WEEK10 START TO FIX WALL FRAMING

We started to fix the wall framing last Friday.

unload the wall framing

the first framing started  from the corner

check the square and plumb

wall  framing bracing

the bracing 

after check and adjust the flush to boundary joists, the square of the corners and plumb of the wall framing,we fix the braces to reinforce the wall framing.

WEEK10 FINISHED THE FLOORING

Today we finished the Unitec house flooring, I was very happy!

trimed the edge of the sheets

fixed the plywood

the flooring was well done

WEEK 9 FLOORING

We used perforated aluminum foil laid on the Unitec house before finished the nogs that supported the wall framing.

the nogs for bathroom wall framing

                                                                the nogs for rooms

                                                                                 foil

the foil and the tool for having a sag of 100mm

               we choose sheet flooring to lay on the Unitec house. The size of sheet is 120mmx360mm.used Particleboard for dry area and used Plyboard for wet area. We laid on the sheets from the centre of the floor outwards for areas first for prevented not to be distortion or be broken, and fixed sheet material with 60x2.8mm H.D galv. Nails at 150mm cross around sheet and 300mm cross to intermediate supports.    

                                          

WEEEK8 Trim out for the subfloor bathroom waste outlets openings

How to trim out ? firstly we got measurement and marked on the bourdary board

and cut the joist that under the waste outlets openings(marked on the boundary board).used the nog to connect both of other joists

strengthen the joists(double joist)

and use joists hunger to reinforce the joists.

WEEEK8 Fixings

we cut 45degree angle use 90x4.8 nails to prolong boundary boards.

we used nais and nogs to connect joists together

sometimes we use this nail

we used connector to strengthen the structure of floor between boundary board and joist.

we used joists hunger to strengthen the joist after triming out

WEEEK7 Subfloor Joists

we use the string line to check if the bearers are straight first and then adjust.Measureing the joists and cut to size.Connecting the joisting on the bearers with nails.

plan about joists

string line in the middle of bearer

if the gap between the string line with the bearer are equal

adjust the bearers and make sure the every joists length are same

notice the different color of the joists

the pink joists are  used under normal floor,it is H1.2. the brown joists are used under bathroom  and kitchen place, it is H3.2.

WEEK 6 Subfloor

  the subfloor that we build is the temporary subfloor, it include makeing bearers, joists, nogs ,bracing ,under-floor insulation and flooring.

bearers

sole plates and jack studs

jack studs

braces

WEEK 5 Start buliding the house

this week we start building the Unitec house.so we have to clearn and  move the weeds and vegetion first and reach soild ground for marking out the location of the house.we repaired the footing with concret for sole plates and marking out the profiles.

on site before building

proflie

batter board in the middle

footing and sole plate

prolong the sole plate