🤓 FOLLOW if you nerd out on all things Home Building Balloon framing used to be the go-to method, where long studs ran from the foundation all the way up to the roof. This meant the walls were built in one continuous piece, making it quick to frame up tall buildings. But, it had some issues—those long studs were harder to handle, and it didn’t offer much support between floors. There was also a concern for fire, it could travel up the wall faster than because of the continuous space along the e