Remember it's not all fun videos and cool tools. It's bloody hard work. Physical labour while doing alot of maths. Really not trying to put you off, but don't give up once you realise. It's still the best job in the world.
@@flyingjackcarpentry9394 thanks for the advice still got a couple years but it is my dream jobs as I do woodturning and woodworking for 3 year and love every minute
As I understand it, from trad' UK framing parlance, the names are: King stud because it's the grandest. Jacks (as in playing cards) have their heads cut off (Alice in Wonderland) = anything under an opening. Cripples have their feet cut off = anything that goes over an opening.
Framing has changed hugely, I remember my father in the late 60's framing with wet pine that arrived in big packets they would cut huge piles of nogs and studs then lay out walls and hand nail before standing up. Dads elbow from his hammer arm gave out first then his back he had terrible pain later in life. That timber was all boric treated too, which is why builders embraced kiln dry untreated not because it was untreated but because it was kiln dried and light, glad they were able to find a way to have both though kiln dried and boric treated.
Wow, the way you guys build 2x4 framed houses is so much different compared to how we do it here in Japan. Our concrete foundations are set to the floor plan, we put plastic packing spacers on the entirety of it, lay down wooden 2x6 or 2x8s on top of those, then the floor joists in between, install insulation, then lay subflooring on top, then we put up the pre-fab frames. The plastic packing spacers aren't to let the wood dry, it's just to put in a layer between the wood and the concrete which has a bunch of benefits such as also being a decent barrier against termites.
@@thetallcarpenter Yeah, I don't think there are any videos on Japanese House building in English. There's a channel with somewhat decent English captions called 大工 Shoyan that you could check out. His recent "Season 3総集編" video can give a bit of insight, but he didn't use the plastic packing spacers in that build for whatever reason. I found another channel which is more in line with what I do onsite called "isokoumuten" you should check out their first video from 12 years ago to see what I mean (small abandoned channel, not many videos, could check them all out, tbh.)
I believe solid packers are much better than every stud. This is creating an airspace for problems. Thanks for resolving an issue I had with this system.
Scott, gotta say: your videos are providing us with a very valuable resource when teaching quantity surveying to 1st year students at Otago Polytech! Thank you heaps for this! Many of our students have no previous construction experience, which makes estimation very challenging because in addition to having to learn, well, estimating - they're also having to quickly learn all the terminology that we use. So I have several times now shown your videos on the big screen, when trying to show how something goes together, before we dive into Excel sheets and labour constants on QV Costbuilder. Super useful stuff you put up!
Hi Scott, I think that moving to Nelson was really the right thing to do - homeowner now, meeting new friends, learning new stuff, showing us fans what it is all about... Only thing missing: you HAVE to convince Padeau to move too!
Iam an new homeowner now too an got lots off another new house to building an homeowner with my new flat mates an meeting new freinds an learning new stuff as iam a. trade tradies an builder doing house building an house painter as well as meny another thinks on the go too with new house renovation work
an picking upp another free stuff from mates old sheds been pulled down too building new shed or garages at there new place an getting free stuff. building materials from old house an reus them etc.
This is how I became a carpenter years ago, I helped and carpenter stand up a house frame for a day and liked it so much that I booked myself into a carpentry course at my local polytechnic best thing I ever did. Really enjoyed this and it's great to female's taking up more trades.
Jess showing up for lunch, drilling one hole, then leaving after “a day’s work!” Is the funniest thing I’ve seen one of Scott’s videos (I’ve only seen 20 or so, but still)
Really cool how you have found other Carpenters/ Builders , Eva & Chris to build with and a husband and wife team! Cool to see Jess on site.. go Jess!👍😎All the best guys.. SBC
I love watching videos like these because it provides a great context and appreciation for how construction is done elsewhere in the world. My dad was an electrician who worked mostly in industrial settings but watching homes going up is a really interesting process.
We ask frame and truss to tack the understuds on front door and other tight areas of studs. This way you can take the stud off, bolt the bottom plate down, and replace the stud. 👍
Good on Eva. ‘Home is here’ pointing at NZ. Chatting to a guy over the weekend in Ireland had lived in Oz 20 years was back ‘home’ in Ireland for the first time in three years. Never quite understood not mentally moving as well as physically 😁
Having lived in London for 9 years, I can relate to not moving mentally. In my case I knew after a few years that the UK wasn't going to be my home, so there was no point trying to make the mental switch. I came back in 2018 and haven't regretted it, even though there's things about London I miss and Auckland is almost boring in comparison. Don't miss the weather, noise, crowds, pollution, public transport delays, narrow roads and crappy footpaths, obviously!
@@richardbaron7106 that is again fair comment if you are not going to make somewhere your permanent home. Then home is where you hail from and are going to return to for sure.
I love watching how you guys build in New Zealand. It is so much different from Midwestern USA, and I would argue it looks much better in a lot of ways. The small pads to allow the bottom plates to dry. The crazy amount of tie downs and concrete bolts. I really think that the United States doesn't build to that quality in your typical residential settings.
Love the high & dry packers! Such a simple solution to creating air circulation under the base boards. Oh, that backdrop of the hills at the site looks so idyllic, especially with the clear blue skies.
Very interest video Scott! Living in the US I haven't seen the walls being delivered in this fashion (I am not a builder). I can see that it makes a big difference in the speed in which your house takes shape! It was nice to see that Jess had time to stop by :^). Always a smile on her face ! Thank you for posting!
