As a novice I don’t find any of your vids boring. As a matter of fact the more detail you give the more it helps people at my level. I’m always amazed how you know so much of all the trades . You’re without doubt the best diy UA-camr out there
Definitely not boring. The longer videos and amount of detail you put into your videos is the main reason I subscribed way back when and became a member. Keep it up Andy
Perfect timing. I’d just rewatched your video on insulating a garage door to soundproof it and was thinking I could do with some more detail on how to do the actual stud work. Spot on
I’m about to build a fake stud chimney breast to accommodate the recess needed in my old cast iron fireplace (now purely cosmetic) and this information is gold. My walls are plasterboard and floor concrete so I’ll swap the fixings around but feeling much more confident (aside from the 2 pull ups 😂) Thank you.
Top video. Framed a very similar room a few years ago with pocket holes instead of toenailing and electrician pointed out something that needed adjustment. Fix was easy, takes more time however.
3:00 is all about vacuuming out the hole, not re-drilling it! If you need to go in twice, you're just re-grinding the dust you've already drilled that's not been evacuated by the flute. I learnt this the hard way 😉
I'm doing something similar the toilet is in the bathroom and being a family of 5 its guaranteed someone needs the toilet when someone is having a bath/shower therefore I'm going to build a stud wall across the bathroom so its up against the bath obviously not flush up to the bath because it will be plastered and tiled on the bath side. Its pretty straight forward its a case of putting in a stud wall with a built in door frame the only thing that requires adjustment is the radiator as its in the centre of the wall and will be in the way so it just needs moving over so its in the centre of the new bathroom.
Nicely done Andy. BTW in the North East ‘spelks ’ are mahoosive bits of wood that we pull out of our limbs with scarcely a sound whereas in the South splinters are very small and require a trip to A&E.
Not seen you for a while. Then, when visiting my son (and new granddaughter) in Whitley Bay, passed through South Gosforth on the Metro and thought... wonder what Mr & Mrs Mac are up to. Funnily enough exactly what I'm doing with my youngest son in Surrey!
Hah, the only boring bit was drilling the holes for the concrete screws ! A very satisfying build for sure, I love framing out walls, looking forward to the rest of the project !
Very useful video thank you sir. Is there a standard size you should leave for the door gap ? I'd be interested to see how a door frame is added at the later stage. Do you have a video on this? Regards
Jack studs are a slightly shorter stud that headers and window sill plates bear directly onto - usually in load bearing stud walls where you have a beefed up header that’s acting like more of a lintel. The Jack is doubled up with a full length stud directly next to it, which gets called a King stud. (Found out all the lingo by watching too many American framers 😌)
Quick question from a complete novice, would it not be easier to fit the toilet etc. before to give you more room to work. Keep up the good work. Regards PSH.
What a great series. Me and my husband are looking to buy our first house this year and one of the requirements we have, there needs to be a downstairs toilet, which unfortunately, not a lot of houses in our area have. Therefore, just watching your series, its giving me insight of what you will need to do if we ever decide to go this route ourselves (we would probably hire someone to do the plumbing though). Many thanks to explaining the process in great details Andy 👍.
Great video thanks. I'm considering making a stud wall across my garage to keep the front part for bikes etc and using the main part as a new room/office. I'll need a doorway like this too. The walls are concrete block, the floor is concrete and the top plate will have to go into a very thick concrete beam above. Any tips appreciated. For example should I put a strip of DPC material under the floor plate maybe ?
The short vertical stud over the door opening's header is called a 'cripple' stud. Same applies if it's a short vertical stud under a window sill plate.
I am envious of your square walls! I think I had a 6" variance over 12' over the height and let's not talk about the wall bulges. My studd wall is now the most plumb and square object in my house! ;)
Hi, I need some advise. I am about to attempt a similar project and looking a buying a nail gun, all my tools are Makita so looking at getting Makita nail gun. is the one you are using a first or second fix nailer. Thanks
What a helpful vid Andy 😊 I’m about to build a stud wall in our 1928 house…. Lath & plaster ceilings, and old dodgy plaster on the walls. I’m thinking of cutting out a strip of the lath & plaster ceiling so my top plate can fix directly to the ceiling joists. Also channelling the plaster on the wall, so my wall stud can fix directly to the exposed brick, rather than crushing the fragile plaster. Sound like a plan? Cheers 😊
Makes me want to start dividing up a room myself! So easy you make it seem! Can't wait for the next installment. Hope you didn't hurt yourself to badly with that splinter (the size of a peg!)
