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We went upstairs yesterday,And drew a few pictures of eaves and verges,We had to label all the members of each roof.An eave are soffits,just like on our ucol build.Verges and the overhang on a gable ended house where the soffit plates are not level with the soffit plate.We started to install the windows,The top of the window sill was measured from one end to the other then measure the window opening,What ever the gap is on one side of the window is divide it by 2 and pack one side of the window opening.We had a large selection of different sized packers to use.

We had to get the weatherboards nailed off right under the window openings so we could fix the window flashings down to the window sills.We used flat head 1 inch nails to nail it down.We then had 2 people grab the window and lift it into opening.For the flashings for the doors and lounge openings,We had to chizle the lip on it so we could slide the doors into place.When we had them in,I used my rule and sat it up against the sill to get it flush,10mm for the gib.Then packed them and drilled the holes.I used a rattle gun/drill for screwing the sills off to.Then a level was used to see how plumb the frames were for the openings.Once all the windows are put on the house we then can carry on with the remainder of the weatherboards,there is a 10mm gap from the window frame and the boards,This is so that air can travel,stopping capillary action in the openings.We are now able to run the boards all the way up to the soffiets.