fitting the door frame, cladding

before fixing the cladding we had to fit the door frame in, this involved sitting the frame in, and packing the 10mm gaps we left at each side of the frame, we put the level over it, and made sure it was straight, once it was all straight we nailed it in. The next step was to fix all the cladding to the timber wall frame, once again we already had all the materials. the first step was to string-line the first line of cladding to get it as straight as possible. if you dont get the first sheet right the rest of the job will be out. once we had the line we started nailing up the cladding, we were pre-drilling holes and using clouts. once we worked our way to the top of the window frame, we had to cut smaller peices for in-between the window frames.

cladding safety

when installing cladding you must always use the correct ppe. this includes: dust mask when cutting, eye protection, ear protection: earmuffs, earplugs....

weathertex cladding

for the outside of the wall we are using weathertex cladding. when using the cladding you must predrill holes before nailing through it, if you dont then the nails will cause the cladding to crack or split. the recommended nails to use are clouts, if you use the incorrect nails you could risk loosing the whole lot with a gust of wind. the maximum centers for the cladding is 600mm,The preferred spacing is 450mm. Rigid fixings such as screws and masonry nails or anchors, should not be over-tightened into the signboard surface. Clearance holes should be drilled in the signboard to receive these fasteners and assist product performance.

7 steps

1. Ignorance: dont be lazy when setting up the scaffold, set it up correctly, dont cut corners.

2. instability: never move the towers when people of tools are up on it, never move the tower over unstable ground.

3.Exceeding the safe work height: never build the scaf higher than its suposed to go, there are different rules for different scaffold, also whether you are inside or outside, if outside consider the winds and what their going to do.

4. mountaineering: never climb up the outside of the scaff, there should be a ladder on the inside.

5. unsafe platform: always make sure your platform is set up correctly and safely. this means put together right, and set up on the correct flooring.

6: untied tower: always make sure the ladder you are using is tied to the top of the scaff, if not you shouldnt be using the scaffold at all.

7: overloading: never overload the tower with anything, people or tools. the safe work load is 400kgs with full scaffold.

timber frame

once all the scaffolding was finished, the next step was to remove anything in the way of the stud wall going in. so we spent the next half day taking down the wire fence that was up, once it was down we went to the class room to be shown a bit about stud walls, and wat was to be done next.

the next day we started sorting out the wall, we had all the timber and materials already, so we got straight into it. first we measured all the top and bottom wall plates, and the trimmers, we cut it out and set it out on the floor so once it was all nailed we could stand it straight up. we made the wall in 5 sections, joining it bit by bit. we had one setback that we got around quickly, our lecturer read 900 instead of 600 when measuring the plates. this ment we had to change all the sizes of the windows to make it all fit together. overall i enjoyed building the room, i think its better doing hands on work, just like you would at work.

scaffolding

on monday we started out with scaffolding, first up we were told about the job that needed doing, the measurments and heights ect... then we had to do a rough guess of how much scaffold we would need. we started setting up the scoffold, one side was an A-frame, and the other was a portable scaff on wheels. i found the portable scaff easyer you could move it when you wanted unlike the A-frame.

portable scaffold. A-frame scaffold.

self analysis

step ladder.
with the step ladder i learnt a new way of chiseling out, and in general i learnt how to put together a step ladder...
this will be value to me because its given me more skill in using chisels and plainers.
i think i went well in drawing up the ladder, and putting the ladder together.
a couple of the slots for the steps were a bit rough, but they turned out good. i think i can do this better next time now because ive had more practice.
i gave myself a 7/10.

self analysis

setting out and leveling.
i thought this was helpful, i learnt how to use u dumpy level, and how to find heights and convert them to other places.
this will help me alot beacause leveling is somthing i need to know, i might not use it all the time but i need to know how to do it.
i think i did well in finding the correct heights, and measurements.
i could improve on keeping the whole job square, ours was a little bit out and it was difficult to find square and correct measurments at the same time.
i gave myself 8/10.....

tuesday 23/10/07

today we carryed on with the setting out of a house pad. we were put into groups of 3 and each group was given a different pad to set out. we had to measure out all the profiles correctly at the right height. then we had to set up all the srtringline points. once all the stringlines were on the nails, we had to go through and check it was all square, then go through and check all the measurements.

monday 22/10/07

on monday we started learning about house pads. we where given a shape to mark out with string lines. we practiced setting up and getting measurements correct. we had to make sure each profile was at the correct and same height.

thursday 18/10/07

Today we started learning about plans and different types of plans. also we learnt about leveling and different ways of leveling. after morning tea we were given a few leveling tasks to do. the 1st task was to level 2 pegs that were 11 mtrs appart, we used the dumpy level, a spirit level, and a water level. in the arvo we spent time on the computers writing about the week.

wednesday

on wednesday the class was working on the step ladder all day.

step ladder

tuesday.... on tuesday morning we finished off the checklist, i started off doing the construction plan, which was just a written plan of the steps that needed to be done prior to building the steps. after that we did a wms (work method statement) which was pretty much the same thing, we had to break the job down into steps, in order from first to last. once we had finished the portfolio checklist, we were able to start our step ladder.

step ladder

step ladder

on monday we started organising the steps to be done before making the step ladder. we got a constuction plan given to us, and had to draw it up to full scale so we could work off it. also we had to do a site safety plan of the whole workshop, this was done for safety reasons, so we knew where the exits and fire extinguishers were ect....we had to quote the job aswell to a pretend client, telling them how much/what timber was to be used.

today 8/8/07

today we talking about listening and feedback, listening to information and having to write it down/take notes about the msg. we also had maths, studying Length width and height.

keep a straight back while your still holding the object.

when picking up a heavy object, bend at your knees. do not bendyour back over.

this is how NOT to pick up a heavy object, it puts strain the the back and is not good for you.

bottle

this is the object that needs to be picked up without strain.