Merry Christmas Gang! We've been fulfilling orders ALL morning! Thank you guys for the incredible support. Only a few more hours until we're on a Jet for the Holidays! Let us know where YOU like to put your blocking!

How did you miss this one?? I always block everywhere in a house where a door knob can break a hole through the drywall. How many little round holes have you ever seen from door knobs? If you block them, all you get is a little dent in the drywall, no matter how hard they slammed the door open. Anyway, awesome video!!

Right before drywall I took over 350 pictures of my walls. I know where every stud is and where all the electrical and mechanical is and where I pulled cat5e for future use. 20 years later and I’m still referring to those pictures when I do projects. I was only using a 3 Megapixel camera back then. With cameras today I would probably only need 50 pictures to get the detail required.

Whenever I do a bath kitchen remodel I actually write locations of each block, sud in Sharpie. Then take a pix of each wall. As you mentioned, always know where it is later.

It never occurred to me to intersperse 2 x 6 material alternating with the 2 x 4 material as blocking so that all blocking can be nailed through the framing members, Good idea and good music starting at 7;35. Safe travels.

Man I love to see a father and son jumping in on a business together, I don't imagine there's any better feeling that having success with your child. Keep on living the dream guys and thanks for the videos, I'm remodeling a mobile home for my family to move in and watch your vids anytime I'm not working. Gg guys.

EXCELLENT Video. 2 years ago when I was having my retirement home built I offered this exact suggestion to my builder. He & I installed probably 45 blocking locations. Like you said; Kitchen, Bathrooms, closets, window treatments & Other locations for things like antique mirrors & wall clocks, plenty for hunt trophies/mounts, etc. More in the garage for fire extinguisher mounts, potential future shelving, etc. We even put some in closets for 'last resort' self defense pew-pew hardware storage. The kitchen & plumber crews loved the blocking as it saved them time & made their install far easier. We even put some blocking support behind electrical outlet boxes to give them support when pushing plugs in them. Finally, we put blocking in the walk thru shower for grab/hold bars for when we lose more of our youthfulness!! Great stuff !!!

To me… the most important blocking is up the wall above the shower curb to mount the shower door or glass. A full length 2x4 on it’s wide side, floor to ceiling. Also pieces of scrap OSB on any accent wall that will have picture frames or art.

Great to see that other builders are big on blocking. I've been doing it for at least a decade. Huge time saver!

Merry Christmas Stud Pack! Maybe some might consider this subject boring, but I couldn't agree more with you in that: This is one of those unsung heroes of the remodel & construction world. One doesn't truly appreciate how much help well planned & securely installed blocking is - until you need it! Having tough backing is invaluable! Well done guys!!

100% agreed that blocking is a huge timesaver when it comes to various installations. Glad mention was made about documenting it. If no one knows where it is, or that it's even there, might as well not be.

I'm the first non builder contracted person to work in many new homes and wish the builders would take some 1x6 boards and toss them up around their windows when doing the furring strips. These are block first floor so the 1x6 would match the furring strip thickness and tossing them in from window top to ceiling would be awesome as people end up with different curtain heights. Don't forget to block the center of the window as many curtain rod holders have a center support. Also, when you get to really large window/door areas, adding blocking above the window at 1/3rds and 1/4ths can be helpful as sometimes you have multiple supports. I was in a 2-3 year old house the other day and the toilet paper roll holder was already off the wall. Thinking it was a quick fix, I went to grab a snap toggle to put it back up....but I was foiled as I didn't pay attention to it being an outside wall - concrete block behind it. One tapcon later, and the toilet roll holder was back up. And the pictures of the walls do help....especially when you are adding TV's on the wall and the homeowner has had the builder add extra wiring (speaker / cable ) in the wall. It's nice knowing where those wires ran up the wall to avoid them with the screw holes. Especially when they are between the drywall and the concrete block.

Thank you guys so much for the tips and tricks for just about everything reno and also the comedy between father and son! That’s the best part of this channel. Have a wonderful Christmas and new year celebration and we’ll see you in the next one!

