25/6/12

So today we revised over roofing member names.Basically the same stuff as last week.We then went over on how to deal with new roof trusses when they arrive on site.They are usually to be stored next to the Build/Foundation.And flipped up the right way so that they can easily be grabbed and lifted up onto the top plates of the build.There are usually 3 people that deal with the carrying of the trusses.2 up on the roof pulling them up into place with one guy down the bottom lifting them up.Another good thing is to measure the bottom cord of the trusses to see if they match up to the width of the top plates of the house.

We then Carried on with the builders wrap.The wrap was then stappled off to the top of the top plate,150mm clearance was left at the bottom for the next layer of wrap.



After Building Wrap.

Soffiet Bearers,Outriggers.

So when we went back to the build me and Brad installed the soffiet bearer to the exterior walls,2208mm from the bottom plate of the exterior wall to the bottom of the soffiet bearer.We tacked the bearers in place then used the measuring tape to lift them up or down then nailed them home.After they were nailed off we sighted them down the side.We used a portable scaffold to move around on which made the job a lot easier.After that we then installed an outrigger at each end of the roof,used a level to get them leveled then used the nail gun to sercure them,Then ran string lines to each end of the house with facia blocks ready for our next outriggers to be attached to.Our lengths for the outriggers at each end are 552mm.

Tomorrow we will finish the outriggers then hopefully move on to the facia.