Dude I live in NY and the windshield struggle really hit home. Imagine 6 inches of snow on the ground having to go to work, and having to make the call as to weather you make money that day because of the roads. "Will I lose money via the risk of working, or will I stay home and vicariously watch Scott Brown in the sunshine?" God(s) bless brother, you do great work for all who reside everywhere.
I like the plastic foot that goes under the floor plate. Makes great sense. Also seems easier to fix than a roll of damp course. If it’s recycled plastic it’s a win x 2
Take your time Jessie and Scott, no rush. When you get the chance. as a notty • bossy • love to see the blueprints and the office and Tiles, w/ Glue or polished, or layed and re carpeted. w/ tread. and stainless appliances.
Awesome video I'm an electrical apprentice from wellington always interested in construction and how everything comes together specially when most of the sites I arrive on are halfway done. Hope the material shortage isn't treating you too bad and things normalize soon enough.
Hey Scott, what camera do you use for YT. I have a couple of large camcorders that work great in the shop but not that portable. I have a few of the Sony A series cameras, but don't want them out in the construction elements. I end up using GoPro, but hey over heat quickly and break up continues video files into smaller files that I have to stitch together in post. I have been thinking about one of the Sony point and shoot variety designed for YT and vlogging. Any suggestions? Ron Paulk😎🤙
My absolute favourite part of youtube is the ability to communicate with the very people that entertain and inspire you, and getting to witness one inspiring creator reach out to another brings me so much joy!
Hey bro I'm in NZ, I use the A7siii. It's pretty renowned for having a great cooling system, very hard to overheat. I've put iit through its paces in some harsh environments and it's robust. I always have my cameras in a cage as a slight form of protection too.
Hey Ron. I second ObliqueVisualsNZ's suggestion. Since you already use Sony the A7S3 would be a good investment, it has become the gold standard for UA-cam/vlog cameras these days. Having said that I am on the Canon platform, I use the Canon EosR. I really like the RF lenses and I have been working with canon cameras since I started the channel. I'll probably stick with Canon and eventually upgrade the camera body.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Hey Scott. The A7S makes a lot f sense as my kit is made up of Sony A1 & A7r4 plus a stable of GM lenses. But, I am looking more of a pocket camera with a good built in zoom. The GP10 does well enough but for the fixed lens and heat issue and of course the breaking up of the files.
Hi Scott as a lad I helped the neighbors builders put up an extension to their existing home. Nearly all the building was done on site framing, roof trustees, door frames and all by the same builders. My dad wanted to be a carpenter when he left school but there was little work for young apprentices as the soldiers coming home from the war were given many of these jobs. It never stopped my dad he was always knocking up some shed or building on the farm. Thanks again for another awesome episode.
I had a Kiwi mate who was a carpenter. He called the noggins DWANGS. When I was a teenager all framing timber came as a sling, it was green Eucalypt hardwood and it twisted like buggery when it dried out. Dried timber was “air dried”. Kiln-dried stuff was for fixing out and furniture . Nails were 3 inches long and came in a box of 56 lbs. and hammers had a 20 ounce head. Stavros
In the US when frame houses after we get the floor framed we layout all the walls cut all the wall plates then we physically frame the wall and full length of the wall do the corner of the house all the way around flat sheet the walls and then put them up with Gables and soffit all the way around then the next inside long- wall a goal from there
Great video. And yes, king studs are full height. Cripples are studs that do not go full height. For windows and above doors for example. Union carpenter from local 909, Ontario California
Hey Scott. I'ma framer in united states. The difference between your buildings and ours is crazy. I love seeing the differences. Keep up the great work!
@@josephking6515 Our studs are usually framed on 16" Centers. We don't have that much blocking in-between studs (1 row for ever 10' in height). We hand cut our roofs and ceiling joists instead of using trusses. Another thing I see very different is your header sizes. For example a garage opening that size we would put a 18"x1.75" two ply Laminated Veneered Lumber (LVL) beam. Also our bottom plates are treated and we put a squishy foam gasket between it and the concrete. To prevent airflow.
@@nicholasburks1118 The two (or three) rows of nogs (fireblocks in your language) is a hangover from decades ago when we used wet framing. It would help prevent the studs from bending and twisting during the drying process. There is not much reason to keep doing it, but.... habit.
I would love to see each stage of your building process. It is just different from what I see here in my part of the United States. Thanks for the video
Feeling weird watching your video and seeing you ice scraping when sitting in my garden in Germany with temperatures at about 30°C. As always- very nice video!
Man I can't even begin to tell you how happy I get when I see a new video. Great work Scott thanks for the great content. Also love Jess' energy I'm happy for you both. Lots of love from México ✨
My concern with those plastic plates would be air and bug infiltration. Although I imagine you fasten the house wrap/air/bug barrier to the side of the slab?
@@dannyoliver1978 I figured that they would do that. I wonder if some sort of special caulking would be even better, since from what I've heard bugs can chew through foam without much trouble.
G,day Scott Brown Carpentry from Sydney Australia. Nice to see you on site. Work van: old towel over windscreen at night for frost. PERFORMANCE specifications for residential framing. Firstly I like the quantity of the pre cut manufactured frame, and as a side note very similar to Australian specs. Quiet simply house frames need to resist the forces applied on them by environmental elements like wind loading and decaying (salt air, water ingress etc). This regional mapping of windspeed design in Australia is to broad. Deemed to satisfy the Australian standards or performance base (engineering design) are the options; and costly. Kind regards (name withheld to protect the innocent)🌏🇦🇺
Those high and dry packers seem like a great innovation. Apart from the benefits already stated I can see that they will save the tip of your wood bit from becoming blunt (with the relief space) therefore not contacting the concrete before the masonry bit is put through.