Awesome video guys love the blocking tips. As a homeowner who’s had several curtain rods pull out of the drywall, I wish all builders put in blocking where you need them.

Lol! We did this when we re sheetrocked our walls. I'm laughing because we also took photo's of the walls exposed before we put new sheetrock up and I thought it was going to be something you didn't mention. Sure enough right before the end of video you mentioned it! Lol! Good job guys! Blocking our walls have made everything better for us. Especially the towels rods ! Oh ,and it helped tremendously with our 85 inch tv. That suckered isn't going anywhere! Lol!

I’ve done this for years. I see a lot of new construction, of late more 55+ communities where folks accidentally use their toilet paper holder as a grab bar. The pull out on the drywall is significant and the repair even more so. Construction companies rarely do blocking. It’s just got to hold until the warranty is expired. Usually find other things like towel racks but sometimes one side is sunk into a stud, it’s a crap shoot on the other side if it hits a stud or not. I use the pix method to locate blocking later. Thanks for emphasizing this Stud Pack!

As a former Interior Designer, you would not believe how many architects I needed to insist upon including this little technique in their drawings. Thank you for posting this video! This saves so much time and effort when it comes time to install all these finishing touches into a home; ultimately saving money over the long haul as one never needs to patch the drywall when the inevitable happens-something pulls away from the drywall.

After remodeling, and living in 9 different houses ,you have to have a little MCGUYVER in your bag of tricks . Always have done the blocking when walls were open . Great tips 👍

I wish blocking was done more often. So many times trying to find studs...very cool guys.

Its so nice to see a father and son working together and getting along so well y'all are amazing. You can really see how much y'all care about one another

Great to see things like this. Love when things are done smart and for end use, not just for keeping costs low. Great tips, thank you!!

The bit with the bit @11:10. I love that you kept that in there when you could of easily edited that out. It keeps it real and shows sometimes we forget things and a great way to deal with it... of course you will come back to fix it later, you're pros, wouldn't expect anything less. Love the videos! keep 'em coming

Great tips! Quality work. Other things I like to do to future proof are: Run both electric (240V) and gas (even if there's no nat. gas available) lines for Stove/Range, Water Heater, and Dryer. A neutral to all switch boxes since many high-tech switches require a neutral. Possibly, also, low volt lines for security, door, window, motion sensors, and speaker wire to all rooms for whole house audio. It's a lot easier and cheaper to do it when the walls are open.

nailing that block in at 8:20 is the best advice I learned here. I have struggled too many times doing it the wrong way, and things not aligning up. Nailing from the outside of the stud coming in is gonna make my next reno so much better, easier, stronger

Great advice. Something I do in a bathroom remod is I add blocking all around the shower, tub, behind and if there is a wall near toilet in case someone needs a grab bar. In 1 job I added 5/8'' ply all around shower surround for grab bars that could be put anywhere the customer felt they needed. Ive seen so many times ppl use molly bolts and if someone slips and grabs the bar and it just rips a big hole in the wall. I like your forward thinking on the blocking around the windows. Very few new home builders and some remodelers even consider the type of window treatment might be used. Thanks for sharing.

Really enjoy the vids. you guys are entertaining and funny and it’s great to see passion and true craftsmanship. Thanks guys .. keep ‘em coming!

I'm an electrician, but like most guys that do anything related to construction, we do about everything from time to time. We don't do a lot of residential anymore, mostly industrial and commercial, but when we do, we throw in some blocking anytime we run a receptacle specifically for something that's going to be mounted on the wall. TVs are the most common, of course. I've used pieces of plywood to block huge sections, so there's no doubt they'll have something solid to mount to, no matter the design of the mount. I admit, I'm guilty of using drywall screws though.

This actually is a time saver in the long run, makes working on the home easier when you want to upgrade or redecorate. I will add this to our walls when we get to building. Happy New Year!

