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Side Studs
I deliberated over how to put the studs in for this face for a while. I knew the bottom joist would be really long and potentially not too sturdy if I didn't get it solidly in there, so I wanted all the vertical studs screwed into it well (the screws going from the underside of the joist up into each stud.) That wasn't going to be possible if I put the joist on the frame first.
I laid the joist sideways, and lined the studs up against it on the ground, and assembled the whole thing laying down. Then I carefully stood it up into the frame and propped it up on some scrap wood. The studs didn't all quite line up (not a surprise, given the scale of this stuff.)
I finally ended up getting the jack out of the trunk of my car and putting it underneath each stud, jacking it up until the stud was snug against the frame above it, and toenailing some screws in to secure it. Lower the jack, move on. It worked remarkably well.
Side Studs
I deliberated over how to put the studs in for this face for a while. I knew the bottom joist would be really long and potentially not too sturdy if I didn't get it solidly in there, so I wanted all the vertical studs screwed into it well (the screws going from the underside of the joist up into each stud.) That wasn't going to be possible if I put the joist on the frame first.
I laid the joist sideways, and lined the studs up against it on the ground, and assembled the whole thing laying down. Then I carefully stood it up into the frame and propped it up on some scrap wood. The studs didn't all quite line up (not a surprise, given the scale of this stuff.)
I finally ended up getting the jack out of the trunk of my car and putting it underneath each stud, jacking it up until the stud was snug against the frame above it, and toenailing some screws in to secure it. Lower the jack, move on. It worked remarkably well.