First thing I thought, if you ever need to recip saw the bottom of the door frame out then it leaves a little gap so you don't blunt the blade on the conc
Here in CANADA it goes, King stud, Trimmer(what you call under stud), cripples (under and over openings). Only place we use "Jack" is for a, Jack rafter.
Scott .. lol .. if you are not careful Jess might take over building jobs 🤣😂. In the US we use pressure treated wood as the mud sill, instead of plastic packers. No need for even DPC. Typically, you can either wet set some anchor bolts into the cement - or drill one in (just like you did in this episode). Wet set (into the cement) is a more common practice. We also do have wet set massive tiedowns to help mitigate lift. Interesting to see how slightly different other places do their construction. Cheers.
I worked in a frame and truss plant a few years back and we would put the understuds in temporarily and the builders would remove this to then put the bolt underneath the understud and nail back to the main stud (king stud)
i'm a carpenter myself a quicker way is put a sole plate down fix it to the concrete. put your frames onto it you know the bottom is straight plumb and brace the walls same for the header plate
Hello from the UK! Im jealous when you have summer when we have the cold but im not sorry when we take the sun back and see you with the frost. Love the videos!
the bottom plate bolts and the handibrcs are also for uplift,as are the lintel fixings.When the wind blows over the roof that actually creates uplift,and the girder trusses(which are trusses that hold up other trusses) can have quite large uplifts on individual trusses,which is not the system by which traditional houses are designed. NZS3604 is actually written for the type of house construction used in the 50s and 60s,ie rafters,struts,underpurlins etc.That type of build doe not create large individual loads like truss roofs can.You shouldnt really cut out the stud s for the bolts but the designers dont allow for that when the put a door that takes up the whole wall. under studs and trim studs for doors,bottom jacks and top jacks for the short studs below and above windows.
Scott, quick tip for the frost on the van. Carry a spray bottle of Metho and a quick spray on the top of the windscreen will instantly melt the ice as it runs down. Isopropyl alcohol does the same but is more expensive. Something I learned while living in Canberra.
King stud is what the beams or headers nail into (full length) and depending on where in the USA you are the “relievers” are called Jack or trimmers. The small studs under a window sil or drop header sil is called cripples. Mom lived off Annessbrook and Marie when I spent a month on the South Island. Keep up the work, cheers mate.
Excellent video. Unfortunate that you can't get what you need for your remodel - that really sucks. However, getting to watch you do what you do so well - build - is, on the positive side, a bonus for us. Hope you can get supplies for remodeling soon however absent that, here's to Chris keeping you busy.
Nice video. Should be working, 'oh horses!' In Aus, brisbane we flick out chalk lines on slab and ramset nail the frames down straight for tie down rods later
I call studs carrying the weight of the header/beam/lintel " shoulder" studs, because that's what I was first taught to call them. It is useful to go over layout terminology when building for someone who labels things differently. I hope surgeons don't have multiple names for their tools and procedures.
Hey Scott, it's funny to me when you're holding the Metabo tool and you mention that it's the first time you've ever held one because here in Canada your green Hikoki tools that you use are actually just branded as Metabo, odd eh lol.
They aren't the same, metabo is german, metabo hpt is rebranded hikoki/hitachi and is japanese engineered. There is definitely some tool sharing going on now though, the new ssep metabo recip saw and the hikoki wall chaser are both shared designs.
@@AndrewStrydomBRP Can you tell me what a 'wall chaser' is? I'd assume the tool that chews a groove in masonry and foamcrete walls for running electric and PEX but I haven't seen that in the northeast U.S.A.
@@jimurrata6785 a wall chaser is like a 4 inch grinder with 2 blades spaced about 1 inch apart , make the cut then chisel out the bit in-between the cuts
“Jack stud” always makes more sense under a lintel ends or a sill. It’s a partial stud propping up the load transfer from the missing king studs. “Reliever” never made much sense to me because it isn’t relieving, it’s carrying the accumulated transfer load.
As always, thanks for a great episode. You always manage to make it interesting, and I think it's because of your general attitude. Also, and on a totally different note, I'm impressed by the lack of thickness of the outside walls. Does it mean it will only have about 10cms of insulation, or is outside insulation planned? If it's not the case, I'm kinda surprised by the lack of ambition with the insulation in NZ building code (or equivalent).
in AUS (which im assuming is pretty identical to NZ) the only methods i‘ve really seen are just a wall wrap with sarking and then insulation batts inside the walls
In your last video you mentioned Nogs or Noggins vs Dwangs. My gut is telling me it's due to immigration. Dwang is a Scottish term and the South Island is where the Scots tended to gravitate to and Nog or Noggins is what you'd use on an English site. Over time you gravitate to what the majority of people use. Scots also use cripple for your understud.
I absolutely love these. Please do more. I would love to see these projects completed as well. Eva and Chris seem like people I would want to know/love next to. I would gladly help them. I don't live in Nelson... I wish I did! How does an American become a kiwi? Jacinda Ardern was here just the other day and we love her. I'm fascinated by the process. Please... More! I would love to be an apprentice to you.
Go on holiday and see what it is like in New Zealand. Its a temperate maritime climate quite similar to the UK, coming from the US the climate can be a challenge.
Here in the northwest united states our tie downs have to go clear to the footings of the foundation to meet code. But we're basically in the similar situation as japan here with crazy geological things going on (Ring of fire).
