So you want to build a house more efficiently

Re:So you want to build a house more efficiently by brudgers on Saturday June 26, 2021 @05:18PM (#27645977)

Balloon framing is, like all construction, more common in some regions than others.

Short construction seasons are somewhat favorable to it. Dry in can be quicker. A trade base familiar with the necessary fire blocking makes it practical. Same with designers and inspectors.

The sun belt tends toward platform framing. Being the sunbelt, construction tends to be more year round.

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Re:So you want to build a house more efficiently by rootusrootus on Saturday June 26, 2021 @09:24PM (#27647661)

> Dry in can be quicker.

I find that concept pretty fascinating. Here in the PNW we don't typically see balloon framing, but even so the dry-in time is still really quick. A two-story house can be framed up and have roof sheathing on in a week or so, and in another week have the roof and tyvek on. Even if the entire process was done in a downpour it still doesn't take long after that before it's dry enough to start interior work.

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Re:So you want to build a house more efficiently by lostapathy on Saturday June 26, 2021 @06:07PM (#27646373)

Where specifically is balloon framing done now? Genuinely curious as I know people who have posted construction pictures all over the country and I've never seen it.

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Re:So you want to build a house more efficiently by 015UUZn8aEvW on Saturday June 26, 2021 @07:59PM (#27647156)

Platform framing is done in the north too.

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