Happy holidays guys, your channel is now my favorite between the talent on and off camera its a no brainer. I always learn something and also have a laugh. The comedic banter about the like button is my favorite part. From my family to yours have a fun safe holiday. Keep em comin gentlemen

Merry Christmas great content I’ve been a contractor for over 40 years my mentor taught me to always install blocking and it saved me a lot of time and money over the years

Merry Christmas! This blocking info is probably the best info I've seen regarding pre-planning your location of cabinets, toilet paper, and now my most important item towel bar locations. For some reason my son's have pulled out my towel bars every other year since they could reach it. Blocking will definitely stop this problem. Great video!

It's awesome that you think about how people use space during renos. Often people are just trying to get to the next job. Kudos for caring!

It was my job to do all the blocking in a 4 story 40 apartment seniors complex. I put it everywhere because there were many grab bars.....I went through quite a few lifts of plywood doing that. Later when we were doing the finishing we only had about 3 or 4 items where we missed the blocking....it's very satisfying when you feel that screw bite into some wood. I really enjoy the content you both put together, thanks for making it so entertaining.....Merry Christmas from Canada!

I gutted my bathroom 6 years ago, I regret not doing more blocking! Great advice!

I found your channel about a week ago. I just want to say that Paul is a natural host. Right up there with the best home improvement hosts. This is quality content!

Blocking... Making me even more happy i live in the UK with full brickwork walls. Love your vids and have given me many many tips on remodeling and laying tile, thank you

Studpack Tuesday will be a good day!! You guys have safe flights to visit family & return home!! Merry Christmas to you & your family & a Happy New Year!! Keep up the good work!!

I love your practical and ever important videos! I paid a home builder to do exactly that (extra blocking in predetermined areas). Guess what, it did not go well. We had a tough time throughout the project. Never got done, among other things. I was pissed at each phase. I will do things MUCH differently next time.

Great ideas ... thanks guys! Makes me smile that this is a "father/son" deal ... do you have any idea how fortunate you guys are?? I love doing projects with/for my son ... lots of great times! But when you lose your dad like I have ... and have no one to ask my questions to ... or brain storm with ... it's surely tuff!! 😭😭 You guys are truly blessed!! Please don't ever take this "together time" for granted!

I literally paused the video at 0:51 to go buy a hoodie. You guys are fantastic. I just started my own remodeling business February of this year (2021). You guys have given me even more tips and tricks than I already had. I really appreciate you guys. Happy Holidays and have a safe flight.

The plywood blocking is my favorite, sometimes you don’t know exactly where you need the backing, like a toilet paper holder.

I know not to look for a video on drywall repair, since you will never have to deal with a hollow wall anchor leaving a gaping hole in the wall! Great video as always. Blocking may not be exciting, but installing things into solid blocking is oh so nice!

Merry Christmas! I'm gonna renovate my bathroom at the first of the year and the blocking video is sage advice. Thanks and safe travels

I've blocked for curtains, LCD, bath cabinet, bath shelf, bath sink...totally agreed. Safe holidays...

Yay, it is studpack day.....Merry Christmas and enjoy your family time. As a handyman I always appreciate when someone thinks far enough ahead to install blocking. There is not an anchor that works as good as blocking. Great video.

I especially like the change of size for the blocking when installing side by side!

hey guys...as a professional homeowner, I am glad I found your channel. I borrowed your ideas for garage shelving using using threaded rod up through the ceiling, supported by joists. super secure and convenient. Have a Merry Christmas!

After seeing it, it's a no Brainer. This makes so much more sense to do during the remodeling of a bath or kitchen. Thanks guys, for your time and information you've shared with us hardheads.

This is SO true! So much easier to put that blocking in than having to tear out a wall in a shower. We had to put in blocking for a grab bar for Mom in her shower and you guessed it...the entire shower had to be redone to accommodate the blocking to make those bars sturdy and safe to use. Would've saved one hell of a lot of time and money if the blocking had just been put in there to begin with!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!. You guys are always full of great tips that come in handy. And don't forget to change those drywall nails for the shower valve (maybe 6" bolts? LOL :)

Great video for new folks that don't understand that there is a lot of work that comes after the framing. Blocking and backing all around

I am currently doing some work in my kitchen, and now I am going to add extra blocking. I really appreciate the idea of blocking for the window rods.

