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Saw a crew in Nashville frame a whole wall flat on the deck, then tip it up with 3 guys
I was in Nashville for a wedding last month and drove past a build site where the guys laid out a full 16 foot wall on the floor and raised it in one piece. I've always built in place and nailed studs one at a time, so seeing how fast it went together made me wonder if I'm wasting hours. Does anyone here frame on the deck, or is that just how they do it down south?
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milar461mo ago
Oh man, building on the deck changed everything for me once I got the hang of it. I used to nail every stud in place too, one at a time, and it ate up my whole day. Now I lay the wall out flat, nail the studs, sheathing and all, then tip it up with a couple guys. The trick is to snap your bottom plate line first so the wall lands right where it needs to go. I've done it solo on shorter walls using a few blocks to keep it from sliding. You're not wasting hours being careful, but yeah, you can save a ton of time if you got the hands to help tip it.
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