19,6,2012

today we finished off the last off the purlins around the house. we had to start putting the purlins in at the  bottom instead of the top of the studs on each 7.2m side of the house because the ridge of the roof was not straight on these sides. so same again the purlins were put in on a chork line that was marked for each purlin at 715mm from top to top of each purlin. we staggerd the longer purlins so they were not all nailed into the same studs so they wouldnt have to much stress. the nail patern was a nail at the top and bottom of the width of the purlin into the studs to leave room for the bolts that go in the midle of the two nails. today we used hand tools, hand saw, radial arm saw, chork line, ect.

18,6,12

today me regan and jesse were straightening up the purlins that were naild off incorrectly. they were incorrect because the meshys were spose to be 715 mm between the bottom of the purlin above to the bottom of the purlins below. we began straightening them up by running our eyes along and finding the bows in the purlins. once we found were the bows were we messured and moved up or down and renaild to the 715mm. we found that we needed to saw 10mm off almost every end to get them straight and correct.
today we used the drop saw, hand saw, hand tools, chork line and 4inch nails.

chisel

today i finished off my hand tools exercise. we had a plan that had different types of joints on each end and the finished product had to have a square in the middle that was 300 mm on all for sides.
after i finished that i joined the other people on the house and finished nailling off all the hip raffters.

notes

Top plate and bottom plate
Studs go straight down
Nogs/dwang horizontal though gaps in studs to holed in place and for support.

Individual measurements
Running measurements
Over all measurements

piles

Complete pile task analisusis sheet
Calculate pile quantities
Set out piles
Instal bearers

H5 radiata 125mm x 125mm
Ordinary pile 300mm deep
Anchor pile 900mm deep
Embedded in concrete
Structural vertical member designed to support the bearers and to transfer vertical and horizontal loads down to the group.

Bearer:
Structural horizontal beam supports joints and transfer loads from above down to the piles

thurz 17th work ex

At work experience today we used a digger to dig 3 holes that were 2.2 meters deep and then craned in 3 poles that were 280 mm diameter s e d poles for the support of a hay shed. When we were craning them in we used a string line off the corner post that was already in to get the exact depth the poles needed to be. Then we used sol plates to hold the poles steady while we braced them up using spear timber a nail gun pegs sledgy and a straight edge spirit level. Tomorrow we are going to poor 1 meter of concrete in each hole to support the poles so the don't sink  and to make them permanent. Then once the concrete is in we will fill the rest of the hole with dirt and the start building the roof

oil stone case

we were given 2 peices of d4s timber at 300mm long. d4s= dressed 4 sides. and told to turn them into the oil stone case that was on the instruction sheet.  once i had marked the stone size onto the wood i chiseled around the edge about 3mm inside the my mark to keep the edge from chipping off. to do this i used a rule and pencil to mark out the messurements and to guide me where to chisel and how deep to go. after chiseling the center out for the stone to sit in i did the same with the top peace of timber exactly the same. the bottom of case had to be pressure tight to keep the stone in and the top of the case was 1mm looser so the stone was easy to access. after case was made i put the top peace back in the vice to plane the top to make it prezentable and so it matched the task sheet. the messurments were 35mm in center form each end and then planed 5mm 45degree pitch ether side of center.

HAND TOOLS WE USED :

-hammer
-chizle
-pencil
-rule
-plane
-vic

water level

A water level is a device used for matching elevations of locations that are too far apart for a spirit level to span. The simplest water level is a section of clear tubing, partially filled with water. Water is easily procured for use, and easily discarded after use. The ends are held vertical, and the rest of the tubing lies on the ground or floor. The water level at each end of the tube will be at the same elevation, whether the two ends are adjacent or far apart. Water levels have been used for many years. The water level is lower tech than the laser level, but it can be more accurate over long distances. To avoid error, all of the water should be at the same temperature. Other sources of error include difficulty reading due to meniscus
If the water level is used often, dye can be added to the water to make it easier to see. If the water level is used outdoors in winter, antifreeze can be added to the water.

