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Raising the Walls: The Framing Stage From "Home IQ" episode DHIQ-105

In this first segment, viewers hear from the homebuilder regarding the framing stage and learn how important it is to protect the home from moisture and drafts by using a sill sealer. While the framers are setting the stage for the first floor, the homeowners are just as busy shopping for plumbing fixtures and tile. Viewers hear from the Obergs on their selections and tag along as they go shopping.

In DIY's new Home IQ series, you'll follow the Oberg family during the decision-making process of building this beautiful new home.

In this week's episode, the workers raise the walls of the Oberg home during the framing stage of construction.

You'll go along with the homeowners (Lynn Oberg and one of her daughters seen here) as they shop for bathroom fixtures, etc.

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	Figure A
	Figure B

With the framing crew coming to the jobsite a lot is going to happen in a short amount of time. Within days, in fact, what was once only foundation blocks will begin to look like a skeleton of the Oberg home (figure A).

One of the main concerns for the Obergs during the construction of their new home was to control drafts and air infiltration into the home as much as possible. The first opportunity to do this was at the framing stage by using a sill sealer (figure B), which is a foam strip between the top row of block and the first layer of wood framing. The sill sealer serves its purpose by filling in any gaps or imperfections of the foundation block, which will help keep any type of air infiltration "out" of the house.
In the next segment, see how new technologies and personal adaptations to the house-plans cause problems on the jobsite.

RESOURCES :

Joists Information
SpaceJoist® TE, LLC
Website: www.spacejoist.com

Rigid Foam Insulation
Owens Corning
Website: www.owenscorning.com

Dupont Tyvek®
Website: www.tyvek.com

GUESTS :

Anthony Grisolia
Systems Integrator
Ibacos, Inc.
Website: www.ibacos.com

Brad and Lynn Oberg
Homeowners
Company: IBACOS (Brad)
Title: Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Website: www.ibacos.com

Henry (Hank) Swierczynski
President
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net

Greg Allen
Site Supervisor
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: gcrbs@adelphia.net

Eric Newhouse
Systems Integration Designer
IBACOS
Website: www.ibacos.com

Bruce Dickson
Project Manager
IBACOS
Website: www.ibacos.com