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| joey explaining architectural matters on our walkabout at the start of the course |
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joey briefing us on tasks for the day at a typical toolbox talk
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| house 124 at completion |
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| on a clear day you can see forever! |
Wednesday 30 November 2011
week 32 unitec carpentry 9 november - 1 december 2011
the national party under pm john key has won the nz general election 2011. and this is also our final week. we handed in our last assignment buit 4545 this week. what a relief! then we went to help out at another house. it's been a really quick 9 months. here are some mementoes of class cca1 and house 124 that we built with our tutor joey pitovao.
week 31 unitec carpentry 23 - 25 november 2011
except for minor touch ups, the house is now completed. we had our celebration dimsum lunch at wingwah restaurant!
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| the house looks great inside |
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| and is good looking from the outside too! |
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| our celebration dimsum lunch at wingwah restaurant @ $15 per pax |
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| a very happy class. thank you joey! |
week 30 unitec carpentry 16 - 18 november 2011
this week we continued with the installation of architectural trim. kitchen cabinets also arrived this week and are fitted by the suppliers. showers are also fitted by specialist. we install the vanities to the toilets and hot water cylinder.
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| photograph shows shelves in linen cupboard. we also installed hanging rails and shelves in the wardrobes. |
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| kitchen cabinets installed by supplier. note we had to trim back skirting to allow base units to butt into wall |
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| we fabricate a temporary stand to raise the vanity to correct height for installation |
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| aqualine gib board installed over shower tray with 10mm overhang |
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| shower linings and glass door are installed by supplier |
week 29 unitec carpentry 9 - 11 november 2011
this week we concentrate on installation of architectural trim: cornice to wall/ceiling junction, architrave to windows and doors, skirting to wall/floor junction.
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| photograph shows architrave and skirting fitted to range slider. |
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| photograph shows ceiling access manhole opening finished and fitted with architrave |
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| photograph shows skirting fitted to wall. note expanded metal corner angle for gib stopping. |
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| photograph shows architrave fitted to window with 3mm quirk |
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| photograph shows architrave fitted to door frame with 3mm quirk all round as negative or shadow detail |
week 28 unitec carpentry 2 - 4 november 2011
this week, we start to install the interior doors which are supplied as pre-hung units.
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| photograph shows double doors installed to linen cupboard |
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| pre hung door to wc installed with packers to plumb the jambs |
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| door privacy lockset installed and architraves fixed to jamb |
week 27 unitec carpentry 26 - 28 october 2011
the all blacks have won the rugby world cup. new zealand is ecstatic. and we go back to school after a 2 week break. this week we continue with the installation of gib boards. apart from standard and braceline gib boards, we also installed aqualine to wet areas.
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| gib board installed to one side of this kitchen wall to form alcove for refrigerator |
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photograph above shows the use of red spacers and blocks to create a recess along square edges along the sides of ceiling plasterboard. this will be taped and skimmed to provide a flush finish.
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