Framing with a 2x6 Replacement - TSTUDS!!!

How can a "one man" show be so superior to This Old house. The production, the content, and education value are steps above. TOH has rested on its laurels for far too long and Matt has the next generation in mind for the industry. Thank you Matt for having the vision and guts to put this content out!!!

The first half of the youtube.com/post/Ugkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGM… book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.

When you said the electrician doesn’t have to do any sweeping, where you implying they clean up after themselves... haha that’s a funny one

Ha ha, @ 3:26 your carpenter showed us how to split a 2x3 T-stud with a nail.

I did my apartment with a 2X6 top and bottom plate and used 2X4's staggered every eight inches from inside to outside of the plate. This means there is no energy transfer though the studs. Had my apartment checked with a thermal camera and it showed thermal loss only through the windows and a little around the doors. My windows are thermal windows.

Hey, Matt. I've been following your channel for the last year. Just a young man with an interest in woodworking and the like. Thanks for always providing such great information in a digestible format. My father was a contractor many years ago, your videos have given me many talking points to discuss and have fun with, deepening our relationship. You the man!

They should use an exterior thermal image of conventionally framed wall verse this product, as advertisment! I know I would love to see a thermal image difference!

This looks like heaven for an electrician. As an electrician, I was taught to clean up after myself. A clean workplace is a safer workplace. My boss once told the GC that we would be back later after it was cleaned up because it was such a mess from the other trades. He had it written into his contract that the space had to be cleaned before he started work. Now of course it was understood that this was to be enforced within reason during work since trades have to make allowances for each other. Some GC's also would put in a clean up clause in the contract.

I wish I could join the chorus on this one since I've been a fan of Matt for some years, but I can't. For me in NH climate zone 5 it just couldn't pencil out. Not close. The shipping costs alone for enough to frame the walls on a 24'x40' workshop were $5200! I'm not a contractor. I'm a retired IT guy with good DIY skills and a desire for a workshop. They were nice enough on the phone but were firm in that they would not deal with a private individual. I would have to find a lumberyard to work through. Try that as a cold call with an inside salesperson who's never heard of you. It didn't help that I couldn't find a roof joist product that would support 24' clearspan with our static snow load requirements here. I ended up with 16" deep I joist type 16" on center, which blew my plans to use advanced framing out of the water and drove up my lumber list by 33%. Also the payback on closed cell foam was out past the end of my life. So most of what Matt ever taught me went out the window. I did use Zip System R-12 for wall sheathing. You need 4" nails for that, and that was its own set of problems. Sorry for the rant, but who do you guys get to pay for these builds anyway? Paul Allen?

I built my addition using 'offset' 2x4's on a 6" thick wall, so there is no thermal connectivity from the inside wall to the outside wall. One set of 2x4's makes up the outside wall, and another set of 2x4's makes the inside wall, but both connect to the 2x6's on the bottom and top. This is simple and cheap solution that does what this fancy stud does.

They're 5 times more expensive than a 2x6. If I'm that worried about thermal bridging, I'll use expanded polystyrene on the exterior as well.

I am from U K. Came across Matt Risinger and various construction methods and I am hooked. I am 80+ and I understood a lot - I think this is idiot proof delivery. Feels sooooo good

This is amazing innovation. I once had an "electrician " drill out a main bearing wall of 2x4s, to run conduit pipe. He could have easily gone in the basement and ran the pipe and come up in between the 2x4s. With this product the pipe or conduit will be protected also, labor cost will be way less., no drilling out and weaking lumber. 👍.

Tstud just took over an old maytag plant in newton iowa. I work for van maanen electric and just did a whole new service and a bunch of piping in their. It's amazing to watch them make them.

2:48 Would love to see the factory where the T-Studs are made; along w/ seeing how they are made, Cuz they look cool😉 Been keeping an eye on this company since the first vid you made showing there products. Hope they make it👍

great video. Having a great framer makes things go smoother. I would love to use this product, but I'm focusing my builds on the low income side of things. I've tossed the idea or zip-r sheathing vs polyiso on top. I've ran zip sheathing before, my guys used a ton of liquid flash, so my next build will be a combo of zip tape for seams and liquid flash at penetrations. Keep up the great content.

Who else noticed how much that wood split when the framer was nailing it to the top plate?

I would like to see the manufacturing process up close. I can't imagine how they can put those together with and great speed when the dowels run in opposite directions. Will be looking forward to that video for sure.

Looks like they bored those dowel holes with a dull beaver

This is absolutely amazing. Lots and lots of benefits to use this. Hope the company prospers