BUILDING SKILLS: Framing tip -- How to straighten a wall

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A brace, kicker, and a handful of nails are all you need to make a crooked wall straight
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@jemalwright3414 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Just the answer i was looking for . Thanks for posting this and all the other vid's!

@paradoxdea 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tips!

@mattknight3399 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Larry 👍

@bsouza1675 6 жыл бұрын

Good job. Don’t care where you learned this I’m just glad you’re sharing it.👍

@brianwalsh1078 2 жыл бұрын

I recognize this guy and I’m guessing he learned it from the great Larry Haun. What a privilege it must’ve been to work with that man.

@scottlarsen1855 4 жыл бұрын

They make a turnbuckle for this. It allows precise safe alignment of walls. You can attach it to the bottom of any length 2x4. Or 6. And fine tune very easily.

@derptothemaxclearly 2 жыл бұрын

Product name?

@DirtyBanditable Жыл бұрын

@@derptothemaxclearly Turnbuckle Form Aligner With Flat Plate

@DirtyBanditable Жыл бұрын

They make a tool for everything, but sometimes it's faster and cheaper to know how to use what is on hand.

@brodylewczuk2612 7 жыл бұрын

nice tips thanks!

@TrueCarpenter 5 жыл бұрын

i remember my dad showed me this trick a couple of years ago on a gable end that we forgot to level. i put all my force on the 2x4 and nailed to another truss with a 2 inch common. i straddled the brace between my legs and when i was ducking under the truss i held the brace and it kicked out and sacked me so bad i nearly fell down onto the slab ahhahah. good times, never straddle a brace.

@topsecertdriver4853 3 жыл бұрын

Does thr braces come off after you line ans plumb the walls

@DarylRosenberg01 9 жыл бұрын

Nice Video... I'm just getting into construction and this tip helps. Just gained a new sub. Thanks again

@alexlazarevich2656 Жыл бұрын

whats your construction life like now? 7 years later.

@RRENH 4 жыл бұрын

Very Helpful Video- thanks! How would you do this if you were working on a concrete slab?

@theballq 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta nail a block to the slab and do the same method but slide and.nail the brace along the block

@mudlakesawmill9332 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen where you cut a block of wood that lays flat on the floor slightly longer that where the angle brace lands on the slab. Put on on top the other and push a belly in the brace until it pushes on the block on the floor end for end. Really only works to push the wall.

@bubba2230 6 жыл бұрын

Cut a 45 on the botton so when you push it the 2x4 wont move

@ronnieayo985 4 жыл бұрын

Will this work on a 100 year old house before I put plywood back on exterior walls? I need to move the top of the walls over about 2 inches and don't want to use hydraulic jacks.

@mike93lx 4 жыл бұрын

You need to move the wall slowly, over some time. If you try to force old wood a lot it may crack and create more problems.

@jasonbell5152 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. That's the fastest, most accurate truing method. One 2x4 can push or pull to straighten a wall. This is done before the joists are framed in. The video is just demonstration. The lumber looks like Douglas fir, easy nailing. We don't get that here in lumber.

@jackmehoff1565 7 жыл бұрын

Jason Bell it's a rigging hammer tree fellers use them

@jasonbell5152 7 жыл бұрын

You might've meant to reply to someone else. I know Scott Brice always uses a rigging hammer.

@MrSocomDude 6 жыл бұрын

This guy is doing it wrong go watch Larry Haun do it the right way.

@robertmccully2792 4 жыл бұрын

not if the wall is long.

@guillermocanizales1081 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man good video i have a question that i really need a answer to bro its killing me ive noticed that u had frammed next to maestro Mr larry haun n i want to ask if perhaps did u see or no wt type of hammer or brand he used i need a answer man plz

@Christopherjamesmurphy21 4 жыл бұрын

Guillermo Canizales yes please tell us

@primerministro1341 4 жыл бұрын

here you go primo, this was the Maestro Larry Haun Hammer (may He Rest In Peace) Dalluge 21oz Framing Hammer, Serrated Face, Straight 17" Hickory Handle

@chvydrptop 3 жыл бұрын

Qualcraft has adjustable braces that make this way easier, safer, and simpler. I know this is an old video.

