Second Dwelling Unit Build

[meltingfeather]

Ended up being a pretty productive day. Me & my 71 YO pops got er did!

[Chew]

Man oh man. That is some quick work. Nice job.

Hopefully all the junior TBH inspectors sign off it. Good grief.

#DontTread

[TeamAmerica]

Curious what you DIY price per sf is.

Progress is looking great!

[smokeless]

Have you done this before ??
Your framing has me wondering.

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Second Dwelling Unit Build

Have you done this before ??

Your framing has me wondering.

Please see post 47


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[Mertzon Man]

Rock On, looks good!!

[meltingfeather]

Second Dwelling Unit Build

Curious what you DIY price per sf is.

Right at $50

Have you done this before ??

Your framing has me wondering.

Yes. Curious why you ask.
The framing is a tad unconventional, but conventional framing methods are overly conservative. This design is very solid and also efficient with materials and conscientious of making downstream work easier.
Double top plates are an example of extra lumber thrown in just so the framer doesn’t have to think about where he lands rafters. In this case the load paths are all direct from second to first floor because the spacing is all the same so there is no need for a double on top of the first floor walls. However the roof framing is 24” OC while the walls are 16”, so the second floor gets a double because rafters will land between studs. That and the fact that 92-5/8” studs are designed to produce an 8’ wall when paired with a double top plate— and drywall comes in 4’ wide sheets.

[meltingfeather]

Thanks, y’all! Definitely happy with progress. The frame is almost ready for floor trusses, which come in this week.

[meltingfeather]

Have you done this before ??
Your framing has me wondering.

Another design intent I was reminded of when I saw it this morning— this is the entire waste pile from better than 1,200 board feet of first floor framing.

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Second Dwelling Unit Build

Another design intent I was reminded of when I saw it this morning— this is the entire waste pile from better than 1,200 board feet of first floor framing.

You have officially wasted 38” of treated 2x4. Are you sure you know what you’re doing??


Lol.


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[JackRyan]

Wow, this is awesome, love this thread.

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[meltingfeather]

Did some minor framing, clean up, and planning yesterday. You may be able to see the island and cabinets laid out on the slab. It’s ready for floor trusses.

[Graysonhogs]

Looking good

[meltingfeather]

Trusses delivered today.

[meltingfeather]

Another productive day “off.”