My husband reminded me this morning that we started building our house 2 years ago. We moved in a little over a year ago. Yes it took a good year to build before we could move in. We built it with our own hands, every board and nail. The only worker we hired was the electrician. I give thanks to this channel and a couple of others for the advice, skills, and techniques they share. After moving in, we added 2 porches, and a guest room. We have a wonderful PAID FOR house now that we will enjoy for the rest of our lives.

This is the video I've looked everywhere for! I'm a single mom trying to enclose a garage by myself. Your video answered every question I have. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to do such a great video. Thank you!

This is the simplest explanation of framing and the different stud types - it now makes sense! Thank you.

I'm a teacher and appreciate your teaching style. The best KZfaq videos on home improvement and construction. Logical. Precise. Understandable. Clear stepped by step instructions. My go to videos. Thanks and keep up the fine work.

Carpenter's apprentice here, this helped me alot, and impressed my boss when I showed him I knew what was up! Thanks man

Shannon you are amazing, you should teach people in Construction school. God bless you for helping people, and thank you for transfering your knowledge. Thanks Again.

I never saw a movie on KZfaq how to build with your own hands house with 2 × 10 walls, 2 × 12 floor, 2 × 12 ceiling. Super insulated, envelope ,energy savings for years to come.

I'm a general contractor in Champaign, Illinois, USA and have been watching your videos for awhile now. I just wanted to say thank you for all the awesome lessons. I really like your teaching style. Til next time :)

extremely well explained clear and positive energy Shannon you are a gem

Shannon, I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate these instructional videos. As a guy who didn't work in construction at any time in my life, your explanations are clear and very informative. Thank you for taking the time to share your extensive knowledge with us.

You are the only one that explained how the header is built out of all the other videos!!! Thanks!!!

No fancy musing or intros or special effects here, just good old framing information and know how......... Great videos, big fan of all your creations. Thank you for all the education.

Wow your videos are really helpful and shown in a way that someone with very little knowledge (me) can understand! Thanks!

This was one of the most informative video's I've seen on framing so far.....Thank You.

No need to ever change that style of delivery. Really do explain everything so well. Many thanks!

That's the best explanation i've ever herd, that's the way all teachers should teach, GreatJod.

Hey I am building a house in the spring, Nova Scotia, I am so happy to find your videos, Awesome. You are going to make me look good, ha. I will tell my friends your the man, thanks Shannon

Hi Shannon About to start my " Man Shed " shortly . Would like to thank you for your video clips "Build a shed "

it is beautifully explained,even for me who do not speak English..I'm from Europe and this kind of construction is new for us...is the best lesson that I saw on the net.

Thank you. I watched your video on decking and learned so much. My own decking project turned out more than ok as a result. Next big project is the shed, and this helps so much!

I can't say enough how informative, comprehensive and clear-cut your videos and teaching style is Shannon. Much love - thank you!

Keep making these videos Shannon. I appreciate people like yourself who are willing to share your knowledge.

Thanks Shannon. Because of your videos my husband & I just built and installed a 4x8 garden closet on the end of my garden shed. We used screws to put it basically together then got a low-end framing nailer (which is amazing) and secured everything. It is square and level. I won't say it was easy for us, but it is a very solid structure. Rafters next! Thanks again! Jean & Ken.

Very well thought out PRIOR to filming! Detailed, educational and easy to follow! Nice Job Shannon!

building a tiny home and you have helped tremendously!!

Shannon is the best. I've learned soooo much from him!

Probably the most in depth informative how to videos on KZfaq. Great job

The very best video on putting door and window headers on a wall frame. Thanks!

Excellent, detailed, clear, concise video. I needed to tear down a wall and build a replacement, and this video game me all the detailed instructions I needed to do it properly. Thank you!

Keep up the good work. You're a good teacher.

I have watched lots of other videos and yours seem to always address the details that are needed that the others gloss over. Great job, and I will definitely watch yours first as I encounter each stage of my projects. Thanks!

