How to Raise a Wall, With Larry Haun
Smart, straightforward techniques will help you to safely tackle this common construction task.
In this excerpt from his popular framing video series, Larry Haun demonstrates the process of raising a wall, from bracing the base, to lifting sections, to nailing assemblies together, and then to using temporary braces to keep the wall in place.
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Why isn't the wall being raised into a bead of caulk to air seal the framing to base? That looks like Sap wood and comes at 39% moisture content and after sheathing and drying will go down to 19% before closing the wall. Every 4% of moisture change results in 1% of size change in wood. Why not take 5 extra minutes and $5 worth of urethane acrylic caulk and seal the wall forever?
Wow this takes me back. Larry Haun was a real old school framer and I will always have a soft spot in my heart for him. RIP Larry Haun.
Mr . Haun ...may he R I P .....old school Carpenter ... great teacher of the Craft .
This video is quite old...this was prior to many of the sealing and green requirements. I have seen the entire video. 16-penny nails he is setting home in three whacks. You should see all the things he does with that hammer too - not just nailing!!
When I'm ready to raise walls I announce "Let's get high". That always brings plenty of help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpQBOEV9-Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpQBOEV9-Q
And, if one is all by oneself, DON'T cut down all the trees, but, leave 1 - 4 close to the foundation, maybe 10 - 30 ft that has branches overhead wherein one can tie a rope. Do all of the above, + rope on branch _ car and voila, swing it into place, but be prepared to put the braces in place that may be butted in to a small piece of wood (& shimes) that was nailed to the floor. The tree branches comes in handy to swing pre shingled roof tops into place. This, of course, is for the "I don't want it to be exactly perfect, but perfection may just come in anyways" carpenters. thanks for sharing.
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That's how it was done 30+ years ago. Different world.
Here's the whole video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5uO-BfCA4g&list=PLrl3lBz4i2qDqJJgTm-mzZIaHGShDKH9u
Youtube has a lot of Larry's videos. Fun to watch.
You don't "sheet walls, you sheath walls.