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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Removing a supporting interior wall
In about a week I’ll be closing on a new house and am looking to remove this short distance of wall between the kitchen and living room. Based on the direction of the roofline, I’m pretty sure it’s a ...
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Connect two framed walls with a 2x4? (See video)
I have two interior walls that are 3.5” apart in a tight area. I’d like to use a single 2x4 to connect them to save space on both sides. Is this up to IRC/IBC code? Neither wall will carry electric or ...
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Ledger board too low
This has been asked before but without a detailed answer. I want to install a ledger board on the foundation, not the brick.
Can I run joists off the ledger board like normal, then in the opposite ...
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What kind of framing is this and how to frame for wall hung toilet
My summer project is to remodel my master bathroom. When I open the wall and saw its not a tranditional 2x4 stud, I would like to know the name of the framing so that I can research a bit about how to ...
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Is this post supporting my roof framing intended to be permanent?
I purchased a new build last year and recently got my warranty inspection done. Both the inspector I hired before closing and the inspector I hired to do warranty inspection (different inspectors) ...
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OK to remove board in attic?
Is the 1x6 board at a 45 degree angle in this picture in any way load bearing or required?
Assuming it was a temporary support when the house was built. Early 60s construction.
It's inconveniently in ...
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Plumbing through wall that rests on joist
My new construction home had the option of adding a 3rd floor bathroom that I declined at the time, but now would like to pursue. Luckily, the builder already ran plumbing and electrical in the area ...
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Metal Running Horizontally Through Center of 2x4 Bracing?
I am trying to drill a wider hole through horizontal bracing in our wall in order to run some low voltage wire. Using a flexible installer bit, am able to get about 1/2 way through what I think is a ...
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How do I brace shed walls against shear when sheathing cannot overlap rim joist?
I'm building an 8' by 13.5' shed with a loft. I posted previously about the floor frame being slightly larger than the planned floor. Below is the intended floor framing, as seen in the plan:
Here is ...
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Can I flip any hanging beams flat on their side?
The framing in my attic is annoying because it's very difficult
work near the roof edge, due to the presence
of what I think are called hanging beams -- large timbers
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Weather barrier for concrete block to wood transition
I have a concrete block garage with a single-car-size door that I've framed in. The goal is to cover the whole area with siding. I've applied housewrap to the wood portion but I'm not certain how to ...
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Ceiling Framing on Stand alone room
Pretty handy man and have built plenty of walls in preexisting structures but I’m wanting to build a man-cave/poker room inside of my shop.
The shop is 16' tall and room will have standard 8' walls. ...
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How to repair cut joist around pipe *after* framing and drywall
I'm finishing my attic and have just realized that my rough carpenter screwed up by not addressing a cut joist. In photo 1, you can see that the joists have been sistered with LVLs, but there is a gap ...
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1ft cantilever with uneven floor joist
My little powder room has been such a headache, hoping someone here can shed some lights. Little background of the house, built in 1909 on post and beam foundation with perimeter of the house sits ...
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Ledger/ribbon framing load capacity
We are considering adding a deck to the top of our flat roof detached garage, if the necessary work involved is reasonable. The garage is 20' deep x 28' wide separated into 3 bays, the widest of ...
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Are 2x2s, 1x4s, or 1x2s sufficient for the support structure of a garage shelving unit?
I would like to build several shelving units in our garage. Each unit will be 36" deep, 88" high, and 60" wide. Each unit will have four shelves, and each shelf will be divided into two cubbies each ...
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Will my garage truss and beam configuration be adequate for a room in the attic?
I am getting ready to finish some of the space above the garage and have some questions. I am located in Pittsburgh, PA.
The garage is sloped on both sides down to the floor. I was going to utilize ...
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Is sheetrock/drywall required under woodpanelling?
I live in an old house, built in 1940's. I have a wall between two bedrooms that bowed out terribly. It is not a supporting wall. I am pulling this wall out, reframing it, and installing 3/4" tongue-...
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Framing on top of a half brick wall
I am designing a greenhouse and would like to create a 3ft brick wall, with metal framing on top where I can install various windows. I have included a picture of the general structure I am trying to ...
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Confused about a post not actually supported by anything in attic. hip valley roof
I was cleaning in my attic, and air sealing some electrical boxes, when I noticed something that looks like a supporting post that was nailed to the thin tongue and grove floor. It's in a hip and ...
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Adding an interior wall to make additional bedroom
I’m wanting to add an interior (non load bearing) wall to close off an open space in my house. I would also be adding a door, and a closet and door on the other side. This is a second floor area and ...
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Misaligned rough in drain pipe and HVAC vent
I roughed in a VERY small bathroom in the basement, then had an HVAC crew replace some old vents with more discrete boxes to create more headroom. Every inch counts. Problem is, the washer drain on ...
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Framing for a load-bearing wall pocket door install
I live in the province of Ontario and am getting ready to frame for a pocket door in a load-bearing wall with a rough opening of 66.5 inches (1.68m). It's standard 2x4 framing and it's a bungalow so ...
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Structural integrity of enclosed porch - 1950s home with porch enclosed in late 70s
This is regarding a 1950s home with the porch having been enclosed in the late 70s. Located in New York.
It seems they used 2x3s to frame it and they put the new roof over the existing roof (didn't ...
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Anchor Bolt for Double-Stud Wall to Install a 9in deep Multi-Slide Door in California
Building an addition with a multi-slide door in California. Exterior walls are 2x4 with anchor bolts at 48in on center. However, Multi-side door is 8-5/8 inches deep. So, I am thinking of either:
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Does a leger board for a vaulted ceiling need to be beveled?
I'm designing a bathroom addition to my house. Due to existing roof lines, the ceiling will be vaulted to give more interior space on one side while maintaining minimum headroom on the other and not ...