Just starting to build my last home for me & my wife. I am assuming the role of owner-contractor. After remodeling many homes and ALWAYS being frustrated by the lack of blocking, this is a great reminder for me to make notes to remember to use the scrap from framing to block everywhere. I like to get a new 3-ring notebook and put all the warranties, product documents and note in it for later reference. I create a section of notes for the kitchen, each bathroom and even the den and living room. I like to standardize bedrooms as much as possible so I don't have to create a different section for each. Blocking measurements are also included and much appreciated later when pictures are hung and accessories such as grab bars are installed. I like the idea of using plywood blocking with pocket screws and wonder if the same could be done with OSB as there is always a fair amount of scrap from it. I think I will get a few scraps and experiment! I look for new StudPack videos every week and always enjoy their content!

Last house I remodeled I put 1/2” plywood behind the drywall. I did it not just for the blocking aspect but also to future proof against teenagers. I didn’t want to ever patch drywall holes.

I just finished a rehab on a HUD house for my son and his wife. Put blocking in the kitchen. Just hung the over stove microwave last weekend. No issues finding something to secure it too. I really enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas to you both and your families.

Can’t stress enough about blocking. A little bit of work to make life easier down the road for all the other trades. 👍🏻

On the high end builds we suggest the customer have 3/4" plywood put up EVERYWHERE in the bathroom before drywall. Allows for grab bars, towel racks, etc to be put anywhere regardless of the designer's choices.

In Australia, we call them 'noggins' and they have been part of the building regulations since ... forever. Quick tip, don't feel you need to line them all up. You can offset one higher than the other and you don't need to skew nail - you just nail gun them in from the other side (it means you need to use a stud finder later tho).

I really appreciate that you tackle these topics that are very important but not terribly exciting, its these topics that no one talks much about therefore I know little about.

I’m the middle of building our first hand. Man! This is pure gold! I’m literally going to do each of these suggestion. Thank you so much!

12:30 Actually, it looks like that might be treated wood. So replacing the drywall screws with deck screws made for treated wood is best, otherwise those drywall screws will probably rust and be compromised many years down the road.

Great job fella’s! Journeyman Carpenter Here! I approve! Line Laser is my choice! Question, can you use Flat Stock Metal as backing on wood 2 X 4s or 2 X 6s etc. My Union always sends me to do all the Heavy Gauge Exterior work on these 5/6 Story Apt. Buildings! I wish I can record me showing everyone how I do it! Lol! Anyway, You guys are Great! Love your content fella’s! 👍

First of your videos I’ve watched, very engaging! We’re nearly done with our new house build. I went through the house and put blocking for the TP holder and for my TVs. Added some blocking in my workshop too! I totally missed adding blocking for the towel racks! Ugh! Anyway, thanks for the video!

When I helped my BIL with his addition we put blocking in the new master bath for grab bars in case they were ever needed. We then took pictures of the studs with blocking with a tape measure showing the heights. It is simple as looking up the pictures to figure out where the blocking is located.

3:07 seems you exceeded 25% (40% non bearing wall?) of those studs you cut into for the circle shower / ear drop shower head support. My recommendation would be holdright ear drop bracket a common plumbers solution in the work van.truck

One question, does all the extra blocking increase the strength of the home when winds pick up like we had last week here in Colorado Springs?

Great video. I like to bookmark videos like these to go back to when I'm doing a similar project later on, very useful.

Thanks for this video. We're about ready to start building our house and this is very useful information. As far as where you can maintain information about where the backing is (as well as everything else about your build and maintenance, I like the idea of starting a Google Account for the house and put everything in the drive for that account. If you ever sell, you can turn the account over to the next person (and they can change the credentials) and continue to keep everything in a convenient location.

I pant my story board Fluorescent Pink …….pencil marks show great and my helpers don’t cut my board

What I like about plywood blocking at 11:02 is that it is 1 inch and doesn't compress the insulation like a 2x6 does.

My man Jordan KILLING it on his editing. Definitely got this down to a science. Love it.

