1st day term 2

1st day back from the hoilidays we started on making the bbq table toni and i had 2 find out the angles of the legs by doing some calculations and the other 3 groups were conserntrating on something else

research topic

Roof


A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous.
In most countries a roof protects primarily against rain. Depending upon the nature of the building, the roof may also protect against heat, sunlight, cold, snow and wind. Other types of structure, for example, a garden conservatory, might use roofing that protects against cold, wind and rain but admits light. A verandah may be roofed with material that protects against sunlight but admits the other elements.

Insulation

Building insulation refers broadly to any object in a building used as insulation for any purpose. While the majority of insulation in buildings is for thermal purposes, the term also applies to acoustic insulation, fire insulation, and impact insulation (e.g. for vibrations caused by industrial applications). Often an insulation material will be chosen for its ability to perform several of these functions at once.

Cladding

Corrugate profile is a traditionally styled roofing and cladding sheet. Corrugated roofing's low material cost and rapid installation places it amongst the most economical products of its type available. Corrugated roofing is machine-rollable to minimum inside radius curves of 400mm for (eg) barrel ridges, horizontally-clad wall corners and bullnosing. Corrugated roofing has a variety of coatings, including natural galvanising and powder-coated process finishes, are available to suit environmental and aesthetic criteria.

flashings

To make your project stand out from the rest you have to come up with something a little bit different. Dimond can help through their ability to curve their roofing and cladding profiles in several different ways. If you are simply looking to add a gentle curve to your roof then many of Dimond’s profiles can be drape curved as shown in the picture above. If you are looking to add a bold edge to the eaves of your design or break up the look of a long roof then crimp curving one of Dimond’s profiles is your solution. Pak’n’Save supermarkets have successfully used crimp curving on many of their stores in an attempt to gain that eye-catching and memorable look. And if you want to create a more rounded curve then we can pre-curve Corrugate to a minimum radius of 450mm depending on the material type and thickness.

Flashing refer to thin continuous pieces of sheet metal or other impervious material installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from an angle or joint. Flashing generally operates on the principle that, for water to penetrate a joint, it must work itself upward against the force of gravity or in the case of wind-driven rain, it would have to follow a tortuous path during which the driving force will be dissipated. Exterior building materials can be configured with a non-continuous profile to defeat water surface tension.
Flashing may be exposed or concealed. Exposed flashing is usually of a sheet metal, such as aluminium, copper, painted galvanized steel, stainless steel, zinc alloy, terne metal, lead or lead-coated copper. Metal flashing should be provided with expansion joints on long runs to prevent deformation of the metal sheets. The selected metal should not stain or be stained by adjacent materials or react chemically with them.

Types of fixings

ABOVE:   Top: Expanded metal lathing. This comes in sheets or rolls of varying widths from 2 inches to 12inches. Its primary use is for fixing to non pourus or in fact, non masonry, surfaces  in order to plaster or render them. The mesh, which is galvanised to avoid rust, is fixed securely to the structure and the plaster or render applied over it. For a demonstration, please see our projects page and go to the garden project, where this material formed the basis for our cave.

Bottom: Galvanised strap. One of the more versatile fixings in the trade. Can be used for fixing roof timbers in place, holding door frames to masonry, cut into washers, the list goes on.

ABOVE: Far left: A self tapping Ankerbolt. Drill the required diameter hole and screw it in with a spanner. Expensive, but very handy for a solid wall.

Centre: Screw eye. The same principle as a curtain hook or eye, but heavy duty ! Uses include tying the bottom of ladders to the wall and securing the top of ladders to the facia. A very safety minded weapon!

Top right:  A tingle, or disc rivet. Used for fixing the bottom of man made roofing slates so they are not lifted by the wind.

Bottom right: Black japanned screw: Japan is an extremely hard varnish used to protect the screw against the elements. For this reason, black japanned fixing are used in garden gate furniture etc.

ABOVE Nails: Left: "Wire nail", the universal nail with a medium head that comes in many sizes up to 6 inch. next is a "cut nail," cut from steel, its square section gives it a larger surface area and a better hold in soft masonry and mortar. This nail is also used as a "flooring brad" and is less likely to split wood.

