I asked the framer the same question. He said he puts them in later. I dont know his reasoning. They are called Jack Studs. All of the windows already have them. I saw another house he did and he did it the same way. He cuts out the baseplate 1.5" or 3" where they have to be doubled.
I think it also helps line up both sides of the opening to keep things square so one side of the opening doesn't kick out.
Metal for the building is wrong. Contractor order the wrong length so I'm making him take it all off tomorrow. Wait until i tell him that.
Thanks!
The metal only ran up 12' to the top of the carrier. It should of ran all the way up to the eve. The contractor was going to put drip edge on the top of the first sheet and then running another piece of metal to the eve. Thats not the way i like things done. I had them measure for new metal this morning.
This was talked about in post #160/161. Basically they go in later. If its a non load bearing wall they leave them out until the roof is on. Helps keep the wall square. I've talked to more then one person and they assured me thats how they do things.
Yea i have to eat the cost of the extra metal. But i will use it somewhere. Some of it I'm going to use in the soffit under the porch after the lights go in and my dirty room i was going to use drywall but i will have enough metal to hopefully do it as well. Ill just have to order some more J channel and L channel against the floor. I stopped by tonight and saw another mistake I'm making them change in the morning. Where the wainscot butts up to the garage door he changed the color at the transition point between the colors. Looks like ****. I try to stay on top of them. This guy has build me a pole barn before i don't know why he is struggling with this one. I literally have made it a point to go over every little detail after the mistakes he's been making.
Yea its 16' deep and 20' wide. Im going to spend the extra money and do the fancy glass/screen enclosures. Put an electric heater out there when it gets chilly. I plan on doing a ceiling fan and a flat screen tv out there at least. It will be a real nice space to sit and watch the ball game at night. Its a big triple hung window between the living room and porch.
Thank you very much. I will get some more pictures posted up soon.
Cough cough... Any vapor barrier under the roof tin?Gables are framed and the metal arrived this morning for the roof. Probably wont be until Tuesday of next week before we can put any of it on becasue of the weather.
Thanks. I cant wait to put it to use!
Thank you. It is awesome. It was in the 60s last night. I sat out there and watched the sun going down while i was looking through quotes. I didnt want to leave.
Yes Yes I used vapor barrier. You can see it in some of the pictures. The white backing is facing down thats not the back of the metal. Im not using it on the wall because im using closed cell spray foam. And thank you btw.
Thanks. Yea its two seperate crews. I was lucky enough to find a good framer. I got hooked up with a guy who builds custom houses. He also owns an insualtion company. I agreed to use his company for insulation if he lent me his framer as he had sometime between other jobs. It worked out perfect. I own a trash and restroom company so im hoping we can swap business and it will be a win win.
Did you go with closed cell or open cell spray foam in your house?
Thank you i appreciate it. A lot of hard work has gone into this build and I'm just getting started. It already been 3 years since i started clearing trees with no real plan in mind.Just spent all my breaks at work going thru this entire thread, my jaw was on the floor the whole time and I just picked it up. Completely and insanely jealous of your space! Not to mention the house and shop!!!
Keep up the great work!
Off topic. Does Delaware have a high cost of living?
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There are a ton of Ravens fan in the area. I went to college with Flacco. Few of my buddies have season tickets. I was born and raised an Eagles fan, but the ravens are my second favorite team.
HahaThat's awesome man! I'll let the Eagles slide. At least it isn't the Steelers
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Thanks!
