Dwangs and Soffit 24/09/2012

 With the building wraped up by Cam and Mark over the weekend (first type over water proof wrap in NZ being tested on our house) dwangs and soffit had to go up today. Along the whole top plate of the inside of the house, dwangs had to be measured and cut so when the gibb board goes up, it has centres to drill in too. In every room, kitchen, bathroom and lounge, dwangs had to fill the gaps. So in teams, people marked, cut then nailed. Once almost done, another team started on the soffits on the outside of the house. Firstly, running boards were put up around the top where the frames meet the over hang from the roof. All were nailed then gone through again with a string line and dodgem blocked so there were no bends. Because banging a soffit onto a bent running board will be very noticable. So packers were used when needed. With that done, we got stuck into the soffit

-Measuring every 300mm long and 35mm in, the marks would cross over indercating where the nail would sit
-Lifting it up, holding one end into the fascia butt
-Once slid in, the other side was lifted flush with the running board
-Tapped at one end with a hammer and a block of wood (stops crushing and braking the soffit)
-A white inverter added at the end so the next soffit can butt in to another

Ceiling rafters were next on the list but with time running out, we managed to chalk line where the runs were to sit. Every bit of ceiling space had to be measured and chalked out.