We don't really do footings on the flat for new builds. The ground is dug out and layers of rocks and sand are layed and compacted out to 1 metre (3 feet) clear of the slab edge. Geotechnical engineers will determine the depth we dig and how we base up (type of AP used, how thick each layer is before it needs compaction, wether geocloth/geomesh is used, amount of compaction, etc.) We call this a "gravel raft" Once its based to the correct height and passed geotechnical testing, we box the slab on top. If there is a major earthquake, in theory the slab will 'slide' on the "gravel raft", not a huge amount but enough to lessen the inital jolt and damage done to the house and slab.
Pretty much, the vast majority of houses are built with prenail frame and truss packages. Smaller projects and renovations are when you’d do on site framing.
South Island has some pretty intense earthquakes to contend with, I'm sure these guys have a lot of engineering to deal with. Here in Melbourne we can get away with barely pinning the walls down at all
Sometimes when fitting speedy joist hangers, I end up with a small gap between the base of the joist and the hanger. So I just tap in a plastic packer, you know the different colour , different size from one to eight mill. There you are now and a whole house frame is sitting on plastic packers. If you described that in a pub, no one would believe you. . Great video congrats to everyone
Jeremy, just one of those packers has been load tested to 70 tonnes, an average 200sqm NZ house weighs probably around 20 tonnes and has about 450 under those frames. John Oliver (inventor)
In California we call the full length stud of a door the king stud, the beam across the top or stud pack is always a header, and the stud under the header is a trimmer. Windows are called out the same and the bottom of the rough opening is a sub seal. We call the studs above a header top cripples and studs under the S.S. Are bottom cripples. Very interesting to hear the different vocab. And see the different types of hold downs and anchor bolts and all that! 🤘🏻
I work on linear saws that cut all the components for prefab timber frames and trusses. The terminology is so different across Aus, NZ and USA that I just can't keep them all straight. Luckily it doesn't matter too much if I don't know exactly where the pieces are used, as long as the machine is cutting them accurately, and I know what shape they are for if a customer tells me they are having trouble with a specific piece.
@@matthew35673m yeah when I went through school voghts carpentry II is what was taught. I’ve forgotten more terminology but as long as my stuff is built to snuff they won’t know the difference lol
We shoot the whole house down with ramsets then one of the apprentices can just cruise through and bolt exterior and load bearing walls.. maybe youd dont ramset because of those high and dry packers?
In Aus several large national builders have gone into liquidation in recent weeks with more to follow. Pressures surrounding ever increasing material prices, lead times and trades.
Those 'Hiandri' things might help the bottom plate dry out, but what about airtightness between the slab and the frame; seems like you're inviting draughts?
Scott love the videos I’m 13 and want to be a carpenter when I’m older keep up the great work
Keep at it! We need more young people like you.
@@Davey768 thank you
Remember it's not all fun videos and cool tools.
It's bloody hard work. Physical labour while doing alot of maths.
Really not trying to put you off, but don't give up once you realise.
It's still the best job in the world.
@@flyingjackcarpentry9394 thanks for the advice still got a couple years but it is my dream jobs as I do woodturning and woodworking for 3 year and love every minute
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As I understand it, from trad' UK framing parlance, the names are:
King stud because it's the grandest.
Jacks (as in playing cards) have their heads cut off (Alice in Wonderland) = anything under an opening.
Cripples have their feet cut off = anything that goes over an opening.
Framing has changed hugely, I remember my father in the late 60's framing with wet pine that arrived in big packets they would cut huge piles of nogs and studs then lay out walls and hand nail before standing up. Dads elbow from his hammer arm gave out first then his back he had terrible pain later in life. That timber was all boric treated too, which is why builders embraced kiln dry untreated not because it was untreated but because it was kiln dried and light, glad they were able to find a way to have both though kiln dried and boric treated.
same for me in the seventies, you forgot to mention chiselling out the top and bottom plate for the studs to fit in ;)
Wow, the way you guys build 2x4 framed houses is so much different compared to how we do it here in Japan. Our concrete foundations are set to the floor plan, we put plastic packing spacers on the entirety of it, lay down wooden 2x6 or 2x8s on top of those, then the floor joists in between, install insulation, then lay subflooring on top, then we put up the pre-fab frames. The plastic packing spacers aren't to let the wood dry, it's just to put in a layer between the wood and the concrete which has a bunch of benefits such as also being a decent barrier against termites.
Love reading how you do it, and it's a shame there's not more videos on UA-cam about these Japanees methods. Cheers
@@thetallcarpenter Yeah, I don't think there are any videos on Japanese House building in English. There's a channel with somewhat decent English captions called 大工 Shoyan that you could check out. His recent "Season 3総集編" video can give a bit of insight, but he didn't use the plastic packing spacers in that build for whatever reason. I found another channel which is more in line with what I do onsite called "isokoumuten" you should check out their first video from 12 years ago to see what I mean (small abandoned channel, not many videos, could check them all out, tbh.)
@@ryuukusensei I'll check those out bud👍Cheers
I believe solid packers are much better than every stud. This is creating an airspace for problems. Thanks for resolving an issue I had with this system.
Scott, gotta say: your videos are providing us with a very valuable resource when teaching quantity surveying to 1st year students at Otago Polytech! Thank you heaps for this! Many of our students have no previous construction experience, which makes estimation very challenging because in addition to having to learn, well, estimating - they're also having to quickly learn all the terminology that we use. So I have several times now shown your videos on the big screen, when trying to show how something goes together, before we dive into Excel sheets and labour constants on QV Costbuilder. Super useful stuff you put up!