Clearence hole for the concrete screws: 8mm Also, for other DYI-ers out there: If you don't know what is underneath, especially pipes on a notched joist, it is better to drill a 5mm clearence hole and use 5x60mm screws on the bottom plate. For extra insurance, I use expanding foam under the plate and the floor, if not any decent hybrid adhesive will do. Same for the vertical studs to the walls. Not really necessary, but belt and braces. I personally find the concrete screws hit and miss for holding into the walls and use a 8mm x 100mm concrete anchor. They have never failed me like the concrete screws.
Nice job. I like to cut the sole plate out once you get the door studs in and use that as the header, less waste and it's the right size. Also think it's a cripple stud at the top above the door header (but prepared to be wrong)
If one has anything heavy to fix to a stud wall, it is also a good opportunity to fix extra noggins in have something solid to fix into as well. For example radiators, sanitary ware, mirrors etc
Gang cutting wall studs to fit between top and bottom plates only works if your floor and ceiling are level and parallel to each other. I prefer to cut each individual stud to length and fit one at a time.
Fantastic work Andy, making it look simple and easy! Just a quick kne I know u did a vid on sds, but what kind of grease do you use to lubricate? Thanks again for your time and efforts!
@@GosforthHandyman thanks for the reply and keep up the great work! Place looks amazing, looking forward to see how u use the garage space as the workshop...
Nice straight timber to split the beam Andy. Also thanks for the tip on the anchors, just curiously how did you find they get stuck if the dust builds up…. 😉
@@GosforthHandyman sorry, I mean in e.g. a garage conversion type situation. Concrete slab, then DPM, insulation (prob 100mm), 22mm t&g chipboard and then stud wall on top of that....thanks for the reply btw 👍👍
Hmm... you'd need to double check but personally I'd cut the floor away where the stud is going and attach directly to the concrete with some DPM under the sole plate. Not 100% though!
So when does the apprentice put their foot through the ceiling and drill into a water pipe?!? 😹 Good job Andy. How you finding this style of video format with voice over??
Hi Nice Video! I was wondering if you were at all concerned with adding a bearing wall to the exisring structure? Normally, when building non-bearing, interior partition walls: the stud wall is built short by 1" with any number of methods to attach the wall while keeping it non bearing. I always kept in mind that when a wall touches both the floor and the structure above: it is bearing weight, even if I don't want it to be.
@@GosforthHandyman nah, me neither, even in a Scottish timberframe capacity, I've never heard it mentioned. It's an interesting thought though, and I might be less wedge-like when I do my next partition!
"Spelk" 😂 haway man you better translate for the rest of the world. I looked at some 38x63mm cls at the local diy & it was more suitable for making long bows than studs. One poor bloke was going cross eyed looking down the lengths for straight ones😮
When I did conservatory bases for 14 years the fitters called those masonry screws grabbers so the name struck . Quick tip.. drill your hole and blast a bit of WD40 into the hole using the straw . Glide in lovely 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
As a novice I don’t find any of your vids boring. As a matter of fact the more detail you give the more it helps people at my level. I’m always amazed how you know so much of all the trades . You’re without doubt the best diy UA-camr out there
Thank you Rob! Years of messing about and getting it wrong! 😂
I agree with Rob here. Best way to learn Andy 😂. I've learnt more from my mistakes. Keep the videos or educational pieces coming 😊
Agree with rob too. Always good to hear from someone who knows what they’re on about, especially the little details
Definitely not boring. The longer videos and amount of detail you put into your videos is the main reason I subscribed way back when and became a member. Keep it up Andy
Super interesting Andy, detailled enough to get a good grasp of what is involved and the pitfalls to avoid. Can't wait to see next episodes !
Cheers!
Perfect timing. I’d just rewatched your video on insulating a garage door to soundproof it and was thinking I could do with some more detail on how to do the actual stud work. Spot on
Absolutely spot on! Video answers lots of questions straight off. Thank you!
No worries!
Hi Andy. 2nd like! I don’t find your videos boring at all. As always, I appreciate you inviting me round 🌞
Cheers Ray! You're very welcome! 😎👍
Great video just working through my garage shower/toilet build thanks for the tips
After hitting a live wire once, I only use masonry bits to drill through the plasterboard - thank you for that suggestion in one of the old videos
I just like hearing others say Spelk because since I moved from up north everyone says splinter :). Good video. Ill be doing a similar job myself.
I’m about to build a fake stud chimney breast to accommodate the recess needed in my old cast iron fireplace (now purely cosmetic) and this information is gold. My walls are plasterboard and floor concrete so I’ll swap the fixings around but feeling much more confident (aside from the 2 pull ups 😂) Thank you.
