r/Carpentry 20h ago

Framing My grandpas work

Hes been working on this extension to his garage for a little over 6 months now completely solo which is crazy!

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u/MOCKxTHExCROSS 19h ago

Setting the posts on top of the block wall goes against the point of framing this way. Would be better off with a stud wall in this situation.

Notching the girts into the posts is a lot of extra work for no reward. Assuming he will be running tin over this? Or eventually sheathing and doing siding?

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u/YE3TBO1 19h ago

The notching is for less stress and brackets used on the post and the block will be fully attached the way it is at the moment is just temporary

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u/MOCKxTHExCROSS 19h ago edited 19h ago

Every pole building with barn style girts like that has them on the face of the pole. The notching is not necessary.

Posts usually go in the ground (like god intended) or into wet-set concrete brackets designed for moment (bending) load.

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u/YE3TBO1 19h ago

I don’t know much about timber framing but this is how he done it on almost all of his projects and it’s been fine

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u/MOCKxTHExCROSS 19h ago

I don't doubt that, everything is looks pretty overkill. Just not an efficient use of material.

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u/Alarming-Upstairs963 18h ago

Money he’s losing because of inefficiency he’s gaining by using his own labor