[coreyjacksteads]

I started building a 24x28 double stud wall house October 2019. I should of started a build thread earlier, to share my project and get insight and tips from others. I am currently in the framing process. working on getting rafters up and getting this thing enclosed. I was planning on being further ahead than I am now.


After numerous alterations and messing around in sketchup, even after construction was started, this is what my end goal is, and where I am at currently

 

[P C D]

Looks good to me. Where are the double studs?

 

[coreyjacksteads]

The double studs will be going up soon. The interior wall is the load bearing wall, I will be framing the exterior wall and sheathing hopefully soon. I will try to post a few pics of earlier progress too. How do I insert a photo on here using a picture on my google drive?

 

[3onthetree]

"Go Advanced", <paperclip> icon, have to have the *.jpg on your PC or phone to insert it though rather than link to a google album. Keep the sizes small (like <200kb) so they load easier for peoples.

You should post this in "Project Showcase" forum if there are no specific questions.

 

[coreyjacksteads]

Originally I was just going to have a crawl space/frost wall, with two taller concrete walls that reached pass the first floor to have partial earthbermed walls on the up hill side of the house. I ended up with a full basement last minute change.

My goal for this build is a green/efficient build. A well insulated house with a few cool features, nothing too crazy.


I insulated the foundation with foamed glass aggregate as insulation(look up aero aggregates) and I am using some products from foursevenfive such as the intello plus for a vapor permeable air barrier and some of the products that go along with it.

 

[coreyjacksteads]

"Go Advanced", <paperclip> icon, have to have the *.jpg on your PC or phone to insert it though rather than link to a google album. Keep the sizes small (like <200kb) so they load easier for peoples.

You should post this in "Project Showcase" forum if there are no specific questions.

Thanks, I will have to find a program or app to shrink some of the photos I have. As for questions, This is 100% a learning experience for me, I am not a builder by trade nor I have a helped build a house from start to finish. I will try to answer any questions with why I did something the way I did it, but I wouldn't mind any advice from folks with experience or any pro builders or green builders. If this thread would be better off in showcase, I am fine if a mod moves it there.

 

[Nealtw]

We built and sheeted the outside walls and stood them and then built the second wall inside then the interior walls.

 

[coreyjacksteads]

We built and sheeted the outside wall and then built the second wall inside then the interior walls.

As i have been building, I see how that could make things easier in some cases. Specifically the sheathing being on the load bearing wall, resisting racking. And the roof/overhang to wall will be a little more challenging with how i am doing it. My sill plate extends 4" past the foundation wall, and exterior wall will be on that. That way the board insulation on the foundation will be flush with the exterior wall.

 

[Nealtw]

As i have been building, I see how that could make things easier in some cases. Specifically the sheathing being on the load bearing wall, resisting racking. And the roof/overhang to wall will be a little more challenging with how i am doing it. My sill plate extends 4" past the foundation wall, and exterior wall will be on that. That way the board insulation on the foundation will be flush with the exterior wall.

I would have added 3/4 plywood to the top of the sill and carried on from there. I am not sure you couldn't have an angle iron bolted to the foundation under your sill to support that wall and siding. That would be a fair weight support by a sill on the flat.

Fun stuff either way. :wink2:

 

[P C D]

Corey, double studs are great for sheathing and siding, but what is your reason for using them?

 

[coreyjacksteads]

Corey, double studs are great for sheathing and siding, but what is your reason for using them?

So I have a thicker wall cavity for more insulation.

 

[P C D]

So I have a thicker wall cavity for more insulation.

I thought you meant doubling the studs in each wall, rather than doubling each wall.

You must already know to stagger the studs so they don't line up, right?

 

[coreyjacksteads]

Yup, that's the plan

 

[Bud9051]

No harm intended, but all of the up and down is going to (or has) burn you out. And you still have the outside framing, sheathing, house wrap, siding, windows, soffit and trim to go. Then the roof.

Are you working alone? Are you using any lift equipment?

Bud

 

[ront02769]

Built my own a while back. Put up all of the exterior walls,interior beams, etc. etc.,sheathed and sided the thing....and then worked on the inside walls at my leisure, unfortunately whilst the family was living with bare walls and plywood floors. This was “back in the day” so I have double two bye four walls with 5” between them so r38 insulation. Ron

 

[coreyjacksteads]

No harm intended, but all of the up and down is going to (or has) burn you out. And you still have the outside framing, sheathing, house wrap, siding, windows, soffit and trim to go. Then the roof.

Are you working alone? Are you using any lift equipment?

Bud

Its a pain for sure. I have a couple tiers of scaffolding that help, but its definitely nice to have a ground man. I feel like i spend a lot of my time climbing up and down scaffolding and ladders. Sometimes my lady helps, but she isn't a fan of heights nor the cold, or the occasional friend if i can get one out on a Saturday or Sunday. I do a lot on my own. It is going slower than i would like.

soon i will be getting the smart barrier up on the outside of the inside walls, so i can get the outside walls framed, then some sheathing, then soffits, so i can get a roof on (i was hoping to have it on by the end of 2019) Inside load bearing walls sure make the order of building things fun. it is a learning experience.