Your videos are perfection. From Arizona USA, thanks so much for the concise and articulate teaching! And thanks to whomever is editing and filming - they are doing it right.

Shannon, you put out such great, informative videos. : ) Thanks.

Shannon, great teacher and very well made videos. Love your channel. Keep up the good work!

Great job Shannon. Thank you so much for the video, and for keeping it online all these years. It was a big help on my current shop project. The video was very well done, and much appreciated.

Shannon, I'll be helping my brother add some walls in his garage over the holidays. Great refresher class. Thanks.

Answered all my questions! You are the man, thank you!

Love your videos; always learn something new from watching them. A can read the info 10x, and maybe I'll remember it. I watch your videos & not only do I remember it, I remember the logic/reasoning behind it because of your videos & explanations. Thanks for posting!

It's great that good people like this man are giving us great information for free. Helps alot of us out. Thank you very much.

Thanks for taking the time to create these videos! The information is invaluable and your delivery makes it very easy to digest. Thanks again.

Nice work as always, good communication skills. I noticed that shovel in the background you must live in a cold climate like myself.

Yes I'm Canadian.

These are the best instructional framing videos on youtube. Thanks for taking the time to put them together.

Great job young man! In today’s world you did a great job of providing information to door and window structural framing!

great video. I really like your laid-back teaching style but you TOTALLY lost me when you started talking about the window. for future reference, it would have really helped if you had an actual window in front of you so you could show us what/where a jamb is and how to measure it. as it is, I had to stop the video and open another tab so I could google window parts before I could continue this video.

It would help if diagrams are displayed during explation so I can see them in actual diagrams. Thanks

I can not begin to tell you how much I appreciate this video, Thank you.

Im a team leader for Help Build Hope and I've never built anything in my life. This video made me feel confident to show up tomorrow. Thank you.

It would be nice to do framing examples for refurbish work also. Refurbish brings lots of extra challenges like having to toe nail, demolition all of which is harder to deal with as opposed to new build. Enjoy your work.

can you use screws and no nails.. i would assume it will be stronger with screws

First time building a shed and I wanted to install several windows and two doors. Your VEDIO helps. Thanks

Shannon, been watching your stuff for a while. I always appreciate the time you take to teach. Thanks!

I wish you were my neighbor and had nothing to do today!!

I followed Shannon's instructions exactly; I've watched the video 4 times, and the air-conditioner in my car is still not working.

Thank you so very much for taking your precious time to show us these videos .I may not respond to all but I have watched a couple at this point and your a teacher believe it or not .Thanks again.

I am listening in from Papua New Guinea. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us. Very helpful information. So simple and easy to follow.

Love, love your teaching style. Clear, succinct, prefect. Thank you.

Thank you this helped me out a lot. I am strictly the DIY home owner and these video's are a blessing. Thank you!

last night after watching the framing one, i built a basement wall in 45 minutes and it worked perfectly. Today, I watched this one and am about to build the doorway on another wall i built. You make this easy. I bougt a book from local DIY store and have sat on this project for months. Your video got me off the couch and motivated.

Dude, I have never built crap in my life, but your explanation made me a pro. Thank you!

To be honest, your instructional videos are great, I"m starting a small project , and they helped me a lot. thank you soo much.

These are fantastic videos and tutorials! Exactly what I've been needing, thank you and don't stop with your DIY home videos!

Shannon your videos are real confidence builders...there is a pun in there somewhere. Thanks for this one especially. Very descriptive.

Thanks for posting the video, awesome step by step for the novice. Building a treehouse for the kids and this is great to watch as many times as I need too :). Thanks from Tennessee.

Great videos guys. Shannon, you do an excellent job of explaining everything. keep up the good work.

Excellent Instructor, no questions remaining.

Great video, cleared up some questions I had about framing. Thank you very much for investing your time into this, look forward to more.

I'm been a carpenter for about 10 + years..this guy knows his stuff

I liked how you explained it. I could understand and you mentioned the fasteners also which is good. You never know how many you are supposed to put in.

