This Old House | Focus on Framing (S43 E9) FULL EPISODE

Summary by Krater

The This Old House crew builds and raises exterior wall framing for an addition on a 1800s Cape home, and electrician Heath Eastman discusses lighting and electrical sub-panel options with Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor.

From the video

Answers: How do you frame exterior walls and install recessed lighting and a ridge beam in a house addition?

• exterior wall framing
• pneumatic framing nailers
• LVL ridge beam installation
• recessed lighting options
• electrical sub-panel placement

What it concludes

• Building wall frames on the ground helps achieve level, plumb, and square structures.
• Using pneumatic framing guns saves significant time compared to using hammers and nails.
• Wafer lights and thin retrofit lights offer more installation flexibility in tight ceiling spaces than recessed cans.
• Adding a sub-panel in a sub-section is more efficient than running numerous individual circuits long distances from the main panel.