Framing 12ft Walls and Standing Them Up By Myself 

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You should seriously look into building with light gauge steel tiny homes, it will completely change your life. You can create your own kit house and have it delivered. It costs about the same as wood framing, and the sheathing is the same price. The weight of the steel wall would be reduced by about 40% compared to wood. Monolithic foundation slab + light gauge steel is the perfect combination.

Before lifting the wall You should toe nail the baseplate on your line. It holds the bottom of the wall while lifting so it doesn't slide off the edge. When you're sheathing don't bother cutting the openings. Just go over top of them and router them out after.

I'm excited to hear what the keyboard contractors think about my framing skills 🤔 Thanks for following along guys! Let me know if you have any suggestions or fun things I could build in the Cedar Hollow. So far I'm planning on a barrel sauna, hot tub, steam shower, huge deck, in deck hammock and a few other secret things ;).

I'm impressed that you did all of this by yourself! 😮 It takes real dedication to put all of this together solo. Nice to see it all start coming together!

Hey bro, looking good its all a learning experience, you can only get better and more confident. Not sure if you snapped lines for your floor layout before the walls but what we do before building the walls is we toe nail the bottom plate to the floor so it doesn't slide out when lifting it. Looking forward to the finish project Devon keep up the good work.

My question is about the Weight Load on the bolts at the base of the Anchors...

Solo build. Fantastic. And First Timer. Bravo

I have a 10 acre property and I am excited about building a small house just like this. How exciting! Way to go my man!

I'm impressed. I think you did pretty well for your first time. Laying out the wall in chalk makes it a bit easier. But you got it done.

amazing work, and really well thought-out safety precautions. love that you took it slow and steady. i mean, if you got crushed you'd never get to see a return on these properties! can't wait to see the rest of the build

That first wall was sketchy. You did great. Awesome what someone is able to do with the help from RU-vid and a lot of dedication.

amazing Devon!! i held my breath multiple times but had all the confidence in you!

You can toe nail the bottom plate to the baseline. That will keep the wall from slipping off the deck. Leaving the bottom sheet off can help a lot if its breezy. It gives the wind somewhere to go.

Great work Devon!

Amazing work. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏

amazing !! can't imagine what other cool stuffs you will be doing in the future.

I love the stressful background instrumentals….nice touch.

mad props man keep it up!

Pro tip, be a stud and always use 2 jack studs minimum, putting a header on just 1 jack stud on each side isn’t very strong. I suggest always going an extra pair more than required by code. It really doesn’t add much to the build cost and you have a beefy build.

Big props to you man. I don’t usually subscribe but I had to once I made it to this point in the build. I’ve been working on a very similar cabin plan for two months and your videos are a good mix of explaining the techniques and seeing the action.

Amazing Job! Those wall Jack's are incredible!

I really like you're work. Well done 👏

👏🏾wow looks great!!!

I love following along with this build! What do you think is the best place to learn how to build a home from scratch? Would love to hear where you learned it too.

Moar!!! So fun to watch!

Well done!

Looking good! Was wondering what is anchoring down the structure to the foundation if the anchor bolts are just in a hole in the concrete pillars for adjustments?

The wall is fine except for the headers. I can’t believe you built the entire wall instead of sections. That’s some ambition.

Next time you're tipping a large wall and want to ensure it doesn't tip over the edge, screw in several 2x4x8' studs to the outside rim joist as a backstop if the wall goes past vertical.

love your vision. good progress so far. feels good building something solid hey. wish I could help ya with the drywall finishing. lol that was a great tip having backing in the corners! here for your journey

Well done 👍

Well as a carpenter, you had me freaked out. I'm glad it all worked out for sure. I have never seen a single 2x4 wall jack in my life and those things flexing just past mid lift were super sketchy. A post jack with a spindel connection at the floor dramatically improves the safety. You won't see that from me, I build solo, but in sections I can lift. I just don't like the heavy lifts anymore solo.

This is great! We plan on building our own on our property in Hawaii!

