Ben McCulloch BCITO - Carpentry Apprenticeship

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Concrete Floors.

Location of path was marked out clearly with dazzle then with the help of contractors path was excavated.

We had a clear plan on entry/exit points for diggers and concrete trucks, as well as which areas to focus on pouring first. One specific area had to be constructed in way where we could quickly disassembled and re-assembled to allow for concrete truck to drive through.

Top soil was taken to neighbouring property.

150 x 25mm boxing timber was used in conjunction with 300mm d12 reinforcing bar "pegs". Pegs were stapled in place to boxing timber.

Path was a continuos 1500mm width with the exception of corners.

Mesh was placed throughout and suspended on chairs as well as being cut back a minimum of 50mm away from edges to prevent mesh from absorbing moisture and rusting. Mesh was lapped at least two "sqaures" (300mm) and tied accordingly.

All mesh off cuts were cut into smaller more manageable pieces as a safety precaution. Some offcuts were taken by concrete subcontractors and the rest was disposed of at dukes trade waste.

83 cubic metres of concrete was used in total and was placed over two days. About half of track was poured from chute while the rest had to be wheel-barrowed.

Concrete had a slump test of 100mm.

Because of the hot weather at one point an extra 12L of water was added to help manage the curing process. This was specified by the concrete subcontractors.

Concrete subcontractors floated, screeded and brushed concrete to give a tidy finish. After 2-3days the concrete had cured enough to be cut for contraction joints to allow for shrinkage in the concrete.

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Valley and hip framing detial

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More barge flashing cut details.

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Bathroom renovation.

Demolition work

Framing up for vinyl shower.

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Simple stringer stair construction out of old 140x45mm and ply off cuts from under the house.

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Replacing spouting and downpipes.

Installing change of pitch flashing.

Replacing barge flashing.

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Lean to seperate to existing dwelling.

No joist hangers, multi grips therefore all joins had to be very accurate. iron sand colour steel and clear-light roofing was used.

Barge flashings and apex flashing installation.

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Kwila Deck Wrapping around house and connecting to entry/exit points.

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Framing up fence and gate. Using 140mm Kwila for palings

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Exterior Envelope / Frames and Structures

Re-framing and straightening exterior, gable-end wall. Preparing to be wrapped in flexible wall underlay (wrap) and clad with fibre-cement weatherboard. Structure is an existing lock wood style build, with battens that cladding is directly fixed too. 

New cladding is required to be fixed off at 600mm centres. Existing battens varied in spacings and straightness therefore were removed.

I plumbed and straightened each end ‘stud’ then used string-lines to straighten top and bottom battens. Once window openings were framed up I installed and straightened stud battens at 600mm centres and framed around window openings. I then installed top jack battens and made sure they were straight and plumb. 

Health and Safety - Extra caution as working from heights, be aware of people and falling debris.

Materials - h1.2 90x45mm pine, 90mm galv nails, damp proof course (packing)

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Ready for painters.

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Frames and Structures / Interior Lining and Finishing

Building an in-situ wing-wall running up to a raking ceiling. Wall was built in relation to kitchen plan to allow for cabinets, etc. to be built around it. Wall also frames around the tight staircase and had a 39° slope to prevent anyone from hitting their head when using stairs. Frame was made using h1.2 treated 90x45mm pine timber with 90mm galv hot dip nails. Once posioton of frame had been worked out and marked in accordance with kitchen plan we used a laser level to plumb a mark up on the ceiling to position our top plate correctly.

Before ceiling was framed we installed extra nogs between ceiling battens for fixing for our top plate. Frame was then lined with untreated 90mm groove ply. Skirting, scotia and beads were then fixed in to position.

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Frames and Structures

Roof framing - installing h1.2 70x45mm purlins with strap bracing as required according to roof frame plan.

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Interior Lining and Finishing

Interior 150mm grooved ply fixed at 150mm centres  with 38mm brad nails as required from manufacturer with maxi bond adhesive. 90mm trim - architraves, scotia, skirting and vertical sheet join battens.

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Interior Lining and Finishing.

Cleints requested 150mm spaced grooved ply which was not in stock so we had to groove the ply ourselves. We used 12mm untreated eco ply and set up a jig to groove each sheet at 150mm centres efficiently. Before we could start installing sheets we had to install eco glass wool insulation and ensure sub trades were ready (plumber pressure tests, electrician had run wires, etc.) We also drew up a ‘rough’ lighting plan to make it easier for electricians to cut into ply lining for down lights. Painters advised us to prime 150mm back or sheet perimeter and edges to prevent any moisture that could possibly compromise the ply. We also spent some time on marking out for sheets to ensure minimal waste although with old renovations like this one its sometimes unavoidable with the irregular dimensions of rooms not suiting the standard sheet sizes we use today.

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Frames and Structures 

A lot of straightening and adding extra fixing for sheet joins etc. Clients decided on 150mm grooved ply running horizontally along walls with 90mm trim (architraves, scotia, skirting and join batterns). Central internal wall we kept as exisiting only to find out it had a 14mm bow in the middle therefor we had to pack each side out to suit. In hindsight a complete rebuild of wall would have been for sufficient. To straighten I used a laser level to check each 4 corners of wall and pack/plane to suit. Once corners are the same I set up string lines to work my way along the top and bottom plates until they were all straight and plumb. Each stud was then packed and nogs accordingly.

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Support Structures

Patching up existing floor with matai tongue and groove floor boards. Boards were face nailed and non - expanding flooring glue was used to prevent any bounce/creaks. Floor will be filled and sanded at a later date. We ran out of matai so used salvaged pine sarking to patch up where the kitchen joinery will go and wont be seen.