Framing House

Thanks for the sound advice. I, too, am a female who wants to attempt some serious house framing. My spouse perfers to ride his motorcycle.

Do you have any specific tips for those of us who will need to work alone? I'm concerned about holding long or heavy pieces in place while nailing. There should be ways with clamps or jigs to make this possible. Can one person lift a heavy wall into position? There should be some way with counter weights or some such thing to make it happen.

Thanks again for all your most interesting newsletters...I'm a fan.

H-D,

I am in the process of developing a Help Guide on this topic. The bottom line is that it is really tough to work alone. It is possible, but not recommended. What you can do is frame walls in different areas of the subfloor, then have one or two people help you for a few hours to tilt up and brace say four or six walls. There are ways to use counterweights. Google Forgotten Technology to see what one man in Michigan has done.

Tim,

I just bought a 108 yr old victorian house in virginia. There is a clawfoot tub in the upstairs bathroom and though the bldg inspector said it "should" be fine I'll probably never sleep well at night knowing it's up there. I don't want to get rid of it but how can i tell if it's safe?

thanks.

i need to learn how to frame the whole house walls and roof

Can you tell me if the framing of bay windows in the front of the house should be included in the cost of framing or should you charge extra for them? Also what about columns on a front porch, they are plastic columns covering a 6x6 support.
Thanks

I am building a 8'x 12'shed with 8'
walls. What pitch should I use on the roof? And what angle do I cut the rafter boards to get that pitch?

Thanks,
Robert - Umatilla, FL

I have framed a roof of my house by my self and I dont think i have said that many bad words in my entire life as i did while framing my roof