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Discussing Efficient Framing Materials

Bob outlines the steps involved in framing up the house. Once the first floor joists were in place, the crew started in on the subfloor using ToughPly, a thicker plywood product from Georgia-Pacific. A single layer of ToughPly can be used under hardwood, tile, or carpet, and its quick-fit tongue and groove design saves time fitting the panels together. Next the crew framed the sidewalls with Riverside CDX plywood sheathing harvested from sustainable forests in British Columbia. While only slightly thicker than standard OSB or plywood, it's three times as stiff for a greater load carrying capacity and its favorable weight to strength ratio makes its easier to work with.

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" Well when we finished up last week we're just putting together the floor joists for the first floor deck putting down the plywood and creating some of the garage walls. A modern day framing crew prides itself on speed we've got a lot of men a lot of machinery here so as you can see the house's. Basically framed up ballistic closer look at all steps involved. Right after the first floor joists were in place -- framing crew gets started on the subfloor. They used a thicker plywood product from Georgia Pacific called tough ply. First a bead of construction adhesive was applied on -- to the floor joists this helps prevent squeaky floors and tough ply sub flooring meets APA standards and it's seven eighths of an inch it's only slightly thicker than 2330 seconds standard always been. -- But it's three times step into the greater load carrying capacity. A single layer of tough ply can be used directly under hardwood tile or carpet. It's quick fit tongue and groove design saves time fitting the panels together. The sheets of tough ply were tapped firmly together before nailing off with the -- a large crew really made quick work of this job. Next the crew got busy framing the side walls they used Riverside half inch CDX plywood for the sheathing. This product is harvested from sustainable forests in Canada. That's manufactured from a mixture of western white spruce watchful eye and Alpine where. This wood combination has a favorable weight to strength ratio making the panels easier to work. The plywood sheathing overlaps the rim board and sill to finish off the exterior walls. Our highly efficient crew. Framed the second floor and the roof structure very quickly."

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Framing with Engineered Wood I-Joists

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Tour of the First Floor Framing

Bob tours the newly opened up first floor of the house and the turns his attention to the little family room addition. The wall has been bumped out a couple of feet and at an angle. Bob flashes back to the construction of the new addition. The carpenters began by framing the deck with pressure-treated 2 x 10s anchored to the existing frame and set on concrete footings in the ground. The framed the walls with conventional 2 x 4s and attaching plywood to stabilize the structure. Then they framed knee walls to supports the windows that will fill in the corner of the addition. The second floor is now supported using LVLs attached to a 6 x 6 clear fir post which transfers the weight of the upper floors to a new footing directly below with the addition is framed around it. The effect when finished is similar to a greenhouse.

Framing Exterior Walls for the Center Hall Colonial

Kevin Parquette's crew is making swift work of the framing using traditional practices such as 2-by-4 construction with 1/2 inch CDX plywood sheathing. The partitions are constructed on the ground and then raised into place. Kevin and Bob discuss the steps involved in laying out the individual partitions. First the crew tacks the bottom plate into place temporarily. Next the top plate is pulled out for the back, studs are put into place and nailed, and the sheathing is attached. Finally, the crew stands the wall in place.