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post 1680795163 04-14-2023, 11:25 AM
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I start new job "Framing Helper" (construction) should I go buy a tape measure?

And practice measuring chit at home?
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post 1680795633 04-14-2023, 11:30 AM
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Yeah. Learn to measure 16" and 24".
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post 1680795753 04-14-2023, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted By cobhc⏩
Yeah. Learn to measure 16" and 24".
Why those?
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post 1680795833 04-14-2023, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
Why those?
Because that's the standard spacing of studs.
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Originally Posted By cobhc⏩
Because that's the standard spacing of studs.
explain.
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
explain.
You're going to be a framing helper. Whether it's wood studs or steel studs, the standard spacing between them is 16" and 24" in the US. If it's a load bearing wall it will be specific.
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post 1680796243 04-14-2023, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted By cobhc⏩
You're going to be a framing helper. Whether it's wood studs or steel studs, the standard spacing between them is 16" and 24" in the US. If it's a load bearing wall it will be specific.
Ohh okay. What do you reckon I will be doing day 1?
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post 1680796433 04-14-2023, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
Ohh okay. What do you reckon I will be doing day 1?
Nailing sills, wall layouts, nailing sheathing, maybe even rafters depending on where you live.
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I used to be a framers helper

Miss it
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i sprained my ankle playing basketball yest and i got a blister on my right foot..............................
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post 1680796663 04-14-2023, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
i sprained my ankle playing basketball yest and i got a blister on my right foot..............................
Put on a blister guard and take excedrin or aleve in the morning.

Don't phuck your first day up.
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
I used to be a framers helper

Miss it
What did you do?
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
And practice measuring chit at home?
Nah if you are building tract homes they don’t measure anything. And if you buy a new square make sure to run over it and smash it with a sledge hammer so its at least 15 degrees off to match the rest of the shoddy work contractors do.
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Originally Posted By cobhc⏩
Put on a blister guard and take excedrin or aleve in the morning.

Don't phuck your first day up.
Do they sell blisterguards in Walmart?
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Originally Posted By desslok⏩
Nah if you are building tract homes they don’t measure anything. And if you buy a new square make sure to run over it and smash it with a sledge hammer so its at least 15 degrees off to match the rest of the shoddy work contractors do.
lololol
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
What did you do?
Framework.
post 1680797043 04-14-2023, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
Do they sell blisterguards in Walmart?
Any pharmacy. Probably Walmart.
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
What did you do?
Would build walls - layout the wall on the floor - mark where the studs needed to go, then nail them to the bottom and top plate

Toss sheets of plywood onto the roof and nail them down

Put up all the hangers which was a bitch

Would use the skill saw to prepare different cuts for the actual framer - he used to chuck them at my head if I was like a quarter of an inch off lmao

Basically you do all the easy stuff and just make the framers job easier so he can worry about reading prints and making sure everything needs to go where it’s supposed to
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Would build walls - layout the wall on the floor - mark where the studs needed to go, then nail them to the bottom and top plate

Toss sheets of plywood onto the roof and nail them down

Put up all the hangers which was a bitch

Would use the skill saw to prepare different cuts for the actual framer - he used to chuck them at my head if I was like a quarter of an inch off lmao

Basically you do all the easy stuff and just make the framers job easier so he can worry about reading prints and make sure everything needs to go where it’s supposed to
word, thank you
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
word, thank you
If you really want to dazzle your boss, show up with a basic leather tool belt, framing hammer, speed square, construction pencil, utility knife, ear plugs, eye protection and a pair of plier cable cutters to pull out nails, in addition to your tape measure.
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Yeah I'd show up with toolbelt, tape, speed square, hammer, knife, pencils, nail puller and chalk line. 19 diamond is used for floor joists. DeWalt has the best framing tapes don't even bother with other brands. I framed for just over 2 years

Edit: Damn beat me ^

Edit #2: **** I meant Stanley I don't know why I said DeWalt. Probably cause they're same company but DeWalt are **** tapes. Stanley fatmaxis goat
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
If you really want to dazzle your boss, show up with a basic leather tool belt, framing hammer, speed square, construction pencil, utility knife, ear plugs, eye protection and a pair of plier cable cutters to pull out nails, in addition to your tape measure.
This

And grab yourself a stiletto framing hammer

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/sti...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Originally Posted By PyleShazam⏩
Yeah I'd show up with toolbelt, tape, speed square, hammer, knife, pencils, nail puller and chalk line. 19 diamond is used for floor joists. DeWalt has the best framing tapes don't even bother with other brands. I framed for just over 2 years

Edit: Damn beat me ^
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Originally Posted By QuickShotSteve⏩
Get a good tool belt also, should have a tape, 28oz eastwing framing hammer (**** waffle face) and a speed square on day one.


Otherwise they will give you one of these on site and you will look like a total choad.




edit :

Beat me to it. But I always preferred a cats paw to cutting pliers for nail removal on the framing side of things.
These are the bomb nail pullers if you use the rounded head as a fulcrum. Super strong, but small and light weight.

https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-3...76609329&psc=1
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Damn, ALL that?
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These days they put a laser measuring stick on one corner of the slab measure it out and all the framing comes mostly pre-built on the back of a truck. You are just standing up walls and fixing errors. Different if you are involved with total custom housing but regular builder grade tract homes don't do stick by stick framing anymore.
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
Damn, ALL that?
A square, hammer, pencils, tape measure are the main things you'll want to have on your first day.
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