Audel Carpenter's and Builder's Layout, Foundation, and Framing (Audel Technical Trades Series) by Mark Richard Miller;Rex Miller

Author:Mark Richard Miller;Rex Miller [Miller, Mark Richard Miller;Rex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2009-05-02T15:03:00+00:00

Figure 8-2 A 2 x 4 cut between stud bracing. This type of bracing is called cut-in.

Preparing the Corner Posts and Studding

Studs are cut on a radial-arm saw with a stop clamped to the fence to ensure that the studs are all the same length.

Erecting the Frame

If the builder is shorthanded, or working alone, a frame can be crippled together, one member at a time. An experienced carpenter can erect the studs and toenail them in place with no assistance whatever. Then the corners are plumbed and the top plates nailed on from a stepladder. Where enough workers are available, most contractors prefer to nail the sole plates and top plates while the entire wall is lying on the subfloor. Some even cut all the door and window openings; after that, the entire gang raises the assembly and nails it in position. This is probably the speediest of any possible method, but it cannot be done by only one or two workers. Some contractors even put on the outside sheathing before raising the wall, and then use a lift truck or a high-lift excavating machine to raise it into position.

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