Framing and Mounting Blocks E5 Building a High Performance Home on a Budget
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- In this video, I am explaining how I put siding on first before rough-ins and how I'm still able to access the sheathing to flashing penetrations as they should be.
I am here because you were on Matt R's vids, twice. WE really like your work Scott. We like how you are so considerate to explain the building science and things for us homeowners or home remodelers to look out for and to consider when dealing with contractors or subcontractors. The 24OC framing is more we are interested in and you filled in a few details we were not aware of. Keep up the wonderful content, to the point and short and sweet and the before and in progress visuals help a lot. East Canada is watching you👍😊🇨🇦
Scott True, freakin' GENIUS!! I've been scratching my head on a current project with exterior insulation and a rainscreen around this EXACT issue. This is awesome information!
I'm truly thrilled you finally have your very own channel here. Keep up the great work!
Also if you are dealing with panel siding like James Hardie architectural panel + rainscreen, because of its consistent thickness it's possible to do the entire mounting block and penetration after the fact:
-side the house
-drill your penetration hole through entire wall assembly.
-trace out where your mounting block will go
-using a trim router, set EXACTLY to the dept of siding only, cut out the siding
- carefully pull and cut the rainscreen with a knife, don't nick your sheathing
- install your wire/pipe/grille
-flash it to the sheathing
-install mounting block
-putty/caulk mounting block to siding
2023 update: Scott you may be interested in the new Paslode Tetragrip siding nailer that just came out. Super short nails that don't need to hit studs (develops holding power in sheathing) might speed thing up while reducing chance of hitting pipes. 👍🏾
Great points my friend. Well done.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge bro ✌🏾
True builder. Good work Sir!
Arlington Fittings have some dandy siding blocks / boxes that are listed electrical boxes that you mount and then install whatever cladding you want up to the siding box. The box cover then covers everything.
Genius
Where is part 4 of this high performance build playlist? AND I thought you were doing a full step by step High Performance build, what happened to that? Im interested, lost, and confused
"Whend the siders come back for a _punch"_ What is a 'punch'?
What did you use for your rain screen?
24OC? why would you do this with a 2x6 wall rather than tradition 16OC? Thanks
To reduce thermal bridging. We take a lot of measures to reduce the amount of lumber in exterior walls to get more insulation in. It makes a big difference.
Roof penetration's???? None would be best for many reasons, but it seems impossible as you need them for toilets. Any tricks? Why could we not use air admittance valve for all plumbing venting? Roof venting seems like a huge problem child in every application. Any advice on this would be great.
In theory you should be able to exit the structure through the upper reaches of the wall, but it would more-than-likely look worse than what you flushed.
AAV's would create a minimum, but real, negative pressure within the structure and most inspectors would fail their use.
Sealing a single 4" roof penetration is less of a problem than you might think these days.
Why do you put the electric service panel on the exterior?
So I’ve seen on Matt’s vids he uses a exterior foam insulation as a thermal transfer barrier…is this not required or is it specific to climate?
I believe it's just an option. And most homes do not have it. It's expensive and the ROI is relatively low compared to ROI of what you can do with a wall without exterior insulation. For this reason, we don't do it on spec homes but we do it on custom homes.
Could something similar be done with brick?
Yes, but there is no problem to be solved with brick. With siding, I'm solving 2 problems. Letting the framers finish before they disappear and allowing the nails to be driven in before pipes and wires are put there. With brick, you don't worry about the masons disappearing and the brick ties are at less risk of hitting pipes and wires than the siding. With brick, I'd just do the rough-ins first.
Great video. Would love to know where you can get those register boxes with the guides on them
which boxes? I make the mounting boxes myself out of PVC.
The 10x10 ac boxes.
@@dustymchale8600 Those are quick flash found here: www.quickflashproducts.com/products_hvac.html I have my local lumber yard get them for me
Scott I’m looking for the ac boxes in the ceiling with the guides on them www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Flow-10-in-x-10-in-to-8-in-Insulated-Register-Box-with-Flange-R-6-IRBFR610X10X8/204160562?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_002_AIR_CIRC_ACC-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-PMax&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_002_AIR_CIRC_ACC-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-PMax-71700000097492027--&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfT72jPko4Bxys7kmz8iGoBr&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfT72jPko4Bxys7kmz8iGoBr&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyMKbBhD1ARIsANs7rEEsY2vlse_78_yL8dV8KmC2bEivQyfU6deI1M6uogdBinpEFUwuSW8aAhcGEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds…. Here is one without the guides. Thanks again
@@dustymchale8600 My AC guy gets those from an AC supplier in the next town.
Hi Scott! It's a huge dream of mine to build a custom home. I'm obsessed with your approach to making homes high performance and water tight. We are in Fort Smith, AR. Do you happen to have any recommendations for builders in Arkansas (or Northwest Arkansas specifically)? Someone who shares your passion for high performance building. Thank you so much!
Hi Suzanne, sorry I don't have recommendations for that area. I do consulting though if you might consider general contracting the house yourself.
Check with Jake Bruton with Arrow Building in Columbia, MO.
He seems to have his fecal matter in a neat pile, if you understand my large snow bank reference.
You need to get some new framers. Period. I told the last crew I hired, I'd give each one of them a freaking bonus on the job if they hit each stud. Then again, I use spray paint with a. chalk line on my house wrap to show exactly where the studs are. Another thing, looks like you're putting up JH siding. There's no reason siding installers should be penetrating sheathing to the point of risking your utilities, be electrical or a plumbing pipe. In fact, challenge them to have two guns on site, one with deeper fasteners to hit the studs, and the other with shorter siding nails to hit in-between. Then again, if you're really trying to get some high performance, you'll add some furring strips on the studs for the siding to attach to leaving an air gap behind the assembly.
We have furring strips already so we have the air gap. One thing I have learned from a bit of travel and talking to people from all over is that every area is different. If you can get framers to perform, that's awesome for you. In my area, I have offered more money (much more) and still can't get framers to perform. I can "get new framers" like you say but I'd spend a great deal of time and energy finding them and getting disappointed most of the time. Or I can spend way less time and energy with slightly changing the order of things so that I get high performance results without the risk of nails hitting pipes. This works for me. Your way works for you. And for others watching this video, they will have different ways based on their climate, materials common in their area, and the skills and motivations of the people in their area. For me, if I "got new framers", then I wouldn't have high performance homes. I'd rather stick with the framers I have and achieve high performance.
@@ScottTrue nothing upsets me more than to see a solid builder like yourself put up with mediocre subs whose only job is to hit a nail in the stud. Wish you the best man. Keep up the good work.
What happened to the rest of the series? It looks you started on your house and dropped the rest of the series.
I stay really busy working in the field and it has been difficult for me to do Social Media. I am trying now to get back into it and I do plan to pick up this series where it left off.