Framing - The Enclosure

Foundation is complete - lets get framing! Starting off by installing rim-boards. Here I am installing capillary break membrane before hanging board on side of foundation with drilled wedge anchors.

Slinging in final gravel for basement before starting flooring assembly.

It is about this time period that I badly broke my shoulder. So after a week of rest and with my arm still in a sling, I built this framing table to allow me to frame up the basement bearing walls with my good arm and then lift into place.

A friend came by to help me frame and lift in the walls segments seen in the foreground. In this photo I have started installing the hangers for the floor trusses.

I had to build a wood 'slide' for the heavier walls to get from table to where they dropped down into place.

Hangers installed. I hired labour to move the foundation insulation into the pit, but as seen here still lent one good hand.

Hired labour to help me move trusses into bundles close to final destination. They also helped place beams into rough locations.

Trimming truss to correct length and placing in hangers (Trusses are open web design by TriForce, but have OSB trim panel at one end to allow site customization up to 2').

Supervisor came by to inspect top plate overlap and ensure it was extended at least 1 stud bay from lower plate seam

Beginning to lay down floor deck using 3/4 inch T&G plywood that I glued and screwed.

Lifting in an engineered beam that frames in the stair opening. Again, a challenge with one bad wing but at least by this point (week 4+ after break) I was alowed to have it out of the sling for a while.

Time for a break and a visit from my supervisor Blackberry

Of course I continue to do my best to keep all the engineered wood dry during the rains.

I used metal strapping to coax some of the trusses, that had a warp, into plumb.

Truss design includes a 2x6 or 2x8 strongback. This had to be installed prior to finishing truss pack layout or you would never get it into place. I will later attach the strongback to each truss. This provides rigidity to the truss pack.

1st Storey Floor Deck is Complete!

With the floor diaphragm complete, I worked on the backfilling operations, but ensured that the framing, completed to date, always stayed dry.

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