Some of the boys are still doing the soffit lining, so I concentrated on putting the Alu Band Window Sealing Tape on to all of the opening's for the house. This is used in order to create a moisture barrier to the openings (which are most likely to have issues with outside elements).
Yesterday we had prepped these openings by cutting them out from the buidling wrap with trianglular cuts at 45 degree angles. This building wrap was then stapled down on the inside of the opening framework & trimmed
accordingly. The orange corner moulds were then stapled down along the bottoms of the openings (as pictured above left).
The Alu band was then cut to length for the opening. Each top corner had to run at 200mm along top & length (400mm total length), with an additional 200mm half strip to seal the corners (as corner moulds are not present here. Along the bottom, the alu band had to run the whole length of the opening & up 200mm on each side. To attach the backing of the thermakraft sealing tape was removed & stuck down. It is best for this tape to be warm so that sticky substance sticks better.
Vermin strips were also added to the house today. This was fixed on with clouts so that it was flush with the boundary joist of the house. Where needed the vermin strip was cut to length using a coping saw.
brilliant stuff, as always Kim.
ReplyDeleteI only read a few pages and know you're as competent a student as any student I've seen through here,
just even reading through one of your posts, the explanations of details that often go unseen by virtually all other students sets you apart from the group and highlights your perception and understanding, even in this practical arena,
your talents are wasted here lol,
but I thank you for your stunning efforts and pragmatic distinction, because you seem "to get it", and others dont.
I guess thats the way of "students" and I merely play a role,
ps. can I use your blogs as exemplars for future student
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