Using a transit or laser is the best way to check for level. A water level can also be used. Once a level foundation has been established, you are ready to cut, drill, and set the mudsill in place. The foundation and/or slab should be ready for you to start framing when you first arrive. […]
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Adjusting Reference Lines
It is common that concrete foundations or slabs are not the exact dimensions that are shown on the plans. These need to be identified and corrected. Common sense and experience are the best decision-making tools for approaching and correcting errors. Once you have your footprint sketch with the dimensions and square checks on it, you’ll […]
Checking Reference
To check using four reference lines, measure the two diagonals, then write down the measurements on the footprint you used for measuring the dimensions. If the corner points are set correctly, then the diagonals will be the same length. If the reference dry lines are square, then the diagonals will be the same length. (See […]
MANAGING THE FRAMING START
Certain activities must take place before you begin framing. The dimensions and level of the foundation and slab need to be checked. If they are not perfectly level (which is not unusual), you must determine how far from correct they are, whether they are within tolerances, and what types of adjustments you must make. It […]
Organizing the Job Site
After the plan review, you need to organize the job site. Figure out what your initial manpower needs and schedule are, and what tools you’ll need for the job. The first day on the job site is usually a challenge. 1. Manpower needs. Typically, on the first day, your crew is ready to go to […]
Reviewing the Plans & Making Preparations
Plan review will save you time and energy, and make your work more productive. If you are framing a house with a plan you have used before, then you have already done the review. But if you are framing a new house design or, particularly, a multi-unit or commercial building, then it becomes very important […]
PREPARING FOR A JOB
The best way to make any project start smoothly is to adequately prepare for the job. This means spending time looking over the plans, and organizing information, and talking with whoever is overseeing the job before you start working on the job site. Often, the lead framer does this preparation the night or morning before […]
Material Selection
Material selection is a concern for green framing. The following are six ways in which material selection is considered green. 1. Use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) certified lumber. This is lumber that is harvested following environmentally Forest Stewardship Council Label friendly guidelines for sustainable practices. This lumber is tracked […]
Green Framing Feeling
Green framing feeling sounds a little subjective, but that’s because it has to be. For example, you are out on the job site framing, and the questions is whether to throw a small cut off of 2 X 6 into the trash or try to find a place to use it in your building process. […]
GREEN FRAMING
Green Framing is as much an attitude as it is an act of doing certain forms of framing. There are some framing designs and materials that are considered “green" but to be a green framer it takes a belief that you want to be a part of the global effort to reduce our effects on […]