Hi, my name is Bill Frishman, owner of BGB Builders here in Haymarket, Virginia. I’ve been in the building industry for better part of 20 years, doing custom homes, remodeling, additions and light commercial.
Building has been in my family for generations. Both my father and grandfather were builders, so its pretty much all I’ve ever known. My company motto is to build everything as it if it were my own, that way I don’t ever ask anybody to accept something that I wouldn’t accept in my own house. Today, we’re going to be showing you how to build a closet; from framing the wall, to hanging drywall, to setting the door.
First, we’re going to start with getting acquainted with the tools we’re going to need, as well as some safety tips. Why don’t you come on inside and we’ll get started.
To me, safety comes down to three things. Number one, you need a well lit area. Number two, a clean area, and number three, a well ventilated area. This will help you avoid such common jobsite dangers such as inhaling dust particles are the things that would be harmful to you, as well as keeping a clean area will prevent you from tripping over something while you’re working.
Let’s go through the tools you’re going to need, a safety mask will help you avoid inhaling any of the particles that I just talked about, typical safety goggles will help you avoid any kind of danger to your eyes while you’re working. This is a framing square, a 4-foot level, hammer, a speed square, construction pencil, Hilti gun.
You’re also going to need some fasteners during this project. These two fasteners right here go with the Hilti gun. They are the nails and the charges. If you don’t have a Hilti gun, you can just use masonry cut nails into the concrete directly. The last thing you’re going to need today is your coated sinker nails. These are the nails that we’re going to use to attach our framing members together. We’re also going to need a circular saw. The last thing were going to need today is our sledgehammer.
Let’s get started with our project, the next step is going to be laying out our walls.
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