Living the Dream Year 6 Day 105 – Clifty Hill 3 – Framing day 13, Standing Walls day 1 of 2

Year 6, Day 105. “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 8/13/2026, Clifty Hill 3. Framing Day 13. Woke up early this morning and on the job at 6:30am. Even I am working today. Lol. We want to get all the walls standing by tomorrow night. The first task was to remove all the nails that had the plates tacked together.

Then the top plates are separated and laid away from the wall. Either 2×6’s for the exterior walls or 2×4’s for the interior walls are lined up by the x’s marked on the plates. That was a job for Koral and I. This way Steve and Justin could come by and nail the studs to the top plates. One of the most common mistakes in building a wall is ignoring wood crowns. This was a big problem for me. Each stud has to be checked for a slight bow or curve along its edge. All those curves must go in the same direction. This keeps the finished wall flat and prevents a wavy surface. I just could not seem to get the crown the correct way. To check the crown you lift a piece of lumber, hold it at eye level, and look down the narrow edge to see if it curves up or sags. Koral could see it and caught on quick. She checked every stud and laid them the correct way to nail.

After the studs were nailed to the top plates. They were lifted into place. A level was used to ensure they were plum before being nailed in place.

Steve, Justin, Koral, and I worked well together and half the houses walls were up by the end of the day. It was a hot hot day. I ended up changing my clothes three times. I was soaked each time. No I am not an outside physical worker. Happy tonight looking at a house standing though.

After dinner we picked up our porch posts. Remember, we can’t get the roof on without having these guys in place.

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