To Shim Or Not To Shim: Finding Good Enough | Floor Framing | Building Our Off-Grid House

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Hey y'all, welcome to our Off Grid channel. We are Justin and Lilly (plus 4), and we are building a house together, as a family, completely off the grid.
After months of work, we finally completed our Pier and Beam foundation, and we are well on our way to completing the floor framing.
The biggest question to answer for each joist is "To Shim Or Not To Shim? All joking aside, it is very important for us to be as accurate as possible at this stage to keep the floor as square and level as possible.
The floor will be 28' x 54', which makes the house just over 1500 square feet.
The joists are 2"x12"x16' long. They are very heavy and unwieldy to move, especially by myself.
We finally got our replacement DJI mini 4 pro camera drone set we can finally took some awesome aerial footage for you at the beginning and end of the video!
Thank God the Dewalt framing nailer was finally working very smoothly. Justin had lots of trouble with the Dewalt 20V Max 30 degree framing nailer. It kept misfiring and getting stuck for seeming no reason but he refuses to use other brands.
We discovered a minor issue where the final beam was too high which was causing the floor to be unlevel.
Of course, Justin took this opportunity to invest in a new tool and debuts his Dewalt 20V max planer. It worked very well and after shaving the beam down a bit the floor was back to level.
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@user-ph3qm1fn9u 7 месяцев назад

So I just finished binge watching your build up to now! You guys are doing amazing! My husband and I are wanting to build a house just like this but half the size (empty nesters). I love when I find people who keep things real and are willing and honest enough to share their mistakes and when things don't go right. Kudos to you for showing them kiddos what hard work is. You have a new fan cheering you on!!! Cheers from Canada

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us and for the encouraging comment 😊

@hughroney6342 7 месяцев назад

Nice to see some one building a house for their 1st born and there spouse!

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

In true "Little House On The Prairie" fashion 😄

@MapleRidgeHomestead 7 месяцев назад

Looking great, I had to do the same thing with shimming each joist for our treehouse platform, luckily it's not this big though! Keep up the great work!

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the encouragement!

@saltyseawolf8237 6 месяцев назад

This is beautiful godbless you and your family and you home building

@DIY_or_DIE 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us and God bless 🙏

@louis220558 7 месяцев назад

Great job it looks fantastic .and your explaining is fantastc and i love your family ❤ and glad that nail gun is sorted out

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us!

@Barc7580 7 месяцев назад

Just thinking. You could have just planed the large beam where the joists were making contact and then trimmed the smaller pieces on the table saw. Anyway, I really enjoy watching your videos. You have something to be very proud of.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I thought of that too but decided to just shave the whole surface. Thanks for watching!

@doncaranci2547 7 месяцев назад

I finally got a reply from Dewalt. They watched ur video and also the next one showing new nails fixed the problem

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Hah, well what did they say?

@doncaranci2547 7 месяцев назад

I will try to copy and paste it @@DIY_or_DIE

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

@@doncaranci2547 new nails definitely made the situation better, but I'm not sure if that was the actual problem or not

@gwenzorc47 7 месяцев назад

The drone pics are really cool!

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Hey! Thanks 😊 We should be starting to lay down the Subfloor this weekend

@AdamDeLay07 7 месяцев назад

Ah coffee...the life-blood of any project! So once your done using the planer, it looks like you have a few more rows to complete, then some blocking and you're finally to sheeting! Once you have a floor, that's when you'll really see things start coming together quickly! Keep up the great work! And thanks for sending the sunshine up here!

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Yessir, we are excited to get done with the floor sheathing! After the floor is done we need to build temporary stairs and a platform for the front door, then we can begin raising the walls 🤩

@kail7771 7 месяцев назад

Wow sepertinya ini akan menjadi bangunan yang sangat indah

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us!

@loucinci3922 7 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sticking with us for so long 😊

@Luciana-Silva 7 месяцев назад

Your house will be big!

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

At 28' wide x 54' long it will be just over 1500 square feet

@roberthughes2665 7 месяцев назад

Lookin good. That last issue with the pier and beam sucked. Glad you have purchased some good tools. Wished I'd had those when building. Ours was 32x54 less a little inset for a 4x16 porch. Brings back so many memories. We have a basement so everything was on ladders and scaffolding. My dad had just retired and I took the summer off work and we framed and roofed it all... including building our own trusses. Making me tired thinking about it. You are doing a great job. Keep plugging along and enjoy the journey.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Those are some amazing memories that you have building with your father! Our children are still young, so I pray they will always remember these as good times with the family 😊

@RickMatheny-yi4pg 7 месяцев назад

Looking good, I know that it is a slow process but you are amazing

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us! It feels slow but is crazy how much we have done in the past 6 months. Especially considering that we both have full time jobs and only can work nights and weekends 😄

@RickMatheny-yi4pg 7 месяцев назад

You guys are doing great, if I was closer I would love to help you out.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

That is so thoughtful! More good things coming up soon 🙂

@donaldfoltz4649 6 месяцев назад

Two non carpenter concerns; any snake sightings and I’ve heard gunshots on occasion, I worry about the little ones.

