30/7/12

So today I got stuck into the Fixing,for the window facings and flashings.I measured the distance between the weatherboards then went to the joinery room with Cam and ripped the timber to 45mm by 45mm.With some of the window headers,I had to use packers so that the face of the H1.2 timber was flush with the window.The facings will be ready to put on tomorrow.Then we can nail up the window top sill flashings.



Fixing for the window flashings and facings.

In class this morning,we went back over sealants and roofing.We were told that for the top of the sheets for the roof that we use vice grips and bend the valley parts of the sheets back,this prevents water from entering the top of the building under the flashing caps.The sheets are to overhang into the gutter by 50mm.The overlap of the iron is 2 valleys.The over lap for the builders paper is 150mm. The top and bottom of the roof has a screw on every rise. and a screw on every 2-3 rise to every purlin.I will set up a string line at each end of the roof,Top and Bottom So that I can line up the sheets of iron nicely and straight.We start off with one full length sheet then carry on.The overlaps of the sheets are determined when we know the main direction that the wind blows for that area,but in our case,We will do whatever as we are building indoors and don't know where the house will finally be placed.

Packers making the timber flush with the window.

16/7/12

Back side of the house.

We went back over scaffolding today to refresh our minds about the names of the members.We then went ahead with the house build.Me and Haydn carried on with the Soffiets,Got all of the ones done that we had access to.200mm centers for the nailing off to the soffiet plate and 830mm centers for the outriggers.The boards slot into the plastic tabs.After this Me and Brad continued on with weather boards.We managed to get ,most of the boards up for half of the house.The cut ends were primed up.Then the boards were nailed to the studs.The next thing we done was grabbed a straight edge and ruled down the boards as to where the studs are behind the boards.Then i used the builders square,and adjusted it to 35mm and marked off where the holes were to be pre drilled.Jolt head 3 inch nails were then nailed in to fix the boards to place.

lounge Window

Window Flashings were also being put in by another group,Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get stuck into them aswell just to speed things up a bit.The Ceiling battens are basically all in place now and ready for the gib.We should have the windows all tacked and nailed in.The top flashings will be finished tomorrow.

I think we will be starting to build a timber scaffolding in the next week or 2 for our assessments which will be good.