9/7/12

We started off in class working on a subject,Scaffolding.And what it is used for ect.Scaffolding is set up on a building site around the construction or erection of a building.It is very useful for us as builders needing to work on high points of the build,For example,Me and Brad used portable scaffolding on each side of the house.We needed it for the installation of the outriggers for our soffiets.

There are many parts to a scaffold set up;Ledger,Standard,Hand guard,midrail,Kick rail,putt rails,Sole boards.These are some of the components involved in scaffolding.

Aluflex which was attached to the lounge opening.

Aluband along with the plastic corners.

Aluband.

Soffiets.

Once we got back to the E Shed.We went ahead with facia.We got our entire side done,Then we moved onto one of the 7.2m sides of the house,turned out the outriggers were all different lengths,So we had to remove them and re cut them to the correct lengths,A dodgem block was set up as well.A spirit level was used to level the outriggers in place.Then used a nail gun to fix them to place.A few of the other groups were setting up ceiling batten,for the inside.While another group is doing the soffiets.Cement board ws used.200mm centers for the nailing with nails to the soffiet plate.with a nail into every outrigger.Flat head nails were used.Regan and Tom were laying down aluband,Plastic corners were also nailed in before the aluband was laid down,Add 200mm to the bottom length of the band at each end,so 400mm in total.Then clean the surface it is being attached to.After this remove the film on the adhesive surface then place it onto the building wrap around the buildings openings.Once this is all laid out,attach a stip of 50mm by 100mm to each of the corners on a 45 degree angle to prevent the tape from moving or coming off while continuing with the build.

27/6/12

So today,We started off with a small blog session in the e shed.I then went back to the house build after and finished doing the bracing for the corner/Hip purlins,I cut them on a 10 degree slope with a 45 degree angle cut.I nailed them off with a nail gun using 4 inch bright galvs.

Facia going up.



Wire stapled down to the purlins.



Me,Brad and Takey getting the facia to the right height.

We went back into the E shed after smoko to endure a 2 hour session of assessment related work on the laptops in regards to the Roofing section of the build.I basically have caught up with most work and have passed all standards so far.After 12pm me and a few others started with Facia.This was my first time doing it,The end of the Facia was cut on a 45 angle and the top of the inside groove was to fit flush with the bottom of the outriggers that are attached to the Soffiet bearer.I used my rule to slot into the grove and sat it flush with the outriggers.I used a electric drill to pre drill the holes for the 3 inch galv nails.We worked our way one out rigger at a time.After each one we sighted it down the other end.Each end of the facia was coated with a selant to prevent rott in the timber.

26/6/12

So today we learnt how to work out the length of iron needed for our roof build.And how many sheets we needed to cover the entire roof.We worked out that we needed 24 sheets for the job.We also worked out the amount of builders wrap we needed to.

We moved back to the build,Me and Brad finished our side of the house installed all the outriggers to the soffiet bearer.We used blocks to lever the outrigger just above the stringline then nail them off into place.Once that was done we helped the others out then I moved on to measuring and cutting out bearers to fill in the gaps under the width side of the house.I skew nailed the two pieces of timber together.Then clamped them under the Boundary joists then nailed them home.Using 4 inch galv nails.We did this so that there is a fixing for the weather boards to be attached to.Brackets and straps will also be used to stop movement making the building a lot more stable and sercure.

Other members of the class were told to screw off brackets to each of the piles under the house.While the rest of the class were fixing up a few hurricane ties that were all mangled,Half of the ties weren't fully nailed off.Then all the rooms were checked for square and the walls checked for plumb.A straight edge and level was used for this.So now finally the house out riggers are all finished.

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.