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Western red cedar vs pressure treated / GC timbers for exterior load bearing beams
For exterior exposed load bearing timbers and support beams, is western red cedar sufficiently weather resistant or is ground contact (GC) pressure treated a significantly superior option?
There will ...
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Drilling through load bearing wall diagonally
I am familiar with the code requirements for drilling holes through studs in walls, whether they be loadbearing or non-loadbearing.
My question is, does it matter if the holes are drilled diagonally ...
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can use 1 5/8 25ga metal studs to hang 5/8 drywall
I came across free 1 5/8 metal studs 25ga. Can I frame out my basement using them and attach 5/8 inch lightweight drywall to them. The ceiling height is from 7-9 feet and some of the walls will end ...
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Rim joist support for DWV hole
I have a 2nd floor stairwell with a 9' 2x10 rim joist on one side. I'd like to attach a sister joist to this rim joist; drill a 3.5" hole through it and the sister joist; and use a Metwood 2810HR ...
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Wanting to put open railing on stairs but framers seem to have made the banister load bearing. Is this going to be hard to change?
Our home is in framing phase but we didn’t get to choose finishes. They are framing it for an enclosed wall staircase but I want to change it to railing as soon as I move I. However, the framing ...
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Is this an appropriate roof setup
I am creating a standard A frame roof (4.5:12 or 5:12 pitch) for my shed using rafters and a ridge board. The ridge board is 2x8 and is spanning 14 feet for the length of the shed (12x14). I am using ...
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Where to add door for basement office at bottom of stairs with space constraints?
I'm working on refinishing my basement and I want to turn one of the downstairs rooms into an office. I need to add a door to close off the room which happens to be entered from the bottom of the ...
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Professional builders. This is what they left. How do I fix?
We had a company frame, drywall a new bathroom. Although there are some minor issues, one I found well after the fact is the bypass bathroom closet door installation. Walls are pretty plumb, doors ...
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Newbie questions on framing exterior basement walls
I'm looking into doing some finishing work on my basement, which is entirely unfinished at this time with the exception of some shelving. House is circa 2008 built in Western NY (Zone 5). Foundation ...
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Framing around gypsum block walls
I am doing my bathroom remodeling. I have to reframe my ceiling as old one is all crooked. The issue I am facing is part of my walls are gypsum blocks (not drywall)
What would be the best anchors to ...
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How to reroute electrical cables when eliminating void space that has been used for routing them?
I want to incorporate the space from a laundry chute into a gut job of an adjacent bathroom. Over the years electricians have used the disused chute as a raceway for wiring from the basement to the ...
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Can I replace two 2x4 jack studs with a steel bracket attached to side of adjacent 6x6 king stud?
As part of my kitchen remodel, I want to move my refrigerator into a closet. In order for the refrigerator to fit width-wise, I need to remove two jack studs on one side of the closet that are ...
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Are 2x6 rafters adequate to carry a day bed in a pergola?
I'm working on my first big project, a 10x16 pergola. The long side includes three 6x6 posts 8 ft away from each other. There is another row of 3 posts 10 ft away parallel to those posts. All posts ...
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How to frame and install new windows in balloon frame with T1-11 siding?
Remodeling the 1930s wood-framed building we live in, and ready to make new openings to install new windows. It's difficult to describe how the walls are so I made a diagram below.
Basically, from ...
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Can I drill through the bottom plate of this first floor into the basement?
I have a 1905 balloon-framed house in western Washington. I would like to run wiring down the front exterior wall into the basement. I've tried looking up designs for this architectural style but it's ...
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How to size a header for 3 openings along (non load bearing?) wall
We are reconfiguring the doors/windows along an exterior wall under the gable end. The original house had several windows and a 6' slider on that wall, all utilizing flat 2x4 headers.
We are going ...
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Can a header be continuous across the whole wall if it is above the top plate?
I have seen that continuous headers can be problematic due to lateral forces. However, in my situation the "header" is actually a 4x6 purlin which is above the top plate.
The original purpose of the ...
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hanging a load from engineered I-joist ceiling
I'm trying to figure out the best method to hang a light 4x8 trailer that weighs just under 300lbs from my garage ceiling to store it. I'm planning to use a light electric hoist or ratcheting hand ...
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Raising a sunken living room floor and concerned about moisture under new raised floor
I am raising a sunken living room floor but have some concerns about possible moisture problems under this raised floor. Here is what I have.
A 1979 typical ranch style. It is roughly a 16 x 20 ...
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How can I finish a basement bathroom where the toilet plumbing is 12 inches from the foundation wall?
So I have a drain pipe that is 12 inches from the foundation wall. Every shower floor pan I have looked at says you need 12 inches from the center of the drain to the wall. I was planning on ...
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Causes of a framing nailer driver stuck in down position?
I have an Hitachi NR90AC5. It's oiled and has adequate pressure. There's something that's gone wrong with it recently, where it sometimes double fires (in single fire mode) and then the piston gets ...
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My granite foundation was underpinned and has load-bearing 6x6 posts around the perimeter of the basement. How to repoint behind them?
My building has a granite block foundation supporting a brick structure above it.
In the 80's, the building was gutted and the foundation was underpinned. They added load bearing posts around the ...
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Ok to use green Spax lags as anchors in block wall?
I've got a basement project where I'm attaching 3in studs over 1 inch foam to a block wall (built ~1952). I was planning on using Tapcons, but the threads are not holding. The 1/4 green Spax lags look ...
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2x2 on exterior wall
I am working on a kitchen remodel and pulled the plaster off of the exterior wall to find 2x2 studs with no insulation butting up to brick. My question is, do I have to reframe to meet code in the US?
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