MAJOR PROGRESS On Our 90 Day Budget House Build 

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I must confess; I enjoy your videos but each episode with Andy makes it more enjoyable!

Getting Riley a friend to play with was a stroke of genius Courtney. Enough work being responsible for one kid :D

Does Andy have a channel? Riley and Andy are so great together! He’s been such a big help in the last several weeks!

House is looking great guys! Riley, not sure if you know this, but next time you make a drawing in Solidworks and you want it to read in fractions, go to the bottom right corner of your screen where it says "IPS" and edit your "document units". You'll see a window pop up and you can enter the denominator you want in the "fractions" column. If you want it to show both the decimal and the fraction, click on the dimension and choose "dual dimension" on the bottom left side of the property manager.

This is some of the most interesting content you have ever made. So much of it includes research and learning as you go which attests to your (plural possessive) intelligence! Y’ll are so multitalented and energetic it makes an old geezer like me very optimistic about the future of our country.

Another great episode… I hope Andy sticks around!

Andy is a great addition. I hope him And his wife stick around for more than the summer

When laying out a 16 inch on center wall most framers forget to mention to their viewers that the first spacing must be 15 1/4 inches from the edge of the corner stud. If you start with 16 inches for that first stud the edge of the plywood or OSB sheathing will not fall on the center of the stub at 4 feet.

you and andy are nuts. the humour has really made your videos more enjoyable. hope you and andy work together for a long time. i do feel sorry a little bit for courtney, its like having 3 kids to look after. bralliant.

Yeah, tell Andy he can’t leave! You guys all working together are great. As always, looking forward to the next video.

I've never done or seen modern construction where king and jack studs were not used regardless of if a wall is load bearing or not. Here is what AI has to say about it. "On a non-load bearing wall, you would still use both "jack studs" and "king studs" around door and window openings, even though the wall itself isn't carrying significant weight; they are crucial for supporting the header above the opening and ensuring proper load transfer to the surrounding wall structure."

Y’all have become my Sunday morning routine! As much as I like you guys, I’m so jealous of your “Ambition!”

Love this build! However, Riley, you really needed to give Courtney some credit for her great humor - right after you said that’s 3 Kings and 2 Jacks, she said that’s a Full House isn’t it? And you didn’t even give her a courtesy smirk. 😅 ♠️♥️♣️♦️🃏 Love you guys. 🧰 ❤

When you cut with the circular saw stand next to the cut, not behind the cut, especially when pinning the blade back or open, use a wedge, not a pencil if the saw kicks back it’s going straight for what you have in line with the weather in front of behind or under so stand next to your cut out of the way. It’s super simple and might save your leg one day or belly or arm

When you get the walls up, go back and run 1/2 x 6 inch lag screws 6 feet apart in the sill plate. helps with strength and stability.

When raising walls like this heavy one, nail boards in a ladder step pattern to the floor, then fasten braces to the wall to drag over these steps and hold it as you walk it up. 😊 17:10

Sometimes I wonder why we added Nail-Lines to OSB when People nail the Boards vertical(weaker) compared to horizontal(stronger) instead?Former Lab-Tech at a OSB Plant for 20 Years.

Dudes, Build the window and door frames separately and add them into the wall after. You get better options for tweaking material, and better nailing of the sills, headers and stacked kings and jacks. Added bonus, it is quicker. Also, Riley, o are a math guy, so cut the rake studs using the increase length based on the pitch. A construction caclulater will add it up for you (enter first stud length, the roof pitch, the standard spacing and the calc will spit out all the lengths in a string. Easey peasey.

It seems to be a universal rule that as soon as you start framing you get permanently, continuously rained on. They should just do some random framing in the Sahara to get that green!

Each lvl should be flush with the back and front of the 2x6. There should be a piece of rigid foam in between them taking up the difference.

971 nails... and that "tree vs bulldozer" skit with Riely and Andy made me laugh out loud...you guys are awesome, your content is always entertaining AND educational...hey, Idaho Edutainment from Reily & Courtney, a whole new RU-vid show...lmao.... and Ollie is absolutely Boss style cute!

FYI - 2 tips. 1) A pipe wrench works as a perfect board straightener when nailing - you must have a big pipe wrench already? 2) Solidworks will let you define a dimension style (favorite) where you define the units in either inches or feet + inches and then you can also force it to round to and display the nearest fraction of your choosing (very handy when working from Solidworks with an American tape measure).

Great job guys ! It makes the work alot easier when everyone is having such a good time. House is looking great and its nice to have good friends to help out.

