Framing - Jul 19, 2008

411 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton, CA

	Grab a framing hammer and let's get to work.
Wall studs are nailed into the mud sill.
	It takes practice to learn to hit a nail squarely.
The first wall goes up.
	Another wall is lifted into place.
Some walls are nailed together on the building's foundation and others, such as this one, are assembled nearby and have to be moved into their final location.
	Long walls take a lot of people to move into place.
And raising them takes teamwork.
	It's a stretch to lift a wall onto the anchor bolts.
The framed wall needs to be held in place until it is braced in the vertical position.
	High-five for a job well done.
"I love to help, but my knees may not forgive me for this."
	Building houses leads to building friendships

Photos by Matt Bustillos