is that because of the fire stop drywall?
That’s right 5 1/2” for the 2x6 and 1/2” for the drywall
6:13 for closet with 2x 24" bi-fold doors
Hey framer,
Framed for 25 + in Az & Nv. Can't remember r/o's of bifold & bipass. Isn't bifold exact and one inch lower standard door header height?
Yes 1” lower. I make the swing doors 83” and the bifold doors 82”.
I like how you explain why you did the poly and stuff and why you have overhangs or left gaps (for overhangs to connect into). Seeing how you do the corners is helpful as well. Ok, so add 2" to the door opening so 32" on a 30" door? So, a 32" door would have 34" spacing? And 36" would be 38"? Are those measurements for prehung doors?
Odd question: I have to fix an exterior wall for a door. It's load-bearing and the idiot builders didn't put in a proper header. They have a flat 2x4 and the cripples are cut unevenly so it drops 1" from one side to the other. I want to put in a proper header of 2x6s. Door is roughly 80" high and frame needs at least 81" clearance. So, I'm trying to figure out how high the header should actually be.
Is this the same house? did you record this earlier in the year? I ask because I watched your roof installation video 4 months ago.
It's a different house.
i got a qustion here. as a norwegian we always put studs on 60 Cm as all materials are based on that. boards, dry wall everything comes in matching 60/120/180/240cm sizez. wont you puting studs on different measurements become trubling for the ones that drywall when they need different types of drywall for 16 inch 19,2 inch and 2fett studs? .
8 foot Sheetrock. 8 feet is divisible by 16 (6 studs), 19.2 (five studs) and 24 inches (4 studs). They all hit the 8 foot mark.
Drywall is usually 12' boards actually. It's also a multiple of 16".
john johnson thanks that the answer i wanted. Makes lots more sense now. Thanks
this is in Canada? or USA?
Canada. You'll notice he always ends the videos with "Time for a beer" lol
How long does it take a rookie to get good at framing?
usdpaulp 2-4 years
Why the plastic between the top plates? Why not just on top of the wall?
Maybe it keeps framers from walking on it when working with the roof truss connections. From what I've read Canadian code is acceptable in either case.
Once in awhile I will take a look at your videos...interesting!!! Although, you never seem to show your face or perhaps I'm wrong?
I’m not doing this for the fame
You’d be framous.
I know the sooner he builds it ,the sooner he makes money,but I wish he could relax and enjoy the build(assuming he enjoys carpentry).I'm old now and wish I was still working in the trades.
Larry Haun recommends building the longer walls first.
So when you say 2x4 up or down what exactly does that mean
James Guerieri its a buck so your wall that comes into the wall has something to nail to
You are an efficient carpenter sir.maybe Canada’s future version of Larry Haun without Joe.Keep up the great content,lots of great tips to be seen here.
Peter Kiernan I wouldn't go that far!
fancy he does have another 50 years to go. Larry was one of a kind. Larry made the same mistakes as most when he started, he just got very efficient of not making them.Never heard Larry say Tim for a beer.Cheers.
True
Are you the same person that brings the lumber up to where you need it or do you have someone that humps your lumber up to where you need what per day or do you do it all yourself each day for what your doing per day ??
You're seriously fuckin' skilled bud. Cheers from BC
Paper shrapnel paslode...favorite framing nailer
The crown goes either way?
Never seen you use your plumb -stick...? Don't you ever take a break? No eating/ lunch break? How about crowning your lumber?? Just grab-n-go?? Geez, the sheetrockers must love you!!
Holy shit the houses are getting close.
and small
Man, if you need help ill help for free so I can learn this stuff. Wonderful work
Canadian builder using Imperial measurements! I didn't know that was a thing!
codes have been in metric for a long, long time but our metric codes were taken directly from imperial lumber sizes
I wish i could as good as you
Does all this wood grow on trees?
So satisfying ,
why dont you use 24" stud centers for the exterior walls?