Riley, get some Thompson’s Water Seal and spray on your floor it will protect it from the water on it. I love watching your channel from Lumberport, West Virginia.

Yellow Jacket recipe: 1 cup sugar dissolved into 1 cup hot water. Add 1 cup apple cider vinegar plus 1 tablespoon dish soap (to cancel the water surface tension). An open plastic dish with 1 inch of the mixture works way better than an enclosed bottle trap. Reserve the remaining mixture and replenish as required, otherwise it could evaporate too quickly, reducing the mixture to a honey consistency where the yellows could walk on it. I use a slotted spoon to pull out the victims so more of the friends can visit.

dad always made his headers in the garage ahead of time. if you know the openings you can just slap some 2x material together and throw them in as you go.

‘Andy I’m so impressed by your tool’ half the UK cracks up laughing 😂 😂

Riley, rest the large side of the saw on the beam when you cut on the edge because it's more stable and more accurate! When you put a beam in that has more than one king stud only put one in so you can back nail into the beam with the full length of the nails and then a few toe nails to lock it in, and then add the rest of your king studs in behind and nail them off, but don't forget to nail them to the top and bottom plates!

To convert decimal to fractions simply multiply the decimal digits by the desired denominator. That gives you the numerator. For example .5 x 16 = 8. So .5=8/16.

Hmmm I see a slacker in the background, that big ole orange thing with tracks that could lift walls with ease :-P

Don’t get me wrong, I watch this because it’s entertaining and I’m happy for them and their accomplishments. But this video shows you what not to do when constructing a house.

2x6 stud spacing depends on the number of stories in a building and whether the wall carries a load: One- and two-story houses: 2x6 studs can be spaced 24 inches on center.

You should NEVER leave walls unbraced for ANY amount of time! As soon as you stand a wall you should brace it off at both ends and one for every 15' of wall! You never know when a gust of wind could knock a wall on someone or rip it off the building!

3.57 That dance off was hilarious. The bulldozer was clutch

I've never seen anyone build a wall with 24 inch centers it looks a little weak to me love the video keep up the work

That’s one big wall. Good luck. Thanks for Sunday entertainment.

For converting fractions, get yourself a Starret card for reference. They fit in your pocket and only require a glance.

Looks like the Pack River store. Great food!!

I was thinking what is it what makes Ambition Strikes so special. I mean YT is full of skilled people and pleasant & joyful personalities. But Ambition Strikes is bigger than the sum of its parts. I guess with Courtney's editing skills you guys have been able to capture what American Dream is all about.

I built a two story shop 22 years ago. I built the first floor and installed 1 1/8" OSB for floor and as soon as I got the floor down it rained for two weeks solid. I squeeged the floor a couple times a day, but the rain still ended up puddling everywhere on the OSB. When it was all said and done. The rain didn't bother the OSB at all. I installed it with the shiny side up and evidently it was quite water resistant.

Setting up miter saw stand. Extend top set of legs 1st. Tip it down. Lift low end. Hold with one e hand. Use other to extend one leg. Switch hands and extend the other.

Framing is one of the most rewarding parts of the build, just looks so good.

My baby is 13 years old next week, but I still remember that quote from "Little Blue Truck" :) "I have big important things to do...." nice

Always create strong headers it pays off in later years

Hello,I have been watching your channel for so long now...I love to see your day to day adventures. I feel apart of your life and community even though I only watch you and yours here. Just wanted to say Thank you so very much for sharing your life. God Bless you and yours always ~

That’s a full house!! Haha good one Courtney!

Hope you put hurricane straps on each connection

Nice coincidence… you & Diesel Creek framing the same day!

My favorite was the "Full house" comment 🙂

You guys accomplished a lot this episode! Even tho it took all hands on deck to lean the walls up, you all came thru with the needed grunt to get it done! And Andy's humor and puns are the icing on the cupcakes that Riley serves up!

Love when Riley sharpens his pencils! Great job guy’s. I use delete me because of you guys 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

I don't understand why there hasn't been a single view of any plans nor any discussion of architectural design, engineering, and the process of getting the project permitted. You don't just decide to build a house, order some wood, and then build it from your own imagination. They make this look impossibly simple.

10:12 little blue truck, my kids favorite book.

When we did an enlargement of our house, the framer left those sill plates out in case there came a "chunk floater" or a "toad strangler" rain!! Good job guys.