@thiagodrywall6248 2 жыл бұрын

Não entendi nada. Pra que serve isso?

@gabrielgonzales8163 4 жыл бұрын

el.ranchero construcción work #1

@MAGAMAN 2 жыл бұрын

Not what I was expecting, but still good information!

@KumiteNinja 7 жыл бұрын

What kind of hammer is that? Never seen that type of hammer and would like to know it's purpose?

@kenmartinez4914 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a Rigging Axe

@joelethalcruz4417 8 жыл бұрын

you are suppose to straighten the walls..before you rolle the tji's....not after...

@leeneeslynys774 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was needed 👍 perfect

@XxYAPPAXx 9 жыл бұрын

your suppose to nail a block to the ground then nail a piece of timber to a stud on the wall that needs to be straightened then one person holds the straight edge and level against the wall as another person pushes or pulls the stud till it is plumb then he shoots the stud into the block. nice and quick

@johnsmith-wc8gs 7 жыл бұрын

luke iapozzuto this way is better

@Thor1O1 6 жыл бұрын

Hey big guy slow your row, this is called a suck brace. you use it when your unable to get a standard brace (what you have described) i.e exterior wall second floor or when you are unable to pull the standard with enough force to straighten the wall.

@dustingardner557 6 жыл бұрын

three blocks and a string

@MrSocomDude 6 жыл бұрын

Larry Haun does it better then this guy.

@johngnipper1454 4 жыл бұрын

Cool rigging axe!! I dont see one too often any more

@nickgardella5169 4 жыл бұрын

john gnipper Love that thing! Would kill to know where to find one.

@changeurlife3471 4 жыл бұрын

john gnipper There’s a reason you don’t see it often

@vachibal3553 2 жыл бұрын

When do you remove it , after truss built or sheathing ?

@jgood717 2 жыл бұрын

Sheating

@zachjohnston5948 4 жыл бұрын

Good shit

@lokes2 6 жыл бұрын

Dope!

@essentialjudge2279 3 жыл бұрын

you should have done it when you were plumbing line and show how the wall moves with the string line being straight you never do it after. It's the best, not turnbuckels.

@webtheweb 5 жыл бұрын

Thx for the tip

@davidbassjr.7909 3 жыл бұрын

@ 3:06 I don't understand. Would you not need to be on the other side to push the wall inward? How would changing the curvature actually pull the wall?

@mikee12321 3 жыл бұрын

When he wants to push the wall inward (pull it towards him) he nails both the bottom and top of the 2x4 so that it can't move.. When the nailed in 2x4 is straight it measures 8 feet from end A to end B. When he pushes upward on the middle of the 2x4 it bends outwards which causes the ends to move in closer to eachother. The more it bends the shorter the distance from end A to B and because the 2x4 is nailed to the wall, the wall moves with it. To push the wall out (away from him) he sat on the 8 foot 2x4 which caused the bottom end to to pull in closer to him and creating a shorter diagonal distance from end to end. He then nailed the bottom in so it couldn't move. As he pushes upward on the middle of the 2x4 it begins to straighten the 2x4 which increases the length and pushes the ends away from eachother.. The only way for the 2x4 to straighten is to push the wall out.

@davidbassjr.7909 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikee12321 So then it's really the nails that are pulling the wood from the wall in? I don't see how the nails won't simply come out or if they bend, won't they immediately become ineffective? It just doesn't make sense to me how the nails in the diagonal bar are strong enough to pull the wall inward.

@mikee12321 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidbassjr.7909 The nails are what is keeping the top plate and the 2x4 lever together. the 2x4 is resting diagonally 00:15 The nails are then inserted level with the floor/horizontally through the diagonal 2x4 and into the top plate.. As he pushes up on the middle of the 2x4 it creates a curve in the middle and the top portion of the 2x4 goes from being diagonal to more flat/horizontal. This puts pressure on the nails and bends them into a U shape. Think of it like a hook in a fishes mouth

@davidbassjr.7909 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikee12321 So then the nails curving is intentional and it's by means of the hook shape that it can pull the wall? If so, this makes way more sense.