@DIY_or_DIE 6 месяцев назад

1) We have never even seen a single snake on our property...that being said, we know they are out there. 2) There is a range a few miles down the road, so we hear the sounds of freedom every day out here. No reason to be concerned.

@donaldfoltz4649 6 месяцев назад

@@DIY_or_DIE wonderful, thank you so much for the reply, I enjoy your videos and adventures so very much. Be safe.

@PineyGroveHomestead 7 месяцев назад

👍

@richardc3208 7 месяцев назад

Looks like y'all are working through it, I was wondering if you swapped the yellow for the red after all the comments. Glad its working better for ya and that saw sure is handy. Looking forward to seeing more and wondering how your solar system is keeping up with the demands of homesteading

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Yep, I gave it another try with a brand new pack of nails and it started working much more smoothly. Solar power is still chugging along full steam ahead! Every once in a while we have to run the generator when it rains for more than a day or two straight.

@castortroy4502 7 месяцев назад

I'm watching how you framed your deck. Why did you overhang your joists over the outside of your beams??? If you'd have installed the rim joists on the beam, not only would the floor be much more solid, you could have squared and leveled from the beginning. You could have eliminated days of measuring, leveling and shimming each joist. It would have been much easier laying the floor boards, and raising walls without having to worry about the 1000' s of pounds possibly causing the overhang to sag over the years. You're doing a good job though with what you've done.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great questions! Allow me to explain: 1) I designed the floor so it could cantilever over the edges of the piers on purpose so the edges of the piers weren't protruding out in the front or back. 2) 2x12 joists spaced 16" O.C. is upsized from the min code requirement for my house design. I could have easily used 2x10s and it would be fine. This design is just as solid as any other floor. 3) I wasn't sure how accurate I could get the beams because my pier rows weren't perfectly straight. By squaring the joists instead of the beams, and allowing for overhang, that allowed me to square the floor on top if the beams even though they weren't perfectly square themselves. 4) The joists would have to be leveled and shimmed regardless because non of the Grade 2 lumber is exactly the same dimensioms...it varies by up to a 1/4" with 2x12s. 5) I'm learning as I go building a house for the first time 😄, so don't take anything I do on this channel as professional advice. We are documenting our process to share but there are always better ways to do things. This is just the way we are doing it.

@axelruntschke 7 месяцев назад

Great progress! I've never seen a 10x10 beam used in this type of foundation. Are you guys building a 2-Story (i.e. Heavy) house on top? Seems to me that 3 2x10s nailed together (making the beam 4.5 in by 9.25 in) would be more than adequate? What State are you building in, if you don't mind me asking?

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

The 10x10s are way overkill, but I wanted the house to be nice and sturdy 😄 not planning on two story, although of we had more time, we probably would have gone higher. We are in southeast Georgia.

@axelruntschke 7 месяцев назад

@DIY_or_DIE Oh, OK lol. I'm in north central Florida (Tallahassee area) and I'll be building our house starting in April. Will also be doing a Pier and Beam foundation, about 1,000 sqft. Looking forward to watching your progress. Best of luck! If you have any questions let me know. I have 18 years experience in construction, framing, remodeling, etc.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

@@axelruntschke awesome! Best wishes with your house build 🙂 feel free to share any tips you think might help us out!

@paulmonk7820 7 месяцев назад

Would it work to attach the blocking to the new joists before standing them on edge? That way, the spacing would be correct, no more measuring and remeasuring for each one, and time saved. 😊❤

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

The problem is that the joists aren't perfectly straight or square. The wood has some twisting and warping over time and fluctuates with humidity. So we have to trim the blocking as we go to make sure the joists end up 16 inches On Center

@curtismckinney7076 6 месяцев назад

What brand nails did you use that worked?

@DIY_or_DIE 6 месяцев назад

I've been using the recommended Dewalt nails. Same nails, just a new box.

@billsears1622 7 месяцев назад

A little confused how 25' + 3" = 28'??

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Haha you are 100% correct sir! Let's say it was 27' and 9" and call it good 😄 and props for being the only one to call me out on that mistake so far!

@doncaranci2547 7 месяцев назад

I have emailed Dewalt 3 times and called twice.. Have you heard anything?

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

No, but at least the nail gun is working much more smoothly with new batch of nails. Thanks for fighting for us!

@wandaeades7274 7 месяцев назад

My husband said this was a video on what NOT to do.

@DIY_or_DIE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for joining us! If he has any constructive tips, y'all are welcome to share them with us! However, just have to remember this is a DIY channel and we are not giving professional advice or recommending that anyone else attempt to build the way we are. BTW, our building inspector says the house looks very solid, and our build process looks very good 😄