Arriving on site today to find our frames and trusses had been dropped off over the weekend. So in 2 groups, one to set the frames and another to finish off some of the strand board etc. With all the framing numbered, we looked at the plans then placed the frames into sections-setting them into piles so we could grab them as we used them without digging to the bottom each time.
We marked out 200mm from our boundry joist, 140mm for the wall itself and another 60mm on top of that. The string was then tacked into place. Once complete, with an almight heave, up went our first frame. Making sure our frames sit 60mm off the string line, we then tacked it into the boundry joist. Another piece to the puzzle was errected and slowly we went along putting our frames up. But it wasnt all plane sailing. Some of the students had itchy hammers and nailed a frame in before it was checked. The frame was back to front. But the problem was solved and and everyone was back on track. So frame by frame went up, checking and double checking our measurements as we went along.
Cam taught us alot on site today, how to read the site plans. What the colours represented, the measurements and most important, which way to hold it. He taught us that when tacking a nail in, just before its almost in. Using your claw, bend and pull the nail slightly, thus for pulling the boards together even more.
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