Why do they always build the walls first

jw · 2011-05-30T23:00:40+00:00

When they build a house, Why do they always build the walls first? Itwould make more sense to build the roof first so the workers dont getsoaked if it rains during construction.

May 30, 2011 20 Replies

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re: "When the walls and floors are all built, those four 2x4s are removed. "

Except that the 2 x 4's are in the way of the walls so they have to be removed first.

One way to accomplish this is to remove the bottom half of the 2 x 4's (or the top half, your choice) - all four at once - and then quickly (very quickly! ) build a half wall all around the house to support the top half of the 2 x 4's, unless you removed the top halves of the 2 x

4's, in which case you set a half wall on top of the bottom halves of the 2 x 4's and set the roof on the half walls.

Once the first half walls are in place, you remove the other half of the 2 x 4's and quickly (again, very quickly!) build the top (or bottom) half of the walls.

QED