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Wall and Ceiling Framing
Wall and Ceiling Framing: Residential Framing, Load-Bearing Walls, True Dimensions, Correct Stud
Heights, Custom Homes
Wall Framing: Accuracy is Key!
What’s the most important thing you need to know about properly framing walls?
Not all framers have equal ability to accurately measure
dimensions, cut and assemble materials, and build a wall to it's
correct height, an important function to create a strong, stable
finished assembly. do they have the proper equipment to do the job
correctly? Are the walls square, level and plumb?
Common
mistakes an unqualified, inexperienced or ill-equipped framer can make include:
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Wall not built to the proper height. It sounds pretty
basic, but you might be surprised how often it happens. Why?
Homes do not always have one single stud height, they
have many. If the framer can’t envision what the finished product needs
to look like, or what goal they're trying to accomplish in the
end, they can very easily miss a wall height, building it too
low.
In these cases, some framers will build another small wall to
fill the space, then just stack it on top of the existing wall.
This
is a bad practice because it creates a “hinge point.”
Due to the loads and forces a building can put
on the wall, that hinge point can move over time, which can
cause buckling or, in a worst case scenario, structural
failure.
Improper sheathing – sheathing not only helps insulate the
house, it’s also a structural form to help keep the house in
place. Improper fastening of sheathing - Sheathing doesn’t do you
any good if it’s not fastened properly.
It is critical that a good nail or staple pattern is
used to keep the sheathing tied to the walls A good nail pattern keeps the sheathing tight to the
window and door openings, so that when the door or window is
set, and after drywall, the trim carpenter is not battling
to get the trim on because it needs the jamb extended for
one reason or another. The "nail-man" needs to know where those
framing members are located. There’s no reason to put the
structural sheathing on if you don't hit the
framing members behind it.
Improper sheathing lap-over of the walls to the foundation,
or to the first or second floor – improper lap-over, from the
first floor walls through to the second floor... to the second level
walls, which helps tie the levels together to make it more
wind-proof, can weaken the overall structure of the
building.
Ceilings: Add Custom Architectural Details
We can add a variety of ceiling treatments to a bedroom, dining
room, entryway, or anywhere you want to add architectural detail
and a custom look to
your home.
Ceiling treatments we can build include:
Tray (raised) Ceilings, which may include accent or recessed lighting
Cathedral Ceilings Barrel Ceilings – a rounded effect in lieu of a flat ceiling
Avoid Trouble - Don't Let the Ceiling Fall on Your Head
The most important aspects of framing ceilings are:
Some of the problems that can go wrong with a poorly
constructed ceiling:
Ceiling span is too wide for the framing members that
were used to support it. You have to know exactly what is
prescribed by building codes, and what is one step better. Material used have to be up to code tolerances, although our
general rule is to go one step better than required In a Cathedral ceiling, the ridge must be sufficiently
strong to
support the whole ceiling treatment so that the side walls don’t
push out
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