Top video. Framed a very similar room a few years ago with pocket holes instead of toenailing and electrician pointed out something that needed adjustment. Fix was easy, takes more time however.
Great stuff! 👍👍
3:00 is all about vacuuming out the hole, not re-drilling it! If you need to go in twice, you're just re-grinding the dust you've already drilled that's not been evacuated by the flute. I learnt this the hard way 😉
I'm doing something similar the toilet is in the bathroom and being a family of 5 its guaranteed someone needs the toilet when someone is having a bath/shower therefore I'm going to build a stud wall across the bathroom so its up against the bath obviously not flush up to the bath because it will be plastered and tiled on the bath side.
Its pretty straight forward its a case of putting in a stud wall with a built in door frame the only thing that requires adjustment is the radiator as its in the centre of the wall and will be in the way so it just needs moving over so its in the centre of the new bathroom.
Nicely done Andy. BTW in the North East ‘spelks ’ are mahoosive bits of wood that we pull out of our limbs with scarcely a sound whereas in the South splinters are very small and require a trip to A&E.
Lol exactly! 😂
Nicely done Andy,very informative video.👍👍
Cheers Terry!
Not seen you for a while. Then, when visiting my son (and new granddaughter) in Whitley Bay, passed through South Gosforth on the Metro and thought... wonder what Mr & Mrs Mac are up to. Funnily enough exactly what I'm doing with my youngest son in Surrey!
You are a very nice person and I like you as the best ethical person among all the trade stars that I i adore. Take care my friend.
Great work there pal. Not sure about nails I'd use zinc coated double three screws but solid work pal! 5 stars
My tip for drilling hole for concrete screws is have a bendy straw handy and blow out the dust - make sure your face is out of the dust blast!
Great video !!!! Thanks
Hah, the only boring bit was drilling the holes for the concrete screws !
A very satisfying build for sure, I love framing out walls, looking forward to the rest of the project !
Very useful video thank you sir. Is there a standard size you should leave for the door gap ? I'd be interested to see how a door frame is added at the later stage. Do you have a video on this? Regards
Once agin, Andy, you are doing a job i am jusy about to start. It's becoming uncanny! Keep it it up, cheers!
Amazing as usual
Nice work Andy 👍🏻
Top job Andy👊
Cheers Del! What do you call the little studs above the head? Jacks, cripples or something else? 🤔😁
@Gosforth Handyman I just call them 'head studs' or 'intermediate studs above the door'🤔 I'm sure the Americans will have a name for it👊
Jack studs are a slightly shorter stud that headers and window sill plates bear directly onto - usually in load bearing stud walls where you have a beefed up header that’s acting like more of a lintel. The Jack is doubled up with a full length stud directly next to it, which gets called a King stud. (Found out all the lingo by watching too many American framers 😌)
Quick question from a complete novice, would it not be easier to fit the toilet etc. before to give you more room to work. Keep up the good work. Regards PSH.
Looking good
Is it good to cover the plumbing pipe with sand and put a screed in the downstairs WC? or make a wooden platform for all in the toilet?
What a great series. Me and my husband are looking to buy our first house this year and one of the requirements we have, there needs to be a downstairs toilet, which unfortunately, not a lot of houses in our area have. Therefore, just watching your series, its giving me insight of what you will need to do if we ever decide to go this route ourselves (we would probably hire someone to do the plumbing though). Many thanks to explaining the process in great details Andy 👍.
Basically I build my walls on the floor, with the crowns down. 16 1/2" on .
Sill plate has sill foam or plastic on concrete, between wood & concrete.
Great video thanks. I'm considering making a stud wall across my garage to keep the front part for bikes etc and using the main part as a new room/office. I'll need a doorway like this too. The walls are concrete block, the floor is concrete and the top plate will have to go into a very thick concrete beam above. Any tips appreciated. For example should I put a strip of DPC material under the floor plate maybe ?
What size timbers are you using?
I use some double sided tape to hold bits to the ceiling - don’t skimp on the tape! ( don’t ask me how I found out!).
Great video! Thanks
Quality work pal
The short vertical stud over the door opening's header is called a 'cripple' stud. Same applies if it's a short vertical stud under a window sill plate.
I am envious of your square walls! I think I had a 6" variance over 12' over the height and let's not talk about the wall bulges. My studd wall is now the most plumb and square object in my house! ;)
I know carpenters who think a 1-1/2" variance in 8' is exceptable on a wall.