Hi Scott, I think that moving to Nelson was really the right thing to do - homeowner now, meeting new friends, learning new stuff, showing us fans what it is all about... Only thing missing: you HAVE to convince Padeau to move too!
Maybe we can do a GoFundMe to get him to come down for at least a few episodes.
Iam an new homeowner now too an got lots off another new house to building an homeowner with my new flat mates an meeting new freinds an learning new stuff as iam a. trade tradies an builder doing house building an house painter as well as meny another thinks on the go too with new house renovation work
an picking upp another free stuff from mates old sheds been pulled down too building new shed or garages at there new place an getting free stuff. building materials from old house an reus them etc.
Paerau*
It always shocks me about how y’all are so positive and friendly y’all are in New Zealand. It reminds me a lot of Vermont.
This is how I became a carpenter years ago, I helped and carpenter stand up a house frame for a day and liked it so much that I booked myself into a carpentry course at my local polytechnic best thing I ever did. Really enjoyed this and it's great to female's taking up more trades.
Jess showing up for lunch, drilling one hole, then leaving after “a day’s work!” Is the funniest thing I’ve seen one of Scott’s videos (I’ve only seen 20 or so, but still)
Really cool how you have found other Carpenters/ Builders , Eva & Chris to build with and a husband and wife team! Cool to see Jess on site.. go Jess!👍😎All the best guys.. SBC
The dog taking a dump on the beach at the start of your videos is a great cinematic touch.
What a lovely working environment. Organised, clean and friendly colleagues. Perfect!
I love watching videos like these because it provides a great context and appreciation for how construction is done elsewhere in the world. My dad was an electrician who worked mostly in industrial settings but watching homes going up is a really interesting process.
Scott "it really is winter"
Eva from germany working in short and t-shirt!😄
For that jig you've created at the end to get a bolt in, looks like the builders version of a pocket hole jig! that'd be a cool product!
Yup definitely a pocket hole.
In the US we call the studs under and over the windows “Cripples”.
NZ is woke, they couldn't do that.
Wow in the USA that's also what we call disabled people.
Wait till you hear what we call bundles of sticks.
We ask frame and truss to tack the understuds on front door and other tight areas of studs. This way you can take the stud off, bolt the bottom plate down, and replace the stud. 👍
Good on Eva. ‘Home is here’ pointing at NZ.
Chatting to a guy over the weekend in Ireland had lived in Oz 20 years was back ‘home’ in Ireland for the first time in three years. Never quite understood not mentally moving as well as physically
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Having lived in London for 9 years, I can relate to not moving mentally. In my case I knew after a few years that the UK wasn't going to be my home, so there was no point trying to make the mental switch. I came back in 2018 and haven't regretted it, even though there's things about London I miss and Auckland is almost boring in comparison. Don't miss the weather, noise, crowds, pollution, public transport delays, narrow roads and crappy footpaths, obviously!
@@richardbaron7106 that is again fair comment if you are not going to make somewhere your permanent home. Then home is where you hail from and are going to return to for sure.
Jess - Scott is a lucky man. You are absolutely terrific!
Thanks Scott. This was very interesting. I like learning about the methods used and products.
Your content just keeps improving.
I love watching how you guys build in New Zealand. It is so much different from Midwestern USA, and I would argue it looks much better in a lot of ways. The small pads to allow the bottom plates to dry. The crazy amount of tie downs and concrete bolts. I really think that the United States doesn't build to that quality in your typical residential settings.
I don't know what I'm more envious of, how quick and simple these panels go together, or the fantastic working environment😎
Love the high & dry packers! Such a simple solution to creating air circulation under the base boards.
Oh, that backdrop of the hills at the site looks so idyllic, especially with the clear blue skies.
I am wondering in a two story home would those pass code in the US.
Very interest video Scott! Living in the US I haven't seen the walls being delivered in this fashion (I am not a builder). I can see that it makes a big difference in the speed in which your house takes shape! It was nice to see that Jess had time to stop by :^). Always a smile on her face ! Thank you for posting!
Dude I live in NY and the windshield struggle really hit home. Imagine 6 inches of snow on the ground having to go to work, and having to make the call as to weather you make money that day because of the roads. "Will I lose money via the risk of working, or will I stay home and vicariously watch Scott Brown in the sunshine?"
God(s) bless brother, you do great work for all who reside everywhere.
I've never seen a dog poop in timelapse, there a first for everything I guess. Thanks Scott!
I like the plastic foot that goes under the floor plate. Makes great sense. Also seems easier to fix than a roll of damp course. If it’s recycled plastic it’s a win x 2
Take your time Jessie and Scott, no rush. When you get the chance. as a notty • bossy • love to see the blueprints and the office and Tiles, w/ Glue or polished, or layed and re carpeted. w/ tread. and stainless appliances.
I love all the explanations about framing. Thank you for making it is so easy and obvious to understand.
Awesome video I'm an electrical apprentice from wellington always interested in construction and how everything comes together specially when most of the sites I arrive on are halfway done. Hope the material shortage isn't treating you too bad and things normalize soon enough.
Hey Scott, what camera do you use for YT. I have a couple of large camcorders that work great in the shop but not that portable. I have a few of the Sony A series cameras, but don't want them out in the construction elements. I end up using GoPro, but hey over heat quickly and break up continues video files into smaller files that I have to stitch together in post. I have been thinking about one of the Sony point and shoot variety designed for YT and vlogging. Any suggestions? Ron Paulk😎🤙
My absolute favourite part of youtube is the ability to communicate with the very people that entertain and inspire you, and getting to witness one inspiring creator reach out to another brings me so much joy!
