5 thoughts on “Start Building First Floor – 21 – My Garage Build HD Time Lapse

  • October 12, 2013 at 11:00 am
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    This is my favorite part of a project. The beginning of the framing. The
    preparation and layout.

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  • October 12, 2013 at 11:05 am
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    Did you use a pressure treat 2X12 ledger for the rim against the concrete
    wall?

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  • October 12, 2013 at 4:34 pm
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    Yes, the lumber touching concrete I used PT, I’m pretty sure. All the sills
    have the foam sill sealer as well. 2×12? Hrm, Oh, that one…um, no. Hrm.
    that concrete is inside the building, but do you think it’s still important
    to use PT against that wall? good catch!

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  • October 12, 2013 at 11:41 pm
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    Yes. Concrete is a very pores material that will extract the moisture from
    any lumber that is not PT (Capillary Action is what it’s called in the
    building world). I wouldn’t worry about it too much, but if you loose any
    sleep over it, I do have an easy and low cost solution.

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  • December 25, 2013 at 8:09 pm
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    Hmmm, I can’t believe you didn’t use a water level to set your wall
    heights. In the course of 100 linear feet, a 4 foot level can get you off
    by over an inch on a good day.

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