Too right - can't abide non-square walls! 😂
Hard to go wrong framing two sides of a room that's only 3' x 6' x 8' with a double line two plane laser level!
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Nice one Andy. Not called a Jack Stud but a Cripple 👍
HI Great video, may I ask what width of timber are you using, Thank you 🙂
@@jonallen4100 it looks like CLS which is 89mm wide.
@@martinwright7093 cheers bud
Hi, I need some advise. I am about to attempt a similar project and looking a buying a nail gun, all my tools are Makita so looking at getting Makita nail gun. is the one you are using a first or second fix nailer. Thanks
👍👍👍Thank you.
What are the dimensions of the toilet walls
What a helpful vid Andy 😊
I’m about to build a stud wall in our 1928 house…. Lath & plaster ceilings, and old dodgy plaster on the walls. I’m thinking of cutting out a strip of the lath & plaster ceiling so my top plate can fix directly to the ceiling joists. Also channelling the plaster on the wall, so my wall stud can fix directly to the exposed brick, rather than crushing the fragile plaster. Sound like a plan? Cheers 😊
What fixings would you recommend going into a breeze block wall?
Makes me want to start dividing up a room myself! So easy you make it seem! Can't wait for the next installment. Hope you didn't hurt yourself to badly with that splinter (the size of a peg!)
Cheers! If I remember rightly the bleeding wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. 😂👍
Good work! Quick question, did you use 4x2 timber for the studs?
Clearence hole for the concrete screws: 8mm
Also, for other DYI-ers out there:
If you don't know what is underneath, especially pipes on a notched joist, it is better to drill a 5mm clearence hole and use 5x60mm screws on the bottom plate. For extra insurance, I use expanding foam under the plate and the floor, if not any decent hybrid adhesive will do. Same for the vertical studs to the walls. Not really necessary, but belt and braces.
I personally find the concrete screws hit and miss for holding into the walls and use a 8mm x 100mm concrete anchor. They have never failed me like the concrete screws.
PU Adhesive foam, not expanding.👍
"I'm going to be bleeding quite a lot soon" sounds about right 😂
What size did you make the cubicle and why?
Great stuff! You know, despite your T-shirt slogan, I can't recall EVER seeing you drink coffee - LOL
Nice job. I like to cut the sole plate out once you get the door studs in and use that as the header, less waste and it's the right size.
Also think it's a cripple stud at the top above the door header (but prepared to be wrong)
No, you're right it's a cripple stud.
Jack stud runs up the door frame and supports the header.
Very helpful video, thanks. What size timbers are you using?
This was all 2x4's (89 x 38mm) 👍
If one has anything heavy to fix to a stud wall, it is also a good opportunity to fix extra noggins in have something solid to fix into as well. For example radiators, sanitary ware, mirrors etc
Yup defo! 👍
Nice work! Will you be adding any insulation to the stud walls?
No, not needed as there's no outside walls and no acoustic requirements. 👍
well done my bro, wish i knew how to do all this
Cheers!
Gang cutting wall studs to fit between top and bottom plates only works if your floor and ceiling are level and parallel to each other. I prefer to cut each individual stud to length and fit one at a time.
You must have worked on our house
In fairness when it was built 480 years ago I doubt a laser was used….. 😅
@@dougsaunders8109 they didn't even use spirit levels that far back but still managed, mostly with transits, plumb bobs and the plumb bob square.
I’m sure you can get a 2.7 plasterboard sheets Andy maybe save you a bit of taping and filling, kind of awkward to work with all the same 👍👍
That's going to fall apart as soon as the first nuke lands on it! Keep up the good work.
the old window frame would make a nice cupboard or shelving.
Fantastic work Andy, making it look simple and easy!
Just a quick kne I know u did a vid on sds, but what kind of grease do you use to lubricate?
Thanks again for your time and efforts!
Cheers! It's just a bog standard Castrol general purpose grease. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman thanks for the reply and keep up the great work! Place looks amazing, looking forward to see how u use the garage space as the workshop...
Great video, did you use 3x2 or 4x2?
‘Ain’t going anywhere’ moves 😂
Only thing I'd say is measure each stud individually as the floor or ceiling could run out apart from tht good stuff
Nice straight timber to split the beam Andy.
Also thanks for the tip on the anchors, just curiously how did you find they get stuck if the dust builds up…. 😉
Where will the light switch go? Or are the lights staying on the same switch as the rest of the room?
good question, as the lights seem to be on the same circuit ,if i was him id just install a PIR light
We used Quinetic (remote) switches so they can go anywhere. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman nice
Andy, any wall you build is a STUD wall 😂
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What laser are you using Andy?