Hey bro I'm in NZ, I use the A7siii. It's pretty renowned for having a great cooling system, very hard to overheat. I've put iit through its paces in some harsh environments and it's robust. I always have my cameras in a cage as a slight form of protection too.
If you check the description it says he uses a Canon Eos R
Hey Ron. I second ObliqueVisualsNZ's suggestion. Since you already use Sony the A7S3 would be a good investment, it has become the gold standard for UA-cam/vlog cameras these days. Having said that I am on the Canon platform, I use the Canon EosR. I really like the RF lenses and I have been working with canon cameras since I started the channel. I'll probably stick with Canon and eventually upgrade the camera body.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Hey Scott. The A7S makes a lot f sense as my kit is made up of Sony A1 & A7r4 plus a stable of GM lenses. But, I am looking more of a pocket camera with a good built in zoom. The GP10 does well enough but for the fixed lens and heat issue and of course the breaking up of the files.
I stayed a few months in nelson while I was traveling across new zealand, I just can't get enough of thoses b roll, it reminds me such of good times !
Wow that was cool. Love that method of assembly thanks for all the explanations.
Hi Scott as a lad I helped the neighbors builders put up an extension to their existing home. Nearly all the building was done on site framing, roof trustees, door frames and all by the same builders.
My dad wanted to be a carpenter when he left school but there was little work for young apprentices as the soldiers coming home from the war were given many of these jobs.
It never stopped my dad he was always knocking up some shed or building on the farm. Thanks again for another awesome episode.
@@cmmartti Thank you Charles my dad would have love to have been a builder even though he had his own successful business .
Eva rocks! Great instagram pal💚💚💚
Thanks Richard!!!
Really enjoyed seeing a house built from scratch. Hope to see more if this build
I had a Kiwi mate who was a carpenter. He called the noggins DWANGS.
When I was a teenager all framing timber came as a sling, it was green Eucalypt hardwood and it twisted like buggery when it dried out. Dried timber was “air dried”. Kiln-dried stuff was for fixing out and furniture . Nails were 3 inches long and came in a box of 56 lbs. and hammers had a 20 ounce head.
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In the US when frame houses after we get the floor framed we layout all the walls cut all the wall plates then we physically frame the wall and full length of the wall do the corner of the house all the way around flat sheet the walls and then put them up with Gables and soffit all the way around then the next inside long- wall a goal from there
Great video. And yes, king studs are full height. Cripples are studs that do not go full height. For windows and above doors for example.
Union carpenter from local 909, Ontario California
Up here in Seattle the stud that’s under the headers we call trimmers, they sit next to the king studs. 😁👍🏻
Hey Scott. I'ma framer in united states. The difference between your buildings and ours is crazy. I love seeing the differences. Keep up the great work!
So what are the differences (in a nutshell)? I is curious.
@@josephking6515 Our studs are usually framed on 16" Centers. We don't have that much blocking in-between studs (1 row for ever 10' in height). We hand cut our roofs and ceiling joists instead of using trusses. Another thing I see very different is your header sizes. For example a garage opening that size we would put a 18"x1.75" two ply Laminated Veneered Lumber (LVL) beam.
Also our bottom plates are treated and we put a squishy foam gasket between it and the concrete. To prevent airflow.
@@nicholasburks1118 The two (or three) rows of nogs (fireblocks in your language) is a hangover from decades ago when we used wet framing. It would help prevent the studs from bending and twisting during the drying process. There is not much reason to keep doing it, but.... habit.
I would love to see each stage of your building process. It is just different from what I see here in my part of the United States. Thanks for the video
Feeling weird watching your video and seeing you ice scraping when sitting in my garden in Germany with temperatures at about 30°C. As always- very nice video!
Very much enjoyed this exciting episode. Jess did lots of hard work 💪🏼
Studs under/over the windows are referred to as cripplers in New England area.
Man I can't even begin to tell you how happy I get when I see a new video. Great work Scott thanks for the great content. Also love Jess' energy I'm happy for you both.
Lots of love from México ✨
How do you ensure air sealing between the concrete and bottom plate? Especially with the High N' dry packers that seem to give at min a 1/2 inch gap.
Good to see Jess lending a hand, always a good contributor to your videos.
My concern with those plastic plates would be air and bug infiltration. Although I imagine you fasten the house wrap/air/bug barrier to the side of the slab?
The builders spray expanding foam under the exterior walls after they've been "straightened" and squared up. 😎. This stops bugs and moisture etc
@@dannyoliver1978 I figured that they would do that. I wonder if some sort of special caulking would be even better, since from what I've heard bugs can chew through foam without much trouble.
@@rpfree Bugs (or termites) are not much of a problem in NZ (they are in Oz). Foaming is done just before lining.
I’ve been binge watching for weeks. Love the content Scott.
G,day Scott Brown Carpentry from Sydney Australia.
Nice to see you on site.
Work van: old towel over windscreen at night for frost.
PERFORMANCE specifications for residential framing.
Firstly I like the quantity of the pre cut manufactured frame, and as a side note very similar to Australian specs.
Quiet simply house frames need to resist the forces applied on them by environmental elements like wind loading and decaying (salt air, water ingress etc).
This regional mapping of windspeed design in Australia is to broad.
Deemed to satisfy the Australian standards or performance base (engineering design) are the options; and costly.
Kind regards
(name withheld to protect the innocent)🌏🇦🇺
Those high and dry packers seem like a great innovation.
Apart from the benefits already stated I can see that they will save the tip of your wood bit from becoming blunt (with the relief space) therefore not contacting the concrete before the masonry bit is put through.