Thanks Shannon! Very detailed. Well filmed. Well edited. Keep up the good work.

Shannon, I don’t know what your background is, but your clear and precise presentations beat the heck out of most professional corporate communicators. I enjoy watching your videos and have learned a lot. Your work is an invaluable resource for DIYs and, I would not be surprised, quite a few tradesmen.

Shannon I watch your videos all the time and I really appreciate you sharing your extensive knowledge. Your tutorial on these videos is great and easy to follow. Kep up the good work, buddy.

Fantastic instruction, awesome clarity and teaching style, much appreciated.

VERY, VERY GOOD video. I have seen and built a few garages that the short studs were not used over the windows and doors but used 2 x 10's without problems but it probably all equals but also live in a far different area. Thanks again for the refresher. Bud

Shannon, your a Great teacher, Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, I really learned a lot from you, thanks again!!

great video Shannon you do a good job properly breaking down the process in each of your videos you definitely have been great help to me whenever I need to reaffirm something that I'm doing on the job site

Great, very detailed video and explanation of framing for windows and doors. I am building a 24 x 24 workshop right now and have only done an 8 x 10 in the past. I feel a bit overwhelmed, but it is coming along.

It’s always good when professionals make such videos rather than those who just figure things out as they go on. This gentleman knows what he is doing…

Love the vids. Informative with no stupid intro fluff and stories about your life and yapping about everything except what the video title says we’re clicking on. Thank you ....this is how “how to” videos are supposed to be done.

you are my go-to source for diy videos, thank you.

Thank-you SO much for your excellent, clear directions & descriptions. Perfect balance between telling us what to do, how to do it, and why you need to do it! I LOVE this channel. My go-to for renovations all-around. Thank-you!

Perfect , Love your explanations, You are making alot of guys (DYI) lives a whole lot easier!!!

Thanks, Shannon! Your videos are really helpful. Thanks again!

Very good...simple and TO THE POINT, no rambling....the way it should be.

Love watching this man's videos, definitely knows what he is doing

Shannon, you do a great job clearly explaining things. Thank you.

Good detail and I appreciate you talking about code, etc

really good and clear, thank you for posting these!

Im a contractor and always watch your videos first when I have questions. I can't tell you how many times you have helped. Always well-paced, thoroughly explained, and very easy to follow. Thanks!

Best video on framing window and door. Thank you.

Thank you soo much. You are an awesome, patient, thorough teacher.

You do a great job explaining the ins and outs of framing. I particularly like the suggestions for making notations on the studs for trimmers, king studs, placement etc. Best of all is your is your demeanor and the gentle way you calmly explain everything. You are not just a professional, but your clearly a gentleman. Thank you.

Shannon, thank you for good instructions.

This is so useful, feeling way more confident about throwing up my first stud wall. Thanks!! :)

Thank you so much for giving so many details about the number of nails, etc... I have a mobile home & pulled the paneling off the exterior wall to install drywall & attach the boxes to the studs, etc... AND found that they installed the exterior door without a header or cripple studs. Just nailed a 2x4 to the 2 regular studs... *sigh* so I was trying to figure out how I could reframe it so it had a header & cripple studs. I am tiny & female so the taking the exterior wall apart by myself seemed like a bad idea. So I figured if I could reframe it properly around the existing "frame" BUT how to do that properly? Your video showed me how I could sister the existing studs with new ones and cut the original ones to make them cripple studs & add a 2x6 header to all of that so I have proper framing in my front door. VERY VERY helpful. If I do it correctly it should work out just fine!

Thank you for your detailed instructions. You make this look easy for even me.

Fantastic Video Shannon. Great explanation. You are awesome!!

Thanks for the response. I like the video on building the wall frame and the window wall setup it help me out on figuring out cutting the pieces out

First timer, here. I really appreciate your videos. I am going to tackle replacing a rotted door and partially rotted frame to my garage, and install a sill plate. This door rests on brick which is shared by the front and back side of this rotted door. Thanks again.

Thank you, this refreshed my memory