Underfloor insulation and Floor boards

Today we started nailing in the floor boards. But first we had to cover the whole house with the thermal silver paper to keep the warmness inside the house when its built.

After that we got started on the floor. We set up string lines from one end of the house to the other (length) to show us where we cut threw the underfloor silver paper for the glue to stick to the floor boards.

we then took the string lines down and started on the floor. At first we had someone gluing each hole and two other people would lay down the boards. Once it was laid down we had to give it a whack where it needed to be tight and flash.

Our flooring sheets were all staggered as per normal installation meaning the first row started with a full sheet and then the next started with half a sheet. During this exercise i learnt completely how to put floor boards down as id never done it before.

Ramset gun licence

Today i passed a written test about safety in the work site using a ramset gun. Then we went out side and learnt how to loaded, reload and unload the nails (safety) and we had a shot on each gun (three in total)

Floor joists, boundries joists, dwangs and braces

Today we put on the the floor joists and boundary joists.

We started off by measuring the length of the house with that made the joists out of pieces of timber there was a joists each 400 centers i piece of timber covered 1/3 of the width and 2/3 cover the other some joists had to be longer because the width extend out.

After that we measured each side for the boundaries joists and then cut them out to size and nailed them in.

We then started measured each gap between the floor joists for the dwangs and cut each one out to size. We then nailed them in with to nails going in on a angle. We then finished of by installing stainless steel braces above where all the anchor piles are going.

Starting the house 20/5/08

Today we started off our house by setting up our profiles and boxes for concrete. We first made up our profiles on each corner out of two little frames for each corner and we put some bracing on it for support. Next we got onto the boxing we started by getting the shutters and finding the right measurements to nail them into the ground we used Pythagoras (3 4 5) for squaring the corners and once string lines were up we measure diagonals to make sure the build was completely square. We then added on the braces and cleats so it will make it stronger for when the concrete is poured we also placed plastic on the ground so the concrete wont stick to the ground.
After that we started pouring the concrete. I learnt how to make concrete the old fashion way in a wheel borrow and in a concrete mixer after each load was made we poured it into the boxing and then levelled it.

The next day when the concrete had hardened we took apart the boxing where i learnt that if the concretes green u got to be extra careful taking them apart otherwise the blocks could fall to pieces. We then made sure all the bricks where all that right level so the bears would sit right and hold the house. We made the bearers double sided then set them up.

Snow straps 12/5/09

Today we finished off the snow straps on the unfinished house. We started by setting up the scaffolds we had to set them one layer higher because the house was on the truck. when we where up there i learnt how to bend the straps so they popped under the gutter perfectly. Once you've done that you nail them into the roof and rivet them into the drain/gutter. The purpose of the straps is if it where to snow it gives the gutters extra strength to hold the weight of the snow.

Working at heights course

I've also completed a heights course where i learnt all about the knots and how to use a harness in a safe matter.

First aid certifacate

I have completed a two day first aid course which taught me how to do what to do in situations where first aid is needed.

prior to 12/5/09

I have completed a set of tasks in the workshop which involves using all the main hand tools. On these tasks i gained skills like being able use each hand tools in the right way and reading and understanding the measurements

I made a oil stone box, saw stall, a step ladder and a outdoor chair.