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Thursday, 14 April 2011

pictures of us working hard

 This is me and the group trying to figure out how we could build and  construct our Back wall
 ME AND MY GROUP POSING FOR OUR PHOTO'S
TEAM SUPREME BUILDERS.



 AROU CUTTING OUR PIECES OF TIMBER
 LIONEL DISCUSSING THE SIDE WALLS WITH MOE AND NIEL


ME AND MY GROUP DOING A RUNNING MEASUREMENT SO WE CAN LAMINATE OUR LINTEL.




THIS IS OUR FOUR FRAMING'S UP AND FIXED TOGETHER
 ME AND THE BOYS NAILING OUR NOGS TOGETHER.




 We used our clamp just to hold our wall togetherso we could get them square.

This is the boys checking our studs and noggs are nailed in properly and that they are not loose.
This is my group setting up a stringline to check if our back wall is straight.






This is me working hard as ever.
This is me and my group trying to square up the corners of the house.


Now we are checking if our walls are square using the spirit level.


Monday, 11 April 2011

DOUBLE STUDS ARE THEIR FOR WEIGHT SUPPORTERS.

BLOCK AND LINE IS TO FIND OR TO CHECK IF ITS STRAIGHT OR PARALLEL.

3/4/5 METHOD IS TO FIND IF THE BUILDING IS SQUARE.

FLOOR FRAMING

  1. 1st we set out our profiles/barriers
  2. we had to find our datum point
  3. set out dumpy level
  4. we marked the heights on the profiles.
  5. set up batter boards to the bottom of the marks.
  6. set out stringline for locating the four cornersof the house.
  7. set out ground plate with a 50mm offset
  8. pin ground plate with hilty
  9. measure the piles from the stringline to the ground plate.
  10. fixed and braced piles
  11. 50mm from edge then 200mm offset lamanating bearers.
  12. fixed bearers to piles.
  13. set out our double joist.(mark 600 in from each end of a double joist)
  14. we transferd the marks from back joist to front to keep them paralell
  15. block and line to straghten back joist
  16. nail on side joist
  17. 3/4/5-square the joist up
  18. fixed front joist
  19. block and line front joist
  20. measured/cut/fixed in place

Erecting/Standing wall frame

  1. Nail stopping blocks to joist
  2. lift walls into place
  3. tacked bottom plates in so it wouldn't move and fixed in some temporary braces.
  4. block and line the back wall to check if our back wall was straight.
  5. make sure the sides are the same length
  6. 3/4/5 to make the side wall square or do diagonal (corner to corner to check for squareness as well)
  7. we plumbed and braced our corners and nailed everything down.

Monday, 4 April 2011

PICTURES OF ME AND MY BOYS WORKING.


THIS IS US USING THE DUMPY LEVEL

 THATS ME ON THE GROND MARKING OUT OUR DATUM POINT. USING THE DUMPY LEVEL TO GUIDE THE STICK THAT WE'RE HOLDING.
 THATS ME AND MY BOYS. I WAS THE BOSS FOR OUR FRONT WALL.
 SOME OF THE BOYS ACTING LIKE THEIR DOING WORK
 THIS IS MY GROUP GETTING READY TO CUT UP OUR PIECES OF WOOD FOR OUR JOIST'S.
 BRANDON ON THE SKILLY (SKILL SAW)

 THE BOYS STANDING AROUND AND PUTTING THE PIECES OF WOOD ON TO THE SAW STOOL.

 THE BOYS DISCUSING A WAY TO CUT OUR PIECES OF WOOD
 THIS IS ME INSTRUCTING THE BOYS TO DO A 20mm OFFSET. AND THE OTHER BYS ARE STRAGHTENING OUT THEIR BENT NAILS. 


 THE BOYS SETTING OUT OUR FLOOR SET OUT 
 THATS ME HOLDING THE SPIRIT LEVEL
 MY FRIEND MOE GETTING INTROUBLE FROM BJORN LOL
 SOME OF MY GROUP SETTING OUT OUR STRIGLINES.
 THIS IS US SETTING OUT OUR BACK WALL FRAMING

 MY GROUP WORKING HARD AS ALWAYS.


 THE BOYS MEASURING TWICE AND CUTTING ONCE.
 SETTING OUT OUR BOUNDRIES