28/8/12

So today we installed the rest of the batts in the exterior walls of the house.There were 2 types of batts for the build.Batts for the walls and batts for the ceilings.The way I get the batts all nice and snug is by putting the first corner in and cutting the last part on the dwang and stud.With a 10mm over hang for the hole making it a nice and tight fit without creeses.The insulation will be useless if the batts aren't installed properly.There can't be any gaps at all.



Batts to be put behind the wiring.

We had all the batts in before 9am ready for the inspector to arrive and assess the building for our inspection.He showed us the small device for measuring the moisture content in the timber.The device had 2 prongs in the end which you stab into the timber to get the reading.He tested each wall in the house,It needs to measure around 18.  3 above or below.The house passed with flying colours.




Installing Batts.

After smoko,me and Brad went and continued with the top weather boards so that we can continue with the corner caps of the house along with the beads.The gib will be arriving today so we will be ready to start that and possibly have it finished next week.