{"id":799,"date":"2020-06-03T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/?p=799"},"modified":"2020-07-26T19:32:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T23:32:51","slug":"sixth-wall-framed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/sixth-wall-framed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixth Wall Framed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I assembled the final wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sixth-wall-framing-laid-out-on-slab.jpeg\" title=\"Sixth wall framing laid out on slab\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sixth-Wall-Laid-Out-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-801\"\/><\/a><figcaption>I&#8217;ve been strengthening the inner corners by attaching 2-1\/2 in. blocking between the last two studs, inset 1-1\/2&#8243; to form an I-beam of sorts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The boards were quite twisted again, but this time I was able to get everything in place using this little tool I made the other day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/trevor-using-the-board-twisterx2122-to-align-a-stud-while-assembling-a-wall.jpeg\" title=\"Trevor using The Board Twister&#x2122; to align a stud while assembling a wall\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Board-Twister-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\"\/><\/a><figcaption>I call it <em>The Board Twister&#x2122;<\/em>. It makes easy work of torquing a board into place with one hand so you can nail it with the other.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As this was the fourth wall with the same dimensions, I did the whole thing from memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sixth-wall-framed.jpeg\" title=\"Sixth wall framed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sixth-Wall-Framed-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The steel tension cables behind this wall will have just enough clearance to not rub or bump against it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though many of the boards were twisted, I was able to get the blocking in tight without having to use a ratchet strap this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sixth-wall-sheathed.jpeg\" title=\"Sixth wall sheathed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sixth-Wall-Sheathed-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The sheathing is offset so it tucks behind the end wall. This seems like a clever design, but I wouldn&#8217;t do it again, as it makes raising the wall more difficult without much benefit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I suggested that my wife and daughter help me erect these walls, but they confidently declined for fear of being crushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/planting-pots-placed-around-the-interior-perimeter-of-the-second-dome.jpeg\" title=\"Planting pots placed around the interior perimeter of the second dome\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.parscal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dome-With-Pots-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\"\/><\/a><figcaption>She started dozens of tomato plants in the basement under grow lights and now has a place to move them to.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today I also helped my wife get the floor in the dome level and covered with wood chips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I assembled the final wall. The boards were quite twisted again, but this time I was able to get everything in place using this little tool I made the other day. As this was the fourth wall with the same dimensions, I did the whole thing from memory. 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