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.

9/5/12

We were all told that we were off to the second semester house today to do some jibbing,It was a good opportunity to see what the house looked like and how ours will look like once the walls are standing.

We all got into the vans and headed off to the second house,Matt showed us the screwing pattern for the ceiling jib.5 screws at each end and 3 screws in the centers.A screw gun was used to do this,We used jib fix,to put 4 blobs of glue in increments of 200mm,We were to insert them where the glue wasn't put as when the glue drys it shrinks which would force the screws to uplift leaving imperfections on the jib.We also started to finish the bats so that the Wall jib is ready to be put up.

We measured the length of the ceilings and took off 10mm so it would fit in nicely,It took 6 of us to install all the lounge jib.Also the holes in the ceilings were measured for the lighting.It was done rather quickly.The tools I used were Screwgun,hammer,craftknife,builders spirit level and glue gun.