Great work guys. Working in the rain is always miserable, but you made it fun. The build is coming along nice. 🐝

Code for exterior load bearing walls, stud spacing is 16” on center not 24”.

Great episode you guys!!! Wonderful team!!! May God continue to bless each of you, always!!!

Always amazing to watch you guys work. I have never given my money to anybody online, but I happily purchased the new truck shirt from you guys. You guys are always amazing.

Great to see the progress that you guys have done

being someone with a slight bee alleigy may I suggest to keep Benadryl cream on hand and then take benadryl at night. Should help keep Riley from swelling.

Great job in putting up the exterior walls. You all work so well together.

“Andy, I’m impressed by your tool…” I didn’t think this was that sort of channel😂

Thank the Universe for good, helpful friends. You guys are ROCKIN' IT! 😎

As an old building inspector, I have to ask -- are there permits? Are you getting inspections? I suspect your CMU walls would not pass inspection, but your jurisdiction would determine that. Hope it all works out well. I enjoy your resourcefulness, and look forward to the weekly posting.

The build is looking great. Andy is a great guy to have helping you.

1024 nails! And I also hope that Andy Sticks around. You guys are awesome together!

Love the channel attitude positive and happy

Idaho tan 👍

Love your videos. Keep on going. Waiting for the next one

976 nails....Youre making serious headway on the build team....stay safe and see you soon

Love yall been awhile. Headed to MN and doing my native homestead stuff from high school picked up 32 years after starting.

Watching this now on the big screen!!! I love yalls hustle

Decimals, fractions and British. Sounds like fun!

Them wheelbarrow dance moves 🕺😂

That was a nice robber fly on the board. Those are beneficial, don't kill them.

G,day from Australia my youtube friends...👍...

I used to run a sheer to cut mica in strips. Measurements were in a decimal fraction. I figured out that I could change it to sixteenths by multiplying the decimal fraction by 16. The number to the left of the decimal was the number of sixteenths. The number to the right of the decimal is a fraction of a sixteenth. .31x16=4.96 so just under 5/16.

I'm sure you have had this question, but I thought I would ask anyway. Does Andy have Woody's name on the sole of his boot? (TS2)

So Courtney having Andy on-site is like having your own Health and Safety Inspector (UK) example Riley was going to saw a header in the air but Andy advised not good. Seriously you all are doing a great job. 👍👏

Ya All is Havin way toooo much fun. Riley my Dad built houses in Indiana all his workin days and he would be proud of your wall and header layout. We did apply all of the sheeting before we raised the wall. But we usually had four of five guys to help. We also nailed braces on the wall, so those could be nailed to hold it up as we raised it. It's pretty embarassing to have the wall fall off the floor. LOL A friend got stung three times in his upper lip and his eyes swelled shut. The allergy Doc said he was allergic to the venom. So after that I finally got him to buy the "eppie pins" because he was at least 60 minutes by helicopter to the nearest hospital.

Looks really great. Thanks for putting the plywood on correctly.😂

As always I love your videos. My favorite channel and my Sundays are always more exciting because of your uploads. For some reason these videos give me the feelings of the good ole days but it's current so that a serious kudos. Sending love from Florida.

Love the "Little Blue Truck" reference by Riley.

Love your videos ❤❤❤

It's coming together nicely! Keep up the hard work 💪🏻

It is rewarding to see such mature men in action.

"Andy, I love your tool !!" I dribbled my coffee when I heard this... They are genuinely good mates.

They need a second like button for when their is a good pun o'riley... love it.

A pallet of OSB is only 2000lb not 3000lb. That trailer of lumber is 5-6000lb at the most.

Thank you for the content every Sunday. You guys are awesome. Keep pumping those videos.

Be careful holding the studs near the top or bottom plates when nailing.. if u miss u will nail ur finger to the plate…😢

Build your windows and doors first. You need to be able to nail your king studs directly to your header.

I caught that "little blue truck" quote! My son (also Oliver) loves that book!

Asking as a man with a fused back, why didn't you use the excavator to lift the monster heavy wall??? Love the build and the fact that you give other tubers credit for their knowledge and expertise. You guys rock......

Gotta LOVE Andy

Great job! Love watching you frame this place! Now to the roof! Can't wait to see that!

Idk if that tip would work but if you want to get rid of wasps in my area you just take plastic bottle, cut tip, reverse it and fill bottle with water + sugar. Wasps will be attracted to sweet water, get inside but they can't get outside because of reversed water bottle tip.

are you still working on the of grid house/gorage ?

Looks awesome! love the progress! keep posting new videos!