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Questions tagged [framing]

For questions generally relating to the internal structural members of a home or other structure that form walls, ceilings and roofs, including studs, plates, headers, beams, and joists.

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How to attach a 2x beam to the side of a post?

I want to attach a 2x to the side of a vertical 4x4 post. I can think of several options: nails through bolts lag screws a cleat under the beam Sampson Deck-Joist Tie I know that notching the post makes it stronger, but I don't want to…
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Is this bedroom wall load bearing?

I purchased a newly built house in North Alabama and I was able to get pictures of framing before sheetrock was installed. I am wanting to remove 2 walls in a bedroom to make it bigger. The bedroom is directly above the garage. Rafters are 2x6 and…
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Is this stub wall with diagonal bracing critical to the house structure?

I recently removed the sheetrock on an interior wall, and noticed a diagonal piece of wood. Is it ok to remove it and replace it horizontally with 2x4/2x6? I simply want to open up the wall to make use of natural light. Photo included. Thanks for…
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How can I anchor a knee wall to my basement slab?

I'm looking to add a knee wall into my basement. Any guides I've found online have been for wood floors, but mine will be going into a concrete floor. What's the best way to do this to reduce wobbliness? The left wall will be framed up from the…
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Is it ever okay to cut roof rafters without installing headers?

We just had a roofer install a skylight on our sloped ceiling of our third floor. (The third floor is basically a finished attic in the peak of the roof.) The installer just cut away two rafters (16 inches apart) in order to fit in the skylight. He…
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How to frame for a porch beam?

I am working on a 10' x 12' building with a 6' porch (16' x 12' overall). Roof is a simple gable that will cover the porch. The porch roof will rest on 2x beams, which are supported by posts at one end, and by the building at the other end. I'm…
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Is it OK if the nails stick out at all when toe-nailing studs?

So I'm attempting to do the "stick framing" method of building a non-bearing wall. I've got pnuematic nailer and I'm toe-nailing nails on each side. The problem is, because of the angle the nail doesn't get completely sunk into the wood. Is this…
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Is an 'exterior' California corner acceptable?

I know the top California corner is acceptable (and preferred for insulation advantages), but is the bottom corner a sound technique?
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Is there any problem building a wall under floor joists at mid span?

I need to add a wall in a basement room. The wall would be placed mid span going across 7 trusses. Is there any problem placing a wall under a floor truss at mid span? The truss was not designed knowing a wall would be added.
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Strengtheing a weak bed frame

I bought a 200x90 cm. bed and assembled it. The bed frame is assembled out of hollow iron rods. After using for a few days I started having back pain. So I checked the bed and found that some of those rods got bent in the middle and that made the…
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Is my contractor doing a bad patch job on my framing?

We had a leak in our kitchen months ago that caused water damage to one of our ceilings in the basement. We're now having repairs done. After inspecting our contractors work from the day I suppose I expected things to look a little less "patched".…
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Framing a cement room

Under our garage is a cement room (23' x 20', 8' high). We added it to the construction plans as a storage room, with the option of using part of it as living space. Everyone seems to think it would make an amazing home theater room... ^_^ Well,…
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How do you secure solid blocking in joists without staggering them?

I have some construction being done and the plan is to install blocking in the I-joists which I presume will consist of solid blocks of wood about 16 x 11 x 1.5 placed inbetween each joist in a row. Apparently they have a method of installing it so…
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Is it common to have no ceiling joists above joist-parallel walls?

I own an old 1 story house that was built in 1926. Looking in the attic, I've noticed that all the interior walls that run parallel to the ceiling joists have no joist above them. These walls are all spaced such that there "should" be a joist…
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Best way to hang a weight rack on studs that are 24" on center

I bought a weight rack that is meant to be hung on studs that are 16" on center. Well the studs in my garage are 24" on center. I was thinking of hanging 2x6 horizontally on the studs with lag screws and then mount the rack to those. Any better way…
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