Tuesday, 14 June 2011


 each full length wall stud fastened to the top plate using dog nail ,must be 25mm into top plate.
chiseled small groove before nailing to achieve flush finish


lumberlock plates used to fasten trusses to wall frames

13/03/2011


erected roof trusses at 845 spacings with a temporary brace beside the apex,fastened to the wall frames with two 100mm nails each side




      string line running length of the house,used to line the center of each truss to ensure they are all in the correct/same position.

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

steel framing

0.75mm steel
g550 tensile strength
z275 grams galv coating,per square meter each side.