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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)

#722
Going to do some framing work tonight and the other nights of the week (after I get home from the office) with the hope that I'll be able to begin insulating this weekend. I shouldn't be so excited about swinging a hammer, but... I am :D

If all goes according to plan I'll be able to get the door header pinned in-place, attach the double top plate (the upper plate), and maybe with a little luck, get the wall studs end nailed. If I do all of that I might even tip the thing into place, but I highly doubt I'll get that far tonight. That would leave three nights to do the loft cleat, and the ceiling joists for the loft (put in place with joist hangers), and then all of the fire blocking around the structure, including the new interior wall I'm building. The joists and fire blocking require a ton of cutting that will slow me down quite a bit. The joists should all be basically identical length, but the fire blocks are going to vary quite a bit which will make that effort go very slowly.
 
#723
Wall is up!

I need to nail on the upper portion of the top plate, but that'll be easy off of a ladder. I only skipped doing it while it was on the ground to save SOME weight since I had to tip it into place myself.

Next up is to the loft framing (cleat, posts and joists) and then fire blocking... But not until tomorrow. I'm tired and smell bad :p

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#724
Nice work. Your lumber always looks nice and straight.

Unlike what I typically find locally at places like Home Depot. Do you have to pick through their pile to select the best pieces or are their wood products pretty good?

Are termites a problem in your area? If so, do you have to take any special precautions in terms of wood treatment?
 
#733
Well, my scheduling plan for the week is blown. I got the wall up faster than I'd planned, but I now have a rib "out" that's making my right lung (general area) hurt. I spent a few days on vacation up on San Juan Island sleeping on a bed with next to no support and then followed that up by riding 35-miles on my bicycle, hiking, hitting the gym the first day I was back, and framing/tilting a wall. Recipe for disaster.

I'm going to let it rest with the hope that I can do something easy, in terms of labor, like air sealing the outer leaf over the weekend. I'll likely get back to framing next week.
 
#737
It's honestly not that bad, but is the kind of thing that could get way worse if pushed. If my weekend work consists of applying Tyvek tape and caulk via an electric caulking gun, I'll be just fine. Assuming that goes well I'll be back to framing next week and will begin insulating the following weekend.

I'm going to start doing videos of the construction process now that I'm getting into studio specific construction elements.
 
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#739
All the best with your recovery.

I've suffered from strained rib muscles in the past. The last time, I simply bent over to pick up an equipment case and bam! But it was brought on by what I was doing the week before that. Any activity that stresses only one side of the body is best to avoid, but hard to do. I've found that rest and the right type of stretching and exercise are important.
 
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