flooring

At course today we started off by marking out the 1st sheet for the flooring. we set up string lines along the joists at 1250mm and then we blocks to keep the line straight off the peaces of partical board. after we got the 1st peace nailed down using 65mm angle grove floorig nails we stung the next peace up next to it and carryed on right down to the other end. once we got to the far end of the house we turned around and went back the other way so that we could stagger the joints. the peaces were joined in tounge and groove pattern. each peace had to be glued along the joists with gorilla grip express glue.
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nailing for the flooring had to be nailed in at 150mm spacing around the outside and 200mm spacing throuhg the middle.

hand tools used :
-hammer
-knife
-square
-pencil
-8mtape

power tools used :
-nail gun
-skill saw

framing exercise

Today i started off by being late and had to do push ups. after that we were finishing off the framing exercise that cam had asigned for us. the exercise was to build a frame for a shelf. to do this we used a tape messure and rule to get correct messurements, the radial arm saw to cut the peaces of wood into the wright messurments to fit into the metal stands and a nail gun to nail all the peaces together. the framing was 1700 by 800 with 600 centers.

joists and bearers

finishing the bearers from yesterday and starting the joists. we started setting out the boundry joists where they had to sit on the edge of the bearers. we tacked each end of the joists so we could the hit each corner a square it up. after that we got put into groups an got given seperate jobs. me an eru got given the cutting job on the radial arm saw. i chaecked the end on the joists for sqaure and if they were algood i mark out 7190mm an cut it. the joists then were put inside the boundry joists an tacked at each end 450 centeres the whole way. using 4inch galvinised nails.after lucnch i got put onto making the man hle in the linen cupboard, i started by looking at the plans and transfering them onto the boundry joists. then i measured an marked out the hole i needed to cut out an pulled the joists back out ct out my 600mm hole +90mm+90mm which is to compensate for the doulble joist to that was needed to make it abit stronger. i measured an worked out what the gap in the middle on the double joists was an cut 4 bits at 807mm to fit inbetween.
nailed them together marked out with my tape an square where thay needed to sit to be square an naled it all up. In the aftanoon we did abit of maths in the e shed, we learnt more on the measurments of a circle and the correct terms for all of the particulars, eg: radious, diamiter, pie, and the volume. we finished off the day with this blog sesh.

hand tools used :
-hammer
-pencil
-1m rule
-8m tape
-sqaure

power tools used:
-radial arm saw
-paslode nail gun

builders level, profiles

Throughout this week we have gone to the river several times to practice leveling and reading the dumpy/staff. using the level you start by getting it out and setting it up. to set up level set the legs to the right height for you, then screw the top part on correctly by getting the 3 nobs you use to change the focus and getting them in line with the 3 legs of the tripod. then once ready to focus use two of the 3 nobs to bring little bubble into the circle and the 3rd nob to get it perfectly center. then look through the zoom to rea the height level on staff. we also set up the profiles and the string lines for a house that was 15.5m by 7.2m as practice. we started by putting in the pegs in to the ground then bracing them up and then after that we put on the horizontal batter boards by nailing them in. the outside line foundation wall was 900mm out from the pegs. then we used a stringline going straight and horizontal to read weather we got the messurements correct or not. I will upload photos and more info when i get back to wangaz.

HAND TOOLS WE USED :

- sledge hammer
- string line
- level
- rule
- tape messure
- sprey paint
- 4 inch galvinised nails
- hammer

hammer race

Today at ucol we meet in the e shed at 8am. To start the day off we were doing some nailing races and learning the corect way, like how to handle the hammer and were to aim when you are hitting the nail in. After the nail training we some string line races to see who had the fastes way to do it and keep it tidy. after lunch we did some wheel barow water races for a bit of fun. We made a course out of wood and creates and had to race the barow with water in it and the aim was to finish the race the fastes with the most amount of water still in the wheel barow at the end.

About me

Name - Liam Giddens

- Im am at ucol to help me get some experience for next year when i am planing to go to christchurch to work and live

- Because i want to get a head start on my building apprenticeship

- I currently live in wanganui. I ride competitive Freestyle BMX all year round and Snowboard in the winter. On the weekends if im not riding im always keen for a fish and beer.

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