I watched carpenter's not block because they will save a few bucks on lumber.I block everywhere I can because of all the reasons you mentioned.Finally someone who knows why we all should use blocking.

I agree. Small movements for huge result. Blocking is easy and solves alot of possible issues.

U guys r the best, hands down my favorite channel. Thank u for all the valuable content u have given throughout the year and the years before.

This is not boring at all. I work in a really old school with some of the rooms that still have the lath and plaster walls. I'm sure you can imagine the struggle of trying to hang projectors and whiteboards on those kinds of walls when you don't have studs to work with. Merry Christmas to the whole Stud Pack family.

I love the way you spent a bit extra to use the adjustable electrical boxes with the metal brackets instead of the el-cheapo plastic ones. Nicely done.

I built a house about 40 years ago and I asked the builder to block all of the windows so when I started to hang curtains I wasn't locked into the with of the studs. He said fine but he was going to charge me what I considered excessive so I went over to the construction site after my work day and did the blocking myself. It sure was nice when I had to start mounting the curtains.

pictures before insulation and drywall is a must. find water lines, electrical runs and now blocking with ease

Just ordered my shirts! Perfect timing on this video, just passed my rough-in inspections on my basement and need to start blocking

You guys are the best! Merry Christmas to you and your family from Michigan. Safe travels to all.

Nice tutorial. The pocket screws and 3/4 plywood was a really good tip. Especially when it comes to plumbing because you don’t have that much space to put in a mixer.

I really enjoyed and learned a lot on blocking wich is what I was looking to learn about for a project of mine. The father son dual thing is awesome and I hope to learn a lot more from ya'll in the future so ill be watching guys. happy New Years and hope to see ya'll again soon!

I appreciate your taking the time to show & tell the benifit of blocking.

I just stumbled upon this and it's one of the most informative videos I've seen. Justin in time, too. In the middle of a big remodel. Thanks!

Taking that extra time to solve future problems is KEY. Thanks for sharing!

As always, an informative video with just enough humor to keep it moving. Happy holidays to you both!

So glad the three older homes I have are all tongue and groove pine interior walls. Can't afford to build like that anymore but it's great in a hurricane zone for lateral load strength.

Keep up the great content, I love this channel. So many great tips and tricks of the trade. Merry Christmas, I look forward to more Stud Pack in 2022

Great work guys! Always come away with great info from your videos. Have a great Christmas and safe travels.

did a remodel a while back, completely redid both bathrooms and thankfully I had the foresight to add blocking. Wish I would have done it in more places while I had the walls apart after seeing this.

Wow! Great video! I will definitely use this when I'm building out my new barndo! Thanks guys!

One of the first questions I alway asked, window and door RO and heights, any thing that would need backing, hold down locations, shear wall locations and so forth. I was the layout guy most of my life.

Another pro tip to use is to let in a solid 2x4 instead of individual blocks. This serves a dual purpose as it not only provides a solid screw surface but it helps straighten out the studs and give you a flat wall.

Paul I love watching you and Jordan doing your thing. I told my wife it's a shame you guys aren't here in NC as we're looking for someone to do a remodel on our master bath and it's so hard finding folks that take as much pride in their work as you guys do. Love your attention to detail. Keep the videos coming.

Yes wood blocking is a must for many things, I have remodeled my restroom and best believe that I did the same. You don’t really need 2xs unless it’s for grab bars

Recently installed new all-wood cabinets in the kitchen and it was jaw-dropping to see how many screws missed the studs when taking out the old cabinets. Two 2’x16’ sections of sheetrock were cut out and blocking was installed. The cabinets were installed with the all screws hitting wood and all screws positioned the same in all cabinets. Blocking is well worth it.

You are so right about the blocking, and it a great place to use the waste wood around the house.

Good advise on blocking. Thanks. Merry c-más y’all !!!!!!!

Great way to use up all the scraps. Wish more people did this. I do it for myself on my own remodels.

Hey stud pack crew you guys always give me a lot of good advice on how to better build my renos. I'm always learning something to do it better thanks guys you guys are the best very clean very professional keep recording I'm going to keep watching