I am in the south, so i am impressed purely by seeing a Gringo do this.
Olá eu gostaria muito de trabalhar com construção americana!!!
trabalha como eletricista no Brasil e tenho bastante experiencia em construção civil.
you have insane skills you think maybe making some videos a little slower to maybe teach something if not that's cool no big deal keep making videos there awesome man >>>>>
Longest walls first guys.
-The middle and stair walls then the 111 1/2s the way he did get built in between and in place. If your worried about them being to tight to build between the standing ext and long int cause of stds sticking in, walls not exactly on the chalklines everywhere or it’s just straight up too tight between the standing walls. Well that’s why you don’t nail the long int wall down until you got the between walls built and standing, just tack it enough for it to stand while you build the betweens (or throw a brace on, I don’t but you can). Ok 👌
Man if you're hiring I'd move to Canada.. post on youtube when you decide to hire someone. Give us all a chance 👌
have you ever accidentally nailed a bodypart?
I think it would be good for you to start training apprentices
Suprised you don't use a coil framer with the amount of nails you go threw. You should contact dewalt they might send some tools out to you to test and make videos on them!!
831vtc t2 pfft fuck dewalt! Sponsorship is cancer amongst yt
Coil guns are good for sheathing and floors .The angle gun he has is better for framing
In my opinion I would have built the longest wall first so you dont run out of space to build it
I suspect the team on the other side of the street to pay the delivery guy of dens glass to not deliver because the crazy framer made them look bad by building this big house in 1 month alone!
lol from the camera the rooms look way small hhahahaha but good vid man
What food diabetics can eat?
because you put plastic on top for what it is
brazil wood frame
Change the basement supports (sticks) before setting up the roof
morning bruh,,
why you say nothing about partition.it's easy the rest.
Don’t wanna change your ways.. but it is faster usually when you lay out a wall buck. Just put 1 stud on each side (like 3.5” between the two studs).. then you won’t have to stock off 2x6 for “L” bucks. Or build the “L” . Same amount of sticks of lumber (less if buck is for 2x6 wall no double stud) but both are 2x4 (very slightly less cost). Only works in int. Walls those. Ext. can’t get insulation back there.
Not a framer, trying to picture what you're saying. Basically just add another stud in the same orientation as the wall studs 3.5" away (for a 2x4 wall) and just use the 1.5" side for nailing up the intersecting wall instead of the 3.5" side? (wish you could draw in youtube comments lol)
jcims well what I’m saying is. When he marks both sides of a wall.. let’s say he marks left side of wall.. put the stud to the left of that mark.. and marks right side of wall. Put stud to the right of that mark.. so you will have stud - 3.5” gap” -stud. Then when the wall comes in to that area. The wall hits in that 3.5” gap area essentially It will create a 1.5” Drywall nailer on each side of the wall. Then if you want to you can take a scrap chunk of 2x4 (usually about or larger than 6” and nail it between the 2 studs and into the wall that it’s butting in to. Allowing you to make all 3 studs (the 2 that are spaces 3.5” apart and the end stud of butting wall) solid. (I know that last part is confusing but makes a lot of sense if you see it.
@@Hammerandnail essentially your making a U channel, but the 3rd member in channel isn't full length
@@jayframes4967 yes.. then you don’t have to stock off 2x6 studs just to build bucks. Also a 2x4 stud is usually cheaper than a x6
@@Hammerandnail yes sir, thats how I do my interior backings
The way you work you could get free labor just for him to learn.
He will build a house in less than 30 days so that most people can spend 30 years paying for it! 😀
Jim Aragon says the guy who lives in a box in the park and eats frozen hot dogs for breakfast.
Terrible camera work & too much fast talking; I can't get your explanation & I'm getting dizzy . I gave up & will find a better organized builder, perhaps Matt Resinger.
This shit is so confusing
RayWilliamJohansen simple really....
Any tips on how i can understand it better ? im a slow learner in general but I still think its cool