Timber framing

P1 Understand common forms of low rise construction used for domestic and commercial properties Steel frame: Steel frame structures are made as the name suggest from steel, the material is strong and flexible. When weight is added it bends without cracking. Another characteristic of steel is that its plasticity or ductility, meaning that when force is added it won’t crack however it will lose shape therefore giving warning for people to evacuate the building. A disadvantage of steel is that is

Trenching ………………………………………………………………………………… 2  THE GROUND FLOOR SLAB Damp proof courses ……………………………………………………………….... 2 Termite Protection …………………………………………………………………… 2 Set Down ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3  FRAMING AND OPENINGS Walls ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Roof Framing ……………………………………………………………………………. 5 Openings and lintels .………………………………………………………………… 5  FIRST FIX TRADES Plumbing …………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Electrical ………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Gas supply ………………………………………………………………………………

foundation in a matter of hours, and soon they are ready to create the wood frame. Using only wooden pegs to fit into the notches, they create a 40’ structure, towering over the trees in the backyard. With much effort, this frame is what would become our timber frame house, made from pure wood. They didn’t use nails, in fact, they didn’t use a single nail at all. Those men were so high up they were the ones-you-always-watch-because-you’re-afraid-they’re-going-to-fall kind of builders. My parents both

Three traditionally commonplace techniques accompanied: • Post and beam are having major vertical and horizontal participants to carry the burden. • Balloon framing is a way which is suspending floors from the walls and different from the put up and beam. • Platform framing often paperwork wall sections horizontally at the sub-ground prior to erection, easing positioning of studs and growing accuracy even as slicing the essential manpower. Studs are purposely made at the least doubled at openings

Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, my audience will be able to identify the three components of building a house. Central Idea/Thesis: To build a house correctly you will need to know all about the foundation, the framing, and the cosmetics of a house. INTRODUCTION: A. Did you know that the average cost of a house in 2014 was $175,000? (Trulia, 2014). And did you know that the on average, “homeowners will spend between 1 to 4 percent of a home's value annually

This method is ideal for tradesmen because its application is simple, and the buildings thermal envelope can easily be maintained. It consists of a primary shell, which is the buildings structural skeleton, being constructed with standard platform framing techniques. The entire building is then wrapped in polyethylene, then a second non-structural skin is attached to the exterior, which is insulated and finished. This type of open wall construction is used to retro-fit existing two by four construction

and a more practical way to manage lumber and timber. When the "new" management took over the company, the process of "clear cutting" was taken into effect. Now in charge of Pacific Lumber, Charles Hurwitz played a major part in the debate on how Pacific Lumber should operate. "Selective cutting" is the practice by which trees are cut down according to certain ascertainable features. If a tree were so old and large that

instructed my class and me to read a few passages written by George Lakoff a book titled “Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate the essential guide for progressives”. George Lakoff, who is the leading authority in political framing, communicates his metaphor for the “nation as a family” and “government as its parents”, offering his reputation for progressives as the “nurturing parent” who believes “parents are equally responsible for raising the children.” and teaching the children

Weyerhaeuser and his partner took on sixteen other partners to form the Mississippi River Logging Company and by 1870 he was elected president of this company. Weyerhaeuser saw the prospect of lumber companies in the West and opened the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company which had its headquarters in Tacoma, Washington. Weyerhaeuser had more of a participative managerial style and his business prospered through his many partnerships with his fellow businessmen. He was head of the

The Arabian Nights is renowned for its multiple uses of enframed narratives. The layering of stories adds new meaning to the various tales of The Arabian Nights by bringing up new questions. In every story one reads, one finds themselves asking why Shahrazad would tell such a story, what kind of message is this tale giving Shahriar, and why bother telling another story within an already enframed story. However, The Arabian Nights is not alone in its use of the enframed story. Works inspired by The