They do seem like you're point loading the frame now though.
First thing I thought, if you ever need to recip saw the bottom of the door frame out then it leaves a little gap so you don't blunt the blade on the conc
Here in CANADA it goes, King stud, Trimmer(what you call under stud), cripples (under and over openings). Only place we use "Jack" is for a, Jack rafter.
I know you're doing it out of necessity (or boredom), but I'm glad to see you building on jobs again, it's some of the most exciting content
Another great video, it's good you are making a lot of contacts and good friends there. Looking forward to seeing the next exciting episode.
Great system. Looked like fun!
Scott .. lol .. if you are not careful Jess might take over building jobs 🤣😂. In the US we use pressure treated wood as the mud sill, instead of plastic packers. No need for even DPC. Typically, you can either wet set some anchor bolts into the cement - or drill one in (just like you did in this episode). Wet set (into the cement) is a more common practice. We also do have wet set massive tiedowns to help mitigate lift. Interesting to see how slightly different other places do their construction. Cheers.
The high and drys are brilliant. Especially this time of year
Also Ramset nail @900 cnrs around perimeter and 600 cnrs on gs1 and bl we go hand bracket star and end of brace then ramset nails @ 600 cnrs between
Love those frosty starts, you’ll get a mean sunny day later.
You can tell Eve and Chris are pros. What a beautiful site. Good to see you back on the tools ma man!
I worked in a frame and truss plant a few years back and we would put the understuds in temporarily and the builders would remove this to then put the bolt underneath the understud and nail back to the main stud (king stud)
i'm a carpenter myself a quicker way is put a sole plate down fix it to the concrete. put your frames onto it you know the bottom is straight plumb and brace the walls same for the header plate
@Alistair Muir nah that's rough got to be bolts or concrete screws
this seems so efficient in the home building process
Hello from the UK! Im jealous when you have summer when we have the cold but im not sorry when we take the sun back and see you with the frost. Love the videos!
the bottom plate bolts and the handibrcs are also for uplift,as are the lintel fixings.When the wind blows over the roof that actually creates uplift,and the girder trusses(which are trusses that hold up other trusses) can have quite large uplifts on individual trusses,which is not the system by which traditional houses are designed. NZS3604 is actually written for the type of house construction used in the 50s and 60s,ie rafters,struts,underpurlins etc.That type of build doe not create large individual loads like truss roofs can.You shouldnt really cut out the stud s for the bolts but the designers dont allow for that when the put a door that takes up the whole wall.
under studs and trim studs for doors,bottom jacks and top jacks for the short studs below and above windows.
Scott, quick tip for the frost on the van. Carry a spray bottle of Metho and a quick spray on the top of the windscreen will instantly melt the ice as it runs down. Isopropyl alcohol does the same but is more expensive. Something I learned while living in Canberra.
The lumber you guys use always looks really high quality.
It's really not😂
This is an avenger Assemble moment seeing Eva. Love both your guys content, awesome Vid
King stud is what the beams or headers nail into (full length) and depending on where in the USA you are the “relievers” are called Jack or trimmers. The small studs under a window sil or drop header sil is called cripples. Mom lived off Annessbrook and Marie when I spent a month on the South Island. Keep up the work, cheers mate.
Haha. Lovely sunny and warm day in NW London, England. Summer's on its way!!!
Don't have the South Island's scenery though. :-(
Excellent video. Unfortunate that you can't get what you need for your remodel - that really sucks. However, getting to watch you do what you do so well - build - is, on the positive side, a bonus for us. Hope you can get supplies for remodeling soon however absent that, here's to Chris keeping you busy.
Scott was secretly hoping thered be a spare wall he could take home 🤣
Nice video. Should be working, 'oh horses!' In Aus, brisbane we flick out chalk lines on slab and ramset nail the frames down straight for tie down rods later
Jess is on the tools!
I call studs carrying the weight of the header/beam/lintel " shoulder" studs, because that's what I was first taught to call them. It is useful to go over layout terminology when building for someone who labels things differently. I hope surgeons don't have multiple names for their tools and procedures.
Another exciting episode. I love the worlds biggest pocket hole jig at 12:20 😂
Hey Scott, it's funny to me when you're holding the Metabo tool and you mention that it's the first time you've ever held one because here in Canada your green Hikoki tools that you use are actually just branded as Metabo, odd eh lol.
They aren't the same, metabo is german, metabo hpt is rebranded hikoki/hitachi and is japanese engineered. There is definitely some tool sharing going on now though, the new ssep metabo recip saw and the hikoki wall chaser are both shared designs.
@@AndrewStrydomBRP Can you tell me what a 'wall chaser' is?
I'd assume the tool that chews a groove in masonry and foamcrete walls for running electric and PEX but I haven't seen that in the northeast U.S.A.
@@jimurrata6785 a wall chaser is like a 4 inch grinder with 2 blades spaced about 1 inch apart , make the cut then chisel out the bit in-between the cuts
@@paulnewman2115 Thanks for your reply! 👍
@@jimurrata6785 This is exactly what is is.. Strange that they don't use them in the USA..
hi Scott, the video 8:12 shows the GIB Handibrac right? we are using the 400mm sheet brace strap for G. Which way is better?
when you work with other people, how does the filming affect efficiency?
It was doing my head in how inefficient it looked lol. I hope his hourly rate took in consideration of moving the camera 3 times for one shot
12.15 wowee- we do same- but I've never thought to make a jog like that- thanks!
