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27 Aug ’14
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Alright, west, north, and east walls are up.
I have to break the south wall into two pieces to raise it but don't know how to joint if if I don't have a double top plate or double sill plate. Any ideas? Couldn't find anything in the IRC on it and I would rather not fail the inspection if possible.
15 Feb ’12
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We've always use a double top plate for tying the corners together
Do you not have enough clearance for one?
27 Aug ’14
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In hindsight it was a petty reason (I wanted the windows as high as possible so I squeezed out the second top plate). You can see that the header in the wall above is as high as we can take it.
We will also be using the California Corner where possible.
We'll use simpson corner ties that are up to code so I'm not too worried about the corners. My main concern is along the long wall where it'll just be a butt joint between the two sections of wall.
27 Aug ’14
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Started building the last exterior wall last night. Building it in place because I'm not sure we could lift it (20' long) and because I'm doing it by myself.
Then on to the interior walls and the rafters.
15 Feb ’12
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Nice, what does your wife think so far?
27 Aug ’14
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She's pretty excited about the end result, and shw built up all of the headers. However, we're moving out of the country come March so we'll barely get to enjoy it. Should help rental price at least.
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