FRIDAY
today we did a section on explosive power tools. we looked at the different types and fastenings and then went out to use the ramset nail explosive nail gun. we shot through timber into concrete and through metal into steel. the experience was pretty good and we learnt how to use the tool in a safe way because none of us have ever used an explosive power tool before. after this we filled out a booklet on explosive power tools before sorting out a portfolios and studying our sub floor work because we had yet another assessment. i think i did ok in the assessment but there were a few questions i was unsure about... AND IM OUTA HERE!!!!!
THURSDAY
today we continued cladding our wall frames. me and dan were quite enjoying it, we almost got antoher wall done and went to the sides of the window and was looking really good but we couldn't finish because we had to do an assessment on levelling and set out. i think i did alright in this assessment.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WEDNESDAY
today was a full day of practical work where we were going to put what were learnt about cladding to the test.
we made rods that we put marks on showing the cover of each board for weatherboard and cedar. to get these cover measurements we simply took the overall height from the bearer to the top plate (2520) and divided it by the width of the board minus the cover we want (152-25) then we got our answer which was 19.843657. so we rounded up to make it 20. (2520 divided by 20= 126). so that is our measurement.
after we tranfered these measurements went went out to the wall frames and started marking out where the boards were going to go and put on stops at the end of the walls and the top of the beared as a level guide.
i teamed up with dan to start cladding the nib wall. we were using cedar boards and it was all going together nicely until we ran out of boards half way up.. so we discussed with eachother what to do and came up with the idea of nailing a blocking at the top of the boards with a rebate in it so it fits over the top about 25 mm. we then measured and cut out a sheet of hardi-flex to fit into the top half of the nib wall. it went in beautifuly!!! we nailed it off, then sat back and admired for a little while before starting the next wall. we applied installation on the wall with spot fixers and put the stop in at the ends and bottom of wall.
tuesday
today we started out researching all different types of cladding, focusing on timber cladding, sheet cladding and fibre -cement cladding. we looked on the internet as a resource and printed off material safety data sheets, installing manuals and typed up and general report on what the cladding is and made of.
we did this until lunch time when we put all this information in our portfolios and went over to the workshop where we sat in the classroom and worked through a wall framing booklet. we did activities on take off sheets for cladding. it was fairly easy although when it came to do the sheet cladding take off sheet it required alot more thinking.
today was a full day of practical work where we were going to put what were learnt about cladding to the test.
we made rods that we put marks on showing the cover of each board for weatherboard and cedar. to get these cover measurements we simply took the overall height from the bearer to the top plate (2520) and divided it by the width of the board minus the cover we want (152-25) then we got our answer which was 19.843657. so we rounded up to make it 20. (2520 divided by 20= 126). so that is our measurement.
after we tranfered these measurements went went out to the wall frames and started marking out where the boards were going to go and put on stops at the end of the walls and the top of the beared as a level guide.
i teamed up with dan to start cladding the nib wall. we were using cedar boards and it was all going together nicely until we ran out of boards half way up.. so we discussed with eachother what to do and came up with the idea of nailing a blocking at the top of the boards with a rebate in it so it fits over the top about 25 mm. we then measured and cut out a sheet of hardi-flex to fit into the top half of the nib wall. it went in beautifuly!!! we nailed it off, then sat back and admired for a little while before starting the next wall. we applied installation on the wall with spot fixers and put the stop in at the ends and bottom of wall.
tuesday
today we started out researching all different types of cladding, focusing on timber cladding, sheet cladding and fibre -cement cladding. we looked on the internet as a resource and printed off material safety data sheets, installing manuals and typed up and general report on what the cladding is and made of.
we did this until lunch time when we put all this information in our portfolios and went over to the workshop where we sat in the classroom and worked through a wall framing booklet. we did activities on take off sheets for cladding. it was fairly easy although when it came to do the sheet cladding take off sheet it required alot more thinking.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
MONDAY
today we finished levelling our walls and making them aquare. we checked the string lines and made and adjustments to the walls where needed by nailing diagonal bracing fomr the bottom plate to the opposite wall top plate and measuring the pencil thickness before nailing in place. we also used spirit levels on the outside of wall corners to make sure everything was nice and plumb. after this we did dog leg in the walls that needed it and measured and cut the end noggings before nailing them in place. then we cleaned up the site puting away all tolls used and cleaning away off cut timber and what not.
we went to the library after lunch to discuss our construction sequence for making wall frames and erecting them. rob wrote up a draft as we all contributed our ideas then i typed up a good copy on the computer and printed them off.
after this i looked at my blog and pretty much typed up what you just read....
today we finished levelling our walls and making them aquare. we checked the string lines and made and adjustments to the walls where needed by nailing diagonal bracing fomr the bottom plate to the opposite wall top plate and measuring the pencil thickness before nailing in place. we also used spirit levels on the outside of wall corners to make sure everything was nice and plumb. after this we did dog leg in the walls that needed it and measured and cut the end noggings before nailing them in place. then we cleaned up the site puting away all tolls used and cleaning away off cut timber and what not.
we went to the library after lunch to discuss our construction sequence for making wall frames and erecting them. rob wrote up a draft as we all contributed our ideas then i typed up a good copy on the computer and printed them off.
after this i looked at my blog and pretty much typed up what you just read....
