Building Alone

[cedarglen]

I got Carrol's book Working Alone and he says one man can raise an 8-12 foot section of wall alone. What he didn't say is how do you handle the end of one section and the beginning of the second. Lets say I am raising a 16' wall in two 8' sections. Am I going to have two studs side by side in the middle of the wall? If so which one should be 16" from the 2nd to the last stud in the first section?

[John_M]

In cases where you connect two walls, there is often an extra stud or two there to help make the connection....

...not sure if that is what you are asking? :-/

[peg_688]

No just nail that last stud only to the plates of the wall you stand first , you will have to slide the bottom plate under that stud ,( 1/2 the stud will be attached to each wall plate) ,  and the top plate will have to be banged up / slipped onto the top of that same end stud.

Or leave that last stud out and install it after both walls are tipped up , and yes , you'd have to toenail the bottom of that stud.  

 The kit house's we do , or have done , do have a full stud on each end of the wall panels , the seam between them would be 16"OC , So you could do it that way as well , it just cost you one more stud per section.

[cedarglen]

Thank you for the input peg, one more question:

Is there any problem using Simpsons Joist Hangers where the joist meets the girder? I have always seen joists on top of the girder, never hangaing on the side of it. Seems like I have always seen that the joist hangars are always on the rim joist and the joists on top of the girder.

Charles

[peg_688]

 Yes you can hang joist off beams / girders . Generally that is done where head room under the beam is going to be a issue, but yes you can hang your joist between two beams , or between a rim joist and a outer beam.



It cost more in hangers / metal and is a bit slowers as your dealing with more metal , more nails per joist hanger. If it's a floor system the more hanger the more you increace the chance of those same hangers squeeking as the floor is walked on.