It's a DeWalt but couldn't tell you the exact model!
Can you build a stud wall (non load bearing) off a floating floor? Struggling to find sny definitive info on it....
What do you mean by floating floor? Like laminate or engineered wood floating over a fixed subfloor?
@@GosforthHandyman sorry, I mean in e.g. a garage conversion type situation. Concrete slab, then DPM, insulation (prob 100mm), 22mm t&g chipboard and then stud wall on top of that....thanks for the reply btw 👍👍
Hmm... you'd need to double check but personally I'd cut the floor away where the stud is going and attach directly to the concrete with some DPM under the sole plate. Not 100% though!
What nailgun are you using
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Where is your shirt from? I need it! 😁
Nvm! Found your shop 😅
Is it best to use 100x50 for the stud walls Andy or can you get away with 75x50 ,great video by the way
Cheers! With this being 2.6m ceilings I prefer 2x4's as they're a bit more solid. 👍
Missed your chance to display various drill bits in that alcove when you said "it's a bit niche"!
I guess you used you x-ray vision to find the ceiling joists. Yeeesh.
🎉🎉 great job electrician 👍
By the way what is the name of the cameras 📸📸 you used to filming this video and the lenses??
Cheers! I just use a little Sony ZV1 👍
@@GosforthHandyman thanks bro
@11.00 👍👍👍
So when does the apprentice put their foot through the ceiling and drill into a water pipe?!? 😹 Good job Andy. How you finding this style of video format with voice over??
Stud above a door or window would be a cripple??
Voice overs are much easier! 😂 Yeah, heard it called a cripple in the US but never heard that in the UK? 👍
@@GosforthHandyman Pretty sure cripple is right - a jack stud runs sole to header or sill alongside a full height stud, which is then a king stud.
Cool. Andy, try keeping the red stuff on the inside of your body pal. It helps! LOL.
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As an engineer, it’s traditional to donate some ‘Engineers Red’ to every job to ensure success!
@@roberthardy2013As a paramedic it's my job to stop that kind of traditions. LOL. Well at least to sort the mess out afterwards.
Garage? I'd love to see you try and park a car in it!
😂😂😂
Can be done! But you'd need a sunroof.
Oof, I felt that splinter. Lucky it didn't go up the nail instead 😬
Spanish splinter!! 😂 Who's had one of those?!?
Yeah it was massive! 😂
Spelk😂, lots of southern watchers will not know what that is.
Hi Nice Video! I was wondering if you were at all concerned with adding a bearing wall to the exisring structure? Normally, when building non-bearing, interior partition walls: the stud wall is built short by 1" with any number of methods to attach the wall while keeping it non bearing. I always kept in mind that when a wall touches both the floor and the structure above: it is bearing weight, even if I don't want it to be.
Cheers - never seen that done in the UK? 🤔
@@GosforthHandyman nah, me neither, even in a Scottish timberframe capacity, I've never heard it mentioned. It's an interesting thought though, and I might be less wedge-like when I do my next partition!
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"Spelk" 😂 haway man you better translate for the rest of the world. I looked at some 38x63mm cls at the local diy & it was more suitable for making long bows than studs. One poor bloke was going cross eyed looking down the lengths for straight ones😮
Lol splinter! Yeah, these 38 x 89's were remarkably straight!
The house will fall done first! I wince when I see massive screws going into the unknown! Too many bad memories.
Ha cheers Sean! Yeah, have to be VERY careful with long sharp screws. 👍
The way he's doing it ,hang a plumb down from above if you don't have a laser.
Dam square is in Amsterdam, not where you are at!
A lovely place too! 😁
nooice
Haven't heard anyone say 'spelk' in donkey's years :) Seems to be a purely NE expression. Anyway, great vid as always :)
Yeah think it is! 😂
I call them spells not splinters too, as I'm from North Yorks !
Geordies call them spelks.
Defo a Northern thing! 👍😁
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A stud walled toilet. Will you sound proof it?
Purely out of interest as i would have used wood. Did you consider metal studding ?
No, can't stand the stuff. 😂👍
16:05 cripple stud.
Anazing.
Studdy
first! :)
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What did you win?
@@freetolook3727 Bragging rights that I was in the right place at the right time!
*Cripple stud
When I did conservatory bases for 14 years the fitters called those masonry screws grabbers so the name struck .
Quick tip.. drill your hole and blast a bit of WD40 into the hole using the straw . Glide in lovely 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Cheers Steve - great tip! 👍👍
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