FRIDAY
today we were straight back into our construction of our wall frames. we finished off the last one and braced it up so they were ready to be lifted up and fitted in place. we still worked in our team of 3 so our team started at one end of the house and team 2 started at the opposite. our first wall we lifted up was the side wall of bedroom 1. we then lifted the back wall in place and temporarily nailed them together to hold eachother up. once these two were stable we then began lifting each wall in place and bracing them together. after all the walls were up and in place we started to get them level by running a string line around the top plate and making the distanc between the line and the plate a pencil thickness. i went around and trimmed out where load bearing walls were giving the floor extra strength to support the wall frames.dan, greg, rob and i then began measuring and working out where the internal wall frames were so we started making them up. i made the shower nib wall and the bathroom nib wall and fitted them in place while the other boys made the bathroom walls which were all levelled and fixed in place. all this took up the whole day.
today we were straight back into our construction of our wall frames. we finished off the last one and braced it up so they were ready to be lifted up and fitted in place. we still worked in our team of 3 so our team started at one end of the house and team 2 started at the opposite. our first wall we lifted up was the side wall of bedroom 1. we then lifted the back wall in place and temporarily nailed them together to hold eachother up. once these two were stable we then began lifting each wall in place and bracing them together. after all the walls were up and in place we started to get them level by running a string line around the top plate and making the distanc between the line and the plate a pencil thickness. i went around and trimmed out where load bearing walls were giving the floor extra strength to support the wall frames.dan, greg, rob and i then began measuring and working out where the internal wall frames were so we started making them up. i made the shower nib wall and the bathroom nib wall and fitted them in place while the other boys made the bathroom walls which were all levelled and fixed in place. all this took up the whole day.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
WEDNESDAY
today we carried on with our drawings on wall framing. we drew 8 drawings in total. three were of different corner junctions where studs would fix onto the bottom plate.
another three were on three different lintal types, showing the different rules of when and where to put a lintal and how to fix it. the 7th drawing was just showing how to make up a wider, stonrger beam out of two pieces of timber.
the last drawing was an isometric drawing of three studs fixed to a plates showing different notches and rebates where bracing would be fixed.
THURSDAY
today we began making up our wall frames. working in teams of three, i was teamed up with rob and mike. our first wall we all worked together on cutting studs and noggings and nailing them together with the nail gun. then we measured the diagonals and made some adjustments to get it square before bracing it with an angles piece of timber.
after this i started working on a wall on my own. i chose to work alone because i enjoy the satisfaction knowing i alone accomplished a framed wall. i worked through the task with few problems except when i was marking it out i hundred mm'd it but i soon fixed that. i did a lintal at the top of the window rabated into the two studs. i then measured the diagonals with paul and amazingly it was already perfect square. i then braced it using metal bracing. good day
today we carried on with our drawings on wall framing. we drew 8 drawings in total. three were of different corner junctions where studs would fix onto the bottom plate.
another three were on three different lintal types, showing the different rules of when and where to put a lintal and how to fix it. the 7th drawing was just showing how to make up a wider, stonrger beam out of two pieces of timber.
the last drawing was an isometric drawing of three studs fixed to a plates showing different notches and rebates where bracing would be fixed.
THURSDAY
today we began making up our wall frames. working in teams of three, i was teamed up with rob and mike. our first wall we all worked together on cutting studs and noggings and nailing them together with the nail gun. then we measured the diagonals and made some adjustments to get it square before bracing it with an angles piece of timber.
after this i started working on a wall on my own. i chose to work alone because i enjoy the satisfaction knowing i alone accomplished a framed wall. i worked through the task with few problems except when i was marking it out i hundred mm'd it but i soon fixed that. i did a lintal at the top of the window rabated into the two studs. i then measured the diagonals with paul and amazingly it was already perfect square. i then braced it using metal bracing. good day
Monday, February 11, 2008
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
well its the first day back and WOW what a start.. we began our journey working through our work booklets on wall framing. paul discussed to us all about framing up walls. we also had a squiz through AS1684 talking about specifications. we then did take off sheets on two different plans working out our ordering lists for studs, plates, lintels, trimmers and noggings. we then went out to the workshop and got our drawing boards ready for a brown paper drawing. and we got homework!!!!! what a joke...
TUESDAY
today we went through our homework and marked it, then continued on looking at settign out wall frames and where doors and windows are located. after this we went out to the floor and began marking out where our plates are going to be. me and daniel marked and pinged lines with the chalkie while the other guys cut plates and also marked and measured. after we got our plates we began marking where our studs, doors and windows are going to be. then we began fittig the rest of our floor on. we used hardies 19mm compressed cement sheeting. we measured, cut and fixed the boards on with screws. then we went back to our drawings and began drawing up some lines.
well its the first day back and WOW what a start.. we began our journey working through our work booklets on wall framing. paul discussed to us all about framing up walls. we also had a squiz through AS1684 talking about specifications. we then did take off sheets on two different plans working out our ordering lists for studs, plates, lintels, trimmers and noggings. we then went out to the workshop and got our drawing boards ready for a brown paper drawing. and we got homework!!!!! what a joke...
TUESDAY
today we went through our homework and marked it, then continued on looking at settign out wall frames and where doors and windows are located. after this we went out to the floor and began marking out where our plates are going to be. me and daniel marked and pinged lines with the chalkie while the other guys cut plates and also marked and measured. after we got our plates we began marking where our studs, doors and windows are going to be. then we began fittig the rest of our floor on. we used hardies 19mm compressed cement sheeting. we measured, cut and fixed the boards on with screws. then we went back to our drawings and began drawing up some lines.
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