More Info. Access to some references may require purchase from the publisher. The Building America Field Kit allows you to save items to your profile for review or use on-site. Sign Up or Log In. Scope Images. Specify inch on-center for 2x6 wall framing rather than inch on-center 2x4 wall framing. Design for wall lengths and heights, window and door sizes, etc. Figure 1. Traditional framing of stud-framed walls with 2x4 studs spaced inches on-center uses more wood than necessary and limits the amount of insulation that can be installed.
Advanced framing uses as 2x6 inch on-center wall framing, single top plates, and no more studs than are structurally needed, providing a dimensionally thicker wall with more space for insulation. Figure 2. This house is being built with advanced framing techniques including 2x6 inch on-center wall framing, single top plates, open headers over windows on non-load-bearing walls, and minimal studs around windows.
How to Construct Walls with Fewer Studs Design homes on a two-foot grid with 2x6 studs spaced inches on-center. Align rafters, wall studs, and floor joists so that the load is transferred and adequately supported to allow installation of single top plates. Align windows and doors with this two-foot stud spacing to reduce the number of extra king studs needed.
Figure 3. Advanced framing details throughout the house minimize the use of lumber. Connect top-plates using either a metal plate or a wood splice. Figure 4. Single top plates can be connected with a metal plate. Figure 5. Single top plates can be connected with a splice. Wood blocking is used as a splice to connect the top plates together. The 'middle' stud is cut shorter to accommodate the wood splice.
For interior walls, specify 2x4 studs placed inch on-center with single headers. Non-structural connectors can be installed for non-load-bearing interior walls. Figure 6. Interior walls are made of 2x4 studs spaced inch on center. If they are non-load bearing, they can have non-structural connectors. Ensuring Success. Source: IECC. Right and Wrong Images. Wrong — Excessive framing and improper spacing of studs. View Image Download. Right — Proper spacing of 2x4 studs. Right — Proper spacing of 2x6 studs.
CAD Files. Conceptual 3D advanced framing drawing. Conceptual 2 foot module house drawing. Author s. Environmental Protection Agency. Organization s. Publication Date. Guide describing details that serve as a visual reference for each of the line items in the Thermal Enclosure System Rater Checklist. By Todd Fratzel on Framing. This is a good thing as it allows the wall drywall to be installed with wiggle room to account for irregularities in the framing, eliminating the need to trim any of the drywall.
Finally, between flooring and base trim any gap at the bottom is covered up and never seen. Now, here in the northeast there is one issue with all this. So what do framers here in the northeast do? Another option is allowing installing the wallboard first, then the ceiling, this eliminates the need to trim the wall drywall.
However, this means the perimeter of the ceiling drywall relies solely on the screws versus the wall holding up the drywall. Lastly, some just trim the wall boards. The bottom line is this, using pre-cut studs is a time saver. I'm full time builder for a large construction company in New Hampshire. I run their design-build division that specializes in custom homes, commercial design-build projects and sub-divisions.
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