4/9/12

So today I was assigned to a small group and we were to finish the head top weatherboard on the last external wall of the house.I grabbed my tape and hooked it onto the end of the existing weatherboard and measured to the scriber on the outside of the window,then I ran a full length with a mitred cut just above the window.A small peice was checked out using the Jigsaw.I chizled the back of the board so that I could fit the flashing into it.Once I had all the cuts up to my standards I then primed up all the fresh cuts.Then used jolts to fix it to the studs.

Second Bedroom of the house.

Then me and Brad went and started Gibbing the walls in the second room of the house.We cut the first sheet of gib to the correct length for the sound proof wall.Since it was a braced element I had to go along and measure up where the screws were to be placed.The pattern went;50mm 50mm 50mm 75mm 75mm 150mm 150mm ect then back down in the same pattern as you get to the end of the braced area.After the first sheet was put up we then continued with the gluing to the studs and dwangs.The hotpoint boxes were all cut out accurately with a gib saw.Then screwing off around only the outside of the sheets of gib.The glue when setting grips the gib and pulls it in to place.We have a 5mm tolerance at the bottom of the sheet.Having our rules underneath to hold it up is fine as you get the right amount of lee way.


6 Metre lengths in the lounge/Kitchen.

3/9/12

So today we started off in the classroom with Mark and went over a series of different internal wall linings.We catogorised each product that is used and can be used for carpentry.

Joins for the Gib to Form a groove.

-Bracing Areas                                   
Braceline Hardie Flex
Tough Line
Concrete
Aqualine
Freeline
MDF
PlyWood

-Wet Areas
Aqualine
Aqua Tough
Treated Ply
Panel
Hardie Glaze

-Fire Rated Areas
Gib Fyreboard
Rabboard
Villaboard
Concrete

-High Impact Areas
Gib Toughline
Fibre Rock aqua tough
Concrete
Steel

-Noise Rooms
Gib Noise board.

Us lifting the Gib into place.

We had to learn all of this for when we go out and work in the industry.After the class we went back to the build.We had all the sheets of gib in the house all laid out on dunnage.Me and Brad had done the ceilings in three rooms and then moved onto the lounge.I used my tape and measure from the internal walls to the light socket as to where we are to cut the gib for the wiring.Then glue was blobbed on at 200mm,400mm,800mm and 1000mm.Then the sheets were lifted up and fixed to the ceiling battens with the screw gun.3 screws per row per sheet.Since the lounge is wider then 6metres we were shown how to do a join that is need for the person doing the plastering.We used covebond which was mixed up in a container.12 litres of water to a 20kg bag for the exact amount to a bag.We mixed up the right amount and smered it onto some small offcuts of gib and then sandwedged the 2 sheets of gib together.2 nails were used to push the joins up a few mm's giving the gibstopper that groove for the tape and plaster to set in.