Bracing

Types of Bracings Used in Construction

Wall bracing is a construction technique used to improve the structural performance of a building. Bracing systems include wood or steel components that help evenly distribute loads and increase the safety of the structure. While traditional framing can support the weight of the roof and floors above, it is not able to resist lateral stresses caused by wind, earthquakes or other forces. Bracing requirements are set by the International Residential Code Section 602, which have been adopted into the majority of building code

 

what is building wrap.

 

To make your project stand out from the rest you have to come up with something a little bit different. Dimond can help through their ability to curve their roofing and cladding profiles in several different ways. If you are simply looking to add a gentle curve to your roof then many of Dimond’s profiles can be drape curved as shown in the picture above. If you are looking to add a bold edge to the eaves of your design or break up the look of a long roof then crimp curving one of Dimond’s profiles is your solution. Pak’n’Save supermarkets have successfully used crimp curving on many of their stores in an attempt to gain that eye-catching and memorable look. And if you want to create a more rounded curve then we can pre-curve Corrugate to a minimum radius of 450mm depending on the material type and thickness.

To make your project stand out from the rest you have to come up with something a little bit different. Dimond can help through their ability to curve their roofing and cladding profiles in several different ways. If you are simply looking to add a gentle curve to your roof then many of Dimond’s profiles can be drape curved as shown in the picture above. If you are looking to add a bold edge to the eaves of your design or break up the look of a long roof then crimp curving one of Dimond’s profiles is your solution. Pak’n’Save supermarkets have successfully used crimp curving on many of their stores in an attempt to gain that eye-catching and memorable look. And if you want to create a more rounded curve then we can pre-curve Corrugate to a minimum radius of 450mm depending on the material type and thickness.

To make your project stand out from the rest you have to come up with something a little bit different. Dimond can help through their ability to curve their roofing and cladding profiles in several different ways. If you are simply looking to add a gentle curve to your roof then many of Dimond’s profiles can be drape curved as shown in the picture above. If you are looking to add a bold edge to the eaves of your design or break up the look of a long roof then crimp curving one of Dimond’s profiles is your solution. Pak’n’Save supermarkets have successfully used crimp curving on many of their stores in an attempt to gain that eye-catching and memorable look. And if you want to create a more rounded curve then we can pre-curve Corrugate to a minimum radius of 450mm depending on the material type and thickness.

To make your project stand out from the rest you have to come up with something a little bit different. Dimond can help through their ability to curve their roofing and cladding profiles in several different ways. If you are simply looking to add a gentle curve to your roof then many of Dimond’s profiles can be drape curved as shown in the picture above. If you are looking to add a bold edge to the eaves of your design or break up the look of a long roof then crimp curving one of Dimond’s profiles is your solution. Pak’n’Save supermarkets have successfully used crimp curving on many of their stores in an attempt to gain that eye-catching and memorable look. And if you want to create a more rounded curve then we can pre-curve Corrugate to a minimum radius of 450mm depending on the material type and thickness.

the past 2 weeks

the past 2 weeks we have put down floor insulation and fixed it therethen we sqweared up the floor boards and and nailed them in 150mm appart on the out side and 200mm appart nailing it 2 the floor joist. We have also got the back wall up we had 2 put some stops so it didnt slide of the back. Once we have put it were it is going to be we nailed tacks down and got a brace and made sure it was strate up with the leveler.We had 2 do the same drill will all of the walls. once all the walls were fixed down with the braces we string lined the end of the walls to make sure they were strate and the top if it was to hight we would have 2 put a smaller nog in. On monday we started on the roof

week 7

on monday we were starting on the side walls that tony and i did in a group of 2. We did it qwite well just being the 2 of us we had 2 cut all the studs with a 5 degree angle on it and differnt sized nogs. and the were 2 paccers.

week 7

on monday we string lined the boundery joice and cutted the studs for the back wall in the sleep out and also cut the back plate and frount plate.the bottem plate had to be 3.1.

on tuesday we layed down the frount plate and back plate and lined the studs up with the markings.

timber assignment

Using BRANZ house building guide, internet or libary resources complete the following and enter into your blog.
some links that may be usefull

http://www.dbh.govt.nz/building-code-compliance-documents-downloads

http://www.dbh.govt.nz/timber-treatment-2003

http://www.smarterhomes.org.nz/construction/construction-systems/timber-construction