Scott love you bro. My t shirt has arrived love it!!!! Can’t wait for you to go out on your own again
“Jack stud” always makes more sense under a lintel ends or a sill. It’s a partial stud propping up the load transfer from the missing king studs. “Reliever” never made much sense to me because it isn’t relieving, it’s carrying the accumulated transfer load.
As always, thanks for a great episode.
You always manage to make it interesting, and I think it's because of your general attitude.
Also, and on a totally different note, I'm impressed by the lack of thickness of the outside walls. Does it mean it will only have about 10cms of insulation, or is outside insulation planned?
If it's not the case, I'm kinda surprised by the lack of ambition with the insulation in NZ building code (or equivalent).
in AUS (which im assuming is pretty identical to NZ) the only methods i‘ve really seen are just a wall wrap with sarking and then insulation batts inside the walls
Under/above the windows are called "cripples" or "cripple studs" in the US.
You've got a great network happening in the new area. I really like this variety.
Hey Scott loves the channel! It's funny to think that's it's winter for y'all. It was 90 degree yesterdays here in Florida, USA
The Stryders are so great!! Cool episode team 🔥
Thanks Alex!
When I see you doing that kind of work on day with such lovely weather - I'm ready to quit my job in IT and move to NZ.
In your last video you mentioned Nogs or Noggins vs Dwangs. My gut is telling me it's due to immigration. Dwang is a Scottish term and the South Island is where the Scots tended to gravitate to and Nog or Noggins is what you'd use on an English site. Over time you gravitate to what the majority of people use. Scots also use cripple for your understud.
I absolutely love these. Please do more. I would love to see these projects completed as well. Eva and Chris seem like people I would want to know/love next to. I would gladly help them. I don't live in Nelson... I wish I did! How does an American become a kiwi? Jacinda Ardern was here just the other day and we love her. I'm fascinated by the process. Please... More! I would love to be an apprentice to you.
to become a new zealander, be insanely rich.
Go on holiday and see what it is like in New Zealand.
Its a temperate maritime climate quite similar to the UK, coming from the US the climate can be a challenge.
Ardern is a creep and is destroying NZ .
Jacinda was one of the horses in the paddock... we don't much love her in these parts.. Nice work Scotty
I was building an extension with a welsh builder this week and he refers to the understuds as cripple studs
Here in the northwest united states our tie downs have to go clear to the footings of the foundation to meet code. But we're basically in the similar situation as japan here with crazy geological things going on (Ring of fire).
We don't really do footings on the flat for new builds. The ground is dug out and layers of rocks and sand are layed and compacted out to 1 metre (3 feet) clear of the slab edge. Geotechnical engineers will determine the depth we dig and how we base up (type of AP used, how thick each layer is before it needs compaction, wether geocloth/geomesh is used, amount of compaction, etc.) We call this a "gravel raft" Once its based to the correct height and passed geotechnical testing, we box the slab on top. If there is a major earthquake, in theory the slab will 'slide' on the "gravel raft", not a huge amount but enough to lessen the inital jolt and damage done to the house and slab.
Fascinating. Are all homes built like this in New Zealand? Meaning pre-assembled wall sections? Canada appears to be behind.
Pretty much, the vast majority of houses are built with prenail frame and truss packages. Smaller projects and renovations are when you’d do on site framing.
Everything in Canada has prenail truss packages here but regardless of size or custom vs spec home all walls are framed on site.
We just use Ramset pins on the internal frames because the majority of them aren't load bearing and have great holding strength for the bottom plate
South Island has some pretty intense earthquakes to contend with, I'm sure these guys have a lot of engineering to deal with. Here in Melbourne we can get away with barely pinning the walls down at all
Metabo germany Wonderfull ,saludos from Chile!!
Sometimes when fitting speedy joist hangers, I end up with a small gap between the base of the joist and the hanger. So I just tap in a plastic packer, you know the different colour , different size from one to eight mill. There you are now and a whole house frame is sitting on plastic packers. If you described that in a pub, no one would believe you. . Great video congrats to everyone
Jeremy, just one of those packers has been load tested to 70 tonnes, an average 200sqm NZ house weighs probably around 20 tonnes and has about 450 under those frames. John Oliver (inventor)
so interesting to see how different your approach to building a house is compared to here in germany
greetings :)
In California we call the full length stud of a door the king stud, the beam across the top or stud pack is always a header, and the stud under the header is a trimmer. Windows are called out the same and the bottom of the rough opening is a sub seal. We call the studs above a header top cripples and studs under the S.S. Are bottom cripples. Very interesting to hear the different vocab. And see the different types of hold downs and anchor bolts and all that! 🤘🏻
I forgot about trimmers. I learned that once upon 10 years ago. Lol
I work on linear saws that cut all the components for prefab timber frames and trusses. The terminology is so different across Aus, NZ and USA that I just can't keep them all straight. Luckily it doesn't matter too much if I don't know exactly where the pieces are used, as long as the machine is cutting them accurately, and I know what shape they are for if a customer tells me they are having trouble with a specific piece.
@@matthew35673m yeah when I went through school voghts carpentry II is what was taught. I’ve forgotten more terminology but as long as my stuff is built to snuff they won’t know the difference lol
We shoot the whole house down with ramsets then one of the apprentices can just cruise through and bolt exterior and load bearing walls.. maybe youd dont ramset because of those high and dry packers?
In Aus several large national builders have gone into liquidation in recent weeks with more to follow. Pressures surrounding ever increasing material prices, lead times and trades.
Those 'Hiandri' things might help the bottom plate dry out, but what about airtightness between the slab and the frame; seems like you're inviting draughts?