What are your outside dimensions for the house portion. I believe you said the length was about 28ft? Total sq ft excluding deck? Looks great. Enjoying your videos and commentary.

Looking great!! Thank you for sharing, seeing the whole process helps a lot! I know this can be different based on which country you want to build the house but for a cabin like that, can you get your plan approved and build it yourself without a structural engineer/architect who takes the responsability?

Hey how do you calculate the length of each stud on the side walls? Theyre all different stepping down. Some sort of rise / run equation?

Anyone know what software can create those 3D layouts? Good work 🤙🏻

The only problem is you’re videos are too good and I’m tired of waiting so long between each video!! Lol. Great content

How much more time does it take you since you're recording? Moving camera angles, stopping to talk about what you did/are doing? Just curious on your estimated added time.

Nice project! What size is this cabin of yours? I'm building something similar, but decided to go with red iron building. I'm curious to know your opinion on a metal building vs a traditional stick building.

I'm a little late. But a widow's peak is a 2nd or 3rd story balcony. A bird's beak or birds' mouth is the cut on your rafters. Too many nails in wood can actually weaken a joint. And last but not least why no sill plates? Otherwise, beautiful home dude .

Hey great work! How high is the front wall and the back wall of your house? I'd like to know the difference in height. Thanks man

Yer a clever young man… nice.

Glad you made it out unharmed, brother. I'd never attempt this. I advise calling in some help next time.

Just getting around to watching this today and had to blurt out a big "fuuuuuuu**" on your behalf for the weather we've had in western Washington the last couple days... 😱 Hope you were at least able to get some tarps up. 🤞 the roof.

would using 8x8 posts to the concrete pilar be stronger than 4x4?

Really enjoyed watching these videos... impressive skill and energy to build these while documenting the whole thing at the same time. I don't usually comment, but one thing I've noticed in the last few videos. You refer to the 'Cedar Hallow'... and I have a sneaking suspicion you're actually referencing the word 'Hollow'. A hollow is "a low, wooded area, such as a copse"... while the word hallow mean " is to make holy or honor greatly". I would usually mind my own business, but considering the time and effort you put into this build, I thought I'd mention it in case you'd accidentally used the wrong spelling.

How did you get financing without a permits?

what type of wood did you use? Is it natural wood, or is it treated?

You’re leaving out the jack studs. They go on the inside of the king studs and support the header. I would reconsider.

@14:26 (drone angle) almost looks like the entire floor was rocking/shifting with the movement of the walls 😮

This would be the perfect home for me as a single guy :D How much will this cost for you to build approx? I live in Germany, houses are expensive to build here too but maybe at your area its even more costly, also I'm not planning to move to a big city so it would cost less.

I prefer stuck framing when doing walls it seem less risky

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Why did u give up containers?

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When working alone, you can build those long walls in pieces to be safe.

NEXT TIME MY BROTHER, BUILD IT IN SECTIONS. 8', 12' OR EVEN 14' SECTIONS IN THIS CASE SINCE ITS A 28 FOOT WALL. BY YOUR SELF JUST DO 8 FOOT SECTIONS.

YOU HAD A GUARDIAN ANGLE WATCHING OVER YOU. YOU HAVE NO REAL CLUE HOW ACTUALLY DANGEROUS THAT WAS.

... Insulation? ....

Hello man, Am from Kenya🇰🇪(Africa) and am looking for a job please,, can we link up I'll do anything man.

why repost

I’ve been watching your videos because I’ve got some acreage in Washington that I’ll be building on and was all cool until you showed those pictures of the helicopter in that serene location wherever it was. Dude that is seriously uncool to bring a heli into a place like that. I’d be so pissed if I’d hiked in and saw that thing land. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Resist the urge. Drones aren’t allowed in a lot of places like that and for good reason. That was a huge mistake and sets a terrible precedent.

Wear hearing protection… Hearing aids suck

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you didn't show the end of the first wall going up. Check. out some other creators. show more work and less of you talking.