1. Name 5 types of timber used for construction in new zealand.
pine, remu, matai, kauri, rewarewa.

2. what is the difference between exotic, native and imported timber and give an example of each?
exotic in brought from another country and grown in NZ native timber is grown in NZ

3.how is timber treated to protect it from insect and fungal (rot) attack?
light organic solvent preservatives

4.how does timber treatment fit in with the new zealand building code (NZBC) ?

week 5

monday kerry introduced the class to the dumpy and we had 2 set out a 5x3 little section on the field a batter board using pegs string and the dumpy it was way more complicated than i thort it would be. on tuesday i started the legs on the saw stool and got them all nailed in and just have 2 start on the brace for the legs now

3rd week wednesday

i was shown hoe to use a router whitch i have never used one before and i cut a handle with the jig saw

3rd week second day

tuesday was time 2 use power tools i used a skill saw jig saw and a drill i have already been shown how to use thoes things but it was fun to do.

power tools

Let me start out with a brief explanation of what biscuit joinery is, a biscuit, in this context, is a small oval piece of wood about 1/8 inch thick and comes in varying lengths. Of course you will need a biscuit joiner as well, this is a power tool that has a small circular saw blade that cuts into the edge of a piece of wood to the proper depth and shape to accept the biscuit.

circular saw

The circular saw is a metal disc or blade sometimes with saw teeth on the edge as well as the machine that causes the disk to spin. It is a tool for cutting wood or other materials and may be hand-held or table-mounted. It can also be used to make narrow slots (dados). Most of these saws are designed with a blade to cut wood but may also be equipped with a blade designed to cut masonry, plastic, or metal.

Drill


A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. The tip, and sometimes edges, of the cutting tool does the work of cutting into the target material. This may be slicing off thin shavings (twist drills or auger bits),







hand plainer
A plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on workpieces usually too large for shaping


                                                 



router

 

A router is a woodworking tool used to rout out (hollow out) an area in the face of a piece of wood. It was a tool particularly used by pattern makers and staircase makers and consisted of a broad-based wooden hand plane with a narrow blade projecting well beyond its base plate gaining it the nickname Old Woman's Tooth. Although the original hand tool has a few advantages over the power tool equivalent and retains favour with some workers, since about 1960, it has all but been replaced by the modern spindle router, which was designed for the same work, although the first electric hand routers appeared in the years just after World War I

jigsaw
A jigsaw is a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves, such as stenciled designs or other custom shapes, into a piece of wood, metal, or other material. It can be used in a more artistic fashion than other saws, which typically cut in straight lines only. In this way, it is similar to the rasp and the chisel. Although a jigsaw can be used to cut arbitrary patterns, making a straight cut freehand is difficult even with a guide.

drop saw
The basic miter saw is the manual miter saw. It is a saw suspended on rollers in a metal guide that works with a miter box that allows making accurate crosscuts and miter cuts. They are still used occasionally, such as in picture framing or by manual woodworking enthusiasts, but have largely been displaced by power tools in woodworking.

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Installing Winstone Glass Double Glazing will not only make your home more comfortable but should lower those ever increasing power bills.

Research

1.Describe the three building categories for building licencing.


2.list the seven licence classes.
.Design
.Site

.Bricklaying and Blocklaying

.Carpentry

.External Plastering

.Foundations

.Roofing 3. when was the LBP scheme introduced and from what date do builders have to be licenced. Planned amendments to the Building Act 2004 reinforce the importance of licensing building practitioners as central to improvements in the section. licencing began on 1st of november 2007 4. What is the differnce between the building act, building regulations, and the building code? The Building Act mainly applies to the physical aspects of building work. Other legislation may also apply to building proposals, the ongoing use of a building, consumer protection, and the health and safety of workplaces in buildings.

Single household dwellings with low- or medium-risk envelope design.

2nd week

On monday i hade 2 get into a group of 4 and news report a scenareo it was funish. Later on i made a stop harving joint and ive never made a stop harving joint it wasnt to hard tho.

1st week.

first week we were  still geting to know each other and played some games like hiting nails in the fastest and stuff and choping wood. On wednesday toni and me had to a harving joint wasnt that great but algood.