@MAGAMAN 2 жыл бұрын

When you bend the board, you are shortening the distance between the to ends. Since one end is attached to the top of the wall and the other is attached to the ground, the wall is going to move with it.

@Odin31b 4 жыл бұрын

What if you have a concrete floor?

@i_sharky 3 жыл бұрын

Tag a block on to the concrete floor first, then do the steps and nail the brace to the block. (Not good at explaining)

@michaelfrederick5753 8 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I finally followed Adam's advice and downloaded Hyezmar's Woodworking Bible. It's great for beginners, and has some advanced stuff too.

@conga7754 7 жыл бұрын

loving the design of the hammer?? bet that's right fun pulling that out your head ha ha

@charlesviner1565 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@paulf3358 6 жыл бұрын

Why are you racking walls AFTER the joists are on? Did you sight your exteriors and straighten them prior to joist set? I build about 40 houses a year... Have never seen framing like this. What if you have a flushed double microlam with hangers on both sides? You wait to rack?? Where's your help with a plate level to check for plumb? This isn't a one-guy job.....

@jimandy9472 6 жыл бұрын

'40 houses a year' x'D rofl

@moralitypolice8334 5 жыл бұрын

lol, he was not straightening that wall, rather just giving an example of the technique he would use to straiten a wall, the house already has plumbing and electrical run

@theballq 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimandy9472 must have a massive crew lol

@apbuilders5398 8 жыл бұрын

why is the wall not straight to begin with?

@richardbroussard2962 6 жыл бұрын

wtf i need my own show if this guys got one

@jbone1841 5 жыл бұрын

Nail it home

@elguapodidit2201 8 жыл бұрын

ya that wall should be plumb before putting another floor on top of it... that's what happens when your plumb and line crew sucks..

@alexchevez6334 6 жыл бұрын

Glasstech7 you are completely right ,bracing walls has to be before to do the ceiling joist ir rafters

@horseshoeshandgrenades5384 4 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure he was just explaining how to brace the wall before the joists are rolled.

@tamaratamrot2681 3 жыл бұрын

Woodglut is nice for that.

@Order-in-Chaos 9 жыл бұрын

You learned all these tricks from Larry Haun... Why don't you show an actual example like the ones you learned from... God bless Larry he was awesome.

@chris15325 6 жыл бұрын

Order in Chaos I'm sure Larry would approve. Teach the next generation....

@jhurley12 5 жыл бұрын

You act like Larry is the best carpenter who ever lived which is completely false. He did some pretty hack shit.

@rubbersole79 9 жыл бұрын

We don't do it anything like this.

@nnessa09 8 жыл бұрын

7yt

@figueredoruley8050 3 жыл бұрын

I have done very similar with Woodglut designs.

@jermiejohnson8500 5 жыл бұрын

gunsmoke is on good day

@MaIrishaNuesca Ай бұрын

yall talk way too much shit!!! this guy is a Legend -Eric Nieveras from Edmonton Alberta

@nishtarak6860 3 жыл бұрын

Turnbuckle bruh common

@barkybarker2592 5 жыл бұрын

Shim the drywall.

@kingpinjunky0219 4 жыл бұрын

@joejoeesqueda 11 жыл бұрын

the way we used to do it is we would put a peice of 2x4 at the end of the kicker so the peice of 2x4 is extended to another near wall or install a 2x4 on the floor joist and then put pressure on the 2x4 untill level. nice video.

@CGwerx 12 жыл бұрын

Great tips. Good understanding of physics. Thanks...

@lobird23 3 жыл бұрын

nothing new here

@jenniferburgei5618 4 жыл бұрын

Please change your hatchet hammer to a regular hammer...you are gonna put that thing into your dome!

@garzonlaperle9403 3 жыл бұрын

My adventure with the tree began with projects from Woodprix.

@duenge 8 жыл бұрын

Maybe I am missing something, I am not a builder....Couldn't you just beat the wall into place with a sledge, instead of all the bracing and leverage?....I was a fireman,....I tore down buildings....Tommy.

