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This day in 1997, of my house build
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buckeyefarmer
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19970125 - joists and subfloor on the far end of FR. the span is longer, so joists are 12” oc on that section. Just need a 6” strip of subfloor on the back to finish the first deck.
Should have put bridging on when I put the subfloor down , but didn’t. Went back later with this.
Should have put bridging on when I put the subfloor down , but didn’t. Went back later with this.
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19970126 - Sunday, finished 1st deck
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19970127 Monday, after work, started making headers for 1st flr walls. Marked top/bottom 2x4s for stud layout.
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19970129 - wed took off work
Built back wall, part of right wall. Moved all of 92 5/8” studs onto the deck. When it warmed up coated 1/3 of front and 1/3 of right foundation with tar. Busy day. Pics taken before tar.
When building walls, chalk the inner side of the wall, 4” from the outside. Lay bottom plate on side inside of chalk line. Build wall section, toenail bottom plate to deck on the inside. Square wall by measuring diagonals then nail on sheathing. When you stand the wall, pivot it right into place. The toenails will pull out of the decking as you stand it, but keep it from sliding at a low angle as you lift. No moving of walls required, just lift in place. I also nail a couple stops on outside of deck just in case it slips. Apply temp braces.
Built back wall, part of right wall. Moved all of 92 5/8” studs onto the deck. When it warmed up coated 1/3 of front and 1/3 of right foundation with tar. Busy day. Pics taken before tar.
When building walls, chalk the inner side of the wall, 4” from the outside. Lay bottom plate on side inside of chalk line. Build wall section, toenail bottom plate to deck on the inside. Square wall by measuring diagonals then nail on sheathing. When you stand the wall, pivot it right into place. The toenails will pull out of the decking as you stand it, but keep it from sliding at a low angle as you lift. No moving of walls required, just lift in place. I also nail a couple stops on outside of deck just in case it slips. Apply temp braces.
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EddieWalker
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Your studs are longer then my studs. 
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buckeyefarmer
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Your studs are longer then my studs.
Wanted to see if I put everyone to sleep yet,
Thanks, went back and corrected.
I had 2 different precuts, 92 5/8 for outside walls and 94 1/8 for interior single top plate walls.
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That starts in 2 more days. Lol
I built in 16ft max sections. 2 people can easily lift. I stood several myself. My wife helped on some. 2nd Top plate across gap in 1st top plate. Also, sheathing usually crossed the seam area, as you will see in later pics.