Building Concepts II Course Final Week CMCC- 8' x 12' Bent Wall(s) Assembly Week 13

 With our last week of school for the fall semester, we managed to erect all of our bent walls. A bent wall is any timber frame wall or wall sections that are made up of vertical posts and horizontal beams with diagonal braces supporting the beams and transferring load to the posts. In the photo to the right is our example of a brace holding up a beam. There we laid out our bent wall and then pulled it tightly together using clamps....

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Building Concepts II Course CMCC- 8' x 12' Post and Beam Bent Walls and Knee Braces Week 12

 This week we invested much of our time in getting the wood to a usable condition. A lot of planing and jointing with the planer. Also we got introduced in electric hand planers. They produce quite a pile of chips afterwards just for your information. We used a 3 1/2" planer and a larger planer for 6" by 6" timbers. We would only plane 3 out of 4 sides because of side was going to be exterior faced and that one gets covered up! Check it out  One...

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Site Surveying Week 11 CMCC- Laser Level Field Assignment and Realistic Application

 In the photo above and to the right is a BOSCH brand laser level. This is a highly efficient piece of equipment and that  efficiency comes from its ability to self-level which mean just lay it down on any stable surface or tripod and it will level. But also because it shoots a bright beam across every surface in a room 360 degrees giving you a "level reference line" to work off. Now with this line, you can see how level existing...

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Building Concepts II Course CMCC- 8' x 12' Post and Beam- Completed Floor System Week 11

 We got a lot of work done this week with 3 full school days! We completed the flooring system and got all the corner posts cut to length and notched. As much as a good tongue and notch is important, the shoulder length is equally as crucial. A shoulder is the portion of the cut that does not sit inside a member but instead on that same member butts up too it. Cutting those to the right length creates the size of the building cutting...

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Building Concepts II Course CMCC- 8' x 12' Post and Beam- Sill Notching Week 10

This week we had only one day to dedicate to our timber frame shed here at CMCC. Labeling and layout were two very important things we learned this week. With any timber frame buildings, even ones as small as this 8' x 12' building, labeling is crucial because each component is individually cut and "edited" to fit its receiving pocket. Also, each piece in this case was cut by a different team member. In our team there are three so consulting with...

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