29th March

today consist of the first period in the class room dicussing the next phase  of the sleepouts construction. . . . .after that we started where we left off yesterday. . . . .we lined up our bottom plate and top plate and made them opposite each other. . . . .lined up  our studs and nailed them in. . . .lined up nogs and nailed them too. . .  ..squared everythink up and finished the day off in the i.t room. . .

28th March

we measured and cut timber for wall framing. . . . and ready to be assembled

23rd March

Constructed boundry braces and set up the boundry. . . .used string line and dumpy level to square up . . . . used batterboards to hold the square and nailed to the ground.

21st March

Today we did the final stage to our saw stools and finished the day off with a disscussion on how we could do it better

15th March

Today our class established itself in the workshop. . . .we constructed our saw stool legs ( cut angle on the legs and then used plainer to smooth and even the edge. . . .glued legs where timber is going to sit and nailed them into place. . . . place glue into gaps and left over saw dust. . . .left to dry. . . .draw up angles for saw stool bracing. . . .after lunch break in computer room doing assignment on timber. . . .

Timber assignment

Timber Assignment

5 types of timber used in New Zealand construction. . .

1.      Rimu (red pine)

2.      Kahikatea (White Pine)

3.      Kauri

4.      Matai

5.      Rewa Rewa (Honeysuckle)

What’s the difference between exotic, native and imported timber and give an example of each. . .

1.      Exotic – imported and grown in new region(Oak–European)

2.      Native – always grown in the region it is from (NZ-RIMU)

3.      Imported – brought over from another region (Fijian-Kauri)

How is timber treated to protect it from insect and fungal (rot) attack?

It is sprayed with a chemical. . . .

How does timber treatment fit in with the New Zealand Building Code (Nzbc)?

Timber treatment

H3.1 and H3.2 treated timber - Identification and use

In 2004, Acceptable Solution B2/AS1 was amended to cite NZS 3602: 2003 Timber and Wood-based Products for Use in Building. The Standard introduced a number of changes including the introduction of two new hazard classes for treated timber - H3.1 and H3.2.

Although both H3.1 and H3.2 can be used for timber exposed to exterior conditions not in ground contact, there are important differences between them. This article is a fresh reminder of their relative uses and how to identify them on site.

14th March

today started in the class talking about the dumpy level. . . . .the tutors created a exercise that simulated the set up and outlining of the foundation of a building. . . . .we used the dumpy level to found out how to make the suface that we were building on level on the materials we were using. . . .used string line to check if everythink is square. . . .

Dumpy Level - make sure little bubble in the centre of the big bubble to ensure level.
                     - adjust feet to get the accurate level.

DUMPY 1. set up tripod

               2. attach dumpy level

               3. adjust feet

9th March

practical lesson - started saw horse and completed drawing board got 14/20 im not impressed with myself. . . .last period in class - talking about next week and had a test on extension leads. . . .finishd the day off in the library. . .

8 March

started in the class room with chris. . . .he gave us the infomation about what the learning centre provides for you. . . and help us programme our calcutalators. . . after first break we had practical and continued with our sketch boards. . . .we had a literacy and numeracy assessment to finish of the day. . .

8 March

March 2nd

Today started in a practical lesson. . . .we drilled a hole into our boards to get a line for the jizsaw to create our sketch boards handle. . . .the next task was to measure up the lines for the pencil holder. . . .measured up and used the router to create the pencil holder. . . .it was a success lol. . . . .last period was held in the liabrary. . . .jus to catch up on our bloggs

March 1st

first off, in the morning we research power tools. . .after first break and got introduced to the biscuit cutter. . . .we first used or biscuit cutter to constructed boards for our streching table. by cuttin slots into the side of it. . . use biscuits and glue to hold it together and clamped it for the night. . . . constructed a angle for our boards to sit on. . . .