@JackPatterson2232 6 жыл бұрын

Yes but walls move if there is no brace there and the joists have not been shot into the top plates

@neillee5835 6 жыл бұрын

I like new ideas but just smack it and move on

@x-raymind7778 4 жыл бұрын

This is not new actually outdated most guys use metal turnbuckles now

@richardbroussard2962 6 жыл бұрын

i think he uses the ax out of respect for the old timers so thats cool but this bracing demo is so wrong

@andrewcampbell1670 11 жыл бұрын

Why does he use that kind of hammer?

@no-na 5 жыл бұрын

They typically have more mass (weight), so it's easier to drive nails. This is a valid benefit when you're swinging downwards (in direction of gravity). If you're swinging at a vertical wall or above your head, the hammer's weight is more tiring, and you're probably better off with a lighter hammer.

@oneeye6127 5 жыл бұрын

The| majority of comments are from idiots! This is only a demonstration on how to push or pull a wall section to level. Clearly, that was done before second deck went on. However, this process can be used also, to straighten up 50yr old garage for instance, one that never had wind bracing. There is another, more aggressive method to this, by adding a 2x6 flat on floor,nail wall end to bottom plate, nail 2x4 (shorter than in video) to wall and 2x6 & lift free end of 2x6, while sliding a block between floor & 2x6. We called this a mousetrap.

@cpoul 4 жыл бұрын

Level or plumb?

@richardbroussard2962 6 жыл бұрын

this is bs from top to bottom

@macleanclassics 5 жыл бұрын

Adds 3 months to the project... better ways to straighten a wall

@jt9967 7 жыл бұрын

a solution don't be a butcher !!!!

@rudygtrz 5 жыл бұрын

metal framing is better

@hakles74 9 жыл бұрын

Wrong !!! it is good Technic, but do not to try to make yours wall straight ,now you just keep bending. Do all this before you put ceiling or floor joices !!!

@moralitypolice8334 5 жыл бұрын

lol, he did not move that wall, he just demonstrated how he would straighten it, the joist are all nailed to the wall, that wall is not going anywhere

@killthewitnesses 10 жыл бұрын

WAIST OF TIME! ever heard of a sledgehammer

@Cris5598 7 жыл бұрын

Waste

@Kloque1984 7 жыл бұрын

Your dumb, if you hit the top of a wall with a sledge it's just gonna bounce back. This is a good way to straighten walls by yourself. You can move and hold large 2X6 exterior walls this way.

@paulclement5713 6 жыл бұрын

LOL Weld up some turn buckles. Turn the turn buckle. Plumb the wall. Why are these guys still using 100 year old techniques. You can purchase wall plumbing turnbuckles even. No heavy lifting, one man can plumb the walls.

@justinemassey 4 жыл бұрын

This can be helpful if you can only access one side of a building (edge of the property, cornered by fences) and want to push instead of pull.

@gearls7299 11 жыл бұрын

He removed the kicker before taking out the brace although he says not to do that...check the end when you removes the brace....the kicker is gone!

@joaquinmorales2372 7 жыл бұрын

this guy doesn't know wtf he's doing lol what a joke 😅😅

@kellridd 9 жыл бұрын

Framing hatchets are for hacks and wood butchers. You should be ashamed!

@ib4wp48 7 жыл бұрын

kellridd you obviously have no clue of what you are talking about, it's called a rigging axe and some of the greatest carpenters used them

@jackbrennan3625 7 жыл бұрын

preach....

@paulf3358 6 жыл бұрын

Ib4wp Yes this guy isn't knowledgeable. A rigging axe is fantastic on snapping bands on lumber and trusses.

@MrSocomDude 6 жыл бұрын

You are all wrong. Essential Craftsman and Larry Haun are the greatest carpenters and they don’t use this garbage. You don’t need a hatchet/axe to break bands. Go watch how Larry Haun breaks a band. Simple and easy.

@Christopherjamesmurphy21 6 жыл бұрын

xXMvKkillaXx go watch EC's video on hammer. Hell tell you about rigging axes..