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Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 7

KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY FRAME

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Here is another update on my project – Follow the Build Part 7.

You would have read in Follow the Build Part 6 about using Bluescope Steel. Working away on the kitchen and laundry frame, it was a little different to the bedrooms as they had to be handmade on site. Sometimes what the plans say and what’s happening on site don’t always match up. Not saying that the plans were wrong, it sometimes happens when you’ve got a complicated build in joining up three areas in the bedroom, the kitchen/laundry and lounge/dining areas.

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The roof lines and falls all had to tie in together to make it work. So it was timber frame on site and I think improvisation on site is the best style of carpentry and certainly when it works – it works.

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Well that’s it for the moment folks. Keep following the build and let me know your thoughts via my Scotty Cam Facebook Page.

Won’t be long till the next update so stay tuned for part 8 coming very soon…

 

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Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 8

RECYCLED OREGAN PITCHED ROOF FOR LOUNGE/DINING   Here is another update on my project – Follow the Build Part 8.   You would have read in my last post Follow the Build Part 7 where I was working on the kitchen and laundry frame. I’ve a ... [read more]

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Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 6

BLUESCOPE STEEL FRAMES FOR THE BEDROOMS Here is another update on my project Follow the Build Part 6. You would have read in Follow the Build Part 5 which was all about iron bark posts and beams. Now I’ve always been a timber man when ... [read more]

Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 6

BLUESCOPE STEEL FRAMES FOR THE BEDROOMS

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Here is another update on my project Follow the Build Part 6.

You would have read in Follow the Build Part 5 which was all about iron bark posts and beams.

Now I’ve always been a timber man when it comes to framing. I started out as an apprentice building frames by hand. Cutting all the the studs on a super saw, marking out the top and bottom plates and knocking them together with 3 inch bullet heads and hammer. But for this job through my mates at Macdonald Jones Homes, I was convinced to use Bluescope steel frame.

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I got to say it was a lot easier. It all came pre made as you would find in timber truss and frame but so much lighter and easier to handle. All frames went up in a day and the roof trusses on day 2.

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Day 3

I had us fastening, tidying up the frames and finishing off. The frames and trusses a already straight and square making go together like clockwork in 2 ½ days and better still no rot or termite damage. 

Well that’s it for the moment folks. Keep following the build and let me know your thoughts via my Scotty Cam Facebook Page. 

Won’t be long till the next update so stay tuned for part 7 coming very soon…

 

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Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 7

KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY FRAME Here is another update on my project – Follow the Build Part 7. You would have read in Follow the Build Part 6 about using Bluescope Steel. Working away on the kitchen and laundry frame, it was a little differen ... [read more]

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Mudgee – Follow the Build Part 5

IRONBARK POSTS AND BEAMS Here is another update on my project Follow the Build Part 5. You would have read Follow the Build Part 4 where I was working on the floor frame. Well I’ve got to say, this is the ultimate in carpentry for me. T ... [read more]