Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 3

To see how we got here got to Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 2

To watch the video got too ‘Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section  Part 3’.

Next I would get the strip flooring cut to length and laid out, UPSIDE DOWN, so that it has a chance to season to local conditions and provides a floor to work and walk on.

A ribbon bearer is installed to fasten the lower weatherboards to.

With an cladding system it is advisable to install sarking. 

Make sure that your window and door jams are installed and correctly flashed an the you can start installing the cladding.

All cladding should be installed as per the manufacturers instructions. All natural timber product should be pre primed on the back and joints where you won’t be able to paint them once they are installed. All Fasteners should be able to resist exposure to the weather. Ensure that any joints are tight and waterproof. To see more on this process watch these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdGSH8hY5VA

The cladding should also, where possible, be spaced so that all the board are even right to the top of the seen wall. To see more on this process watch this video:

Calculate Effective cover 1

Calculate Effective cover 2

Calculate Effective cover 3

With the Cladding complete the eave frame can be built. There are a few different styles of eaves that you could have, the one shown here is a Boxed or Level Eave.

The finished eave should finish around 10mm above the brickwork to allow for the timber frame to settle overtime. 

A quad or similar moulding is used to cover the gap and still allow for the movement. 

Architrave are installed around the windows and doors. Ensure that the materials you use will stand up to the weather conditions.

Skirting blocks should be installed to give you something other than the studs to nail to. These can just be blocks of anything, they don't need to be cut in tight.

With the outside finished the work inside can really start. Internal linings such as Plasterboard can be installed. 

Plasterboard can also be used on the ceiling and the intersection covered with a cornice moulding again made from Plasterboard.

Try to leave turning the floor over and nailing it down for as long as possible so that any paint or plaster end up on the back not the finished face.

Architrave is used to cover the gap between the window jamb and the wall. 

Skirting mould use to cover the connection between the wall and the floor.

Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 2

To see the first part of this process go to Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 1

To watch the video got too ‘Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 2’.

The timber frame is constructed next. This can be constructed onsite or more commonly nowadays constructed at a frame and truss factory and delivered to site.

To see more on this process watch these videos:

‘Wall frame components and construction sequence’

‘Marking out wall plates’

The walls are stood, plumbed, braced and tied down ready for the roof.

Again there are several options at this stage. Trusses are a common method of constructing the roof.

To see more on Trusses watch this videos ‘Truss roof erection’

Or you could go with the option of the cut on site option.

To see more on this process watch these videos:

Gable Roof Erection Procedure.

Hip Roof Erection Procedure.

Broken Hip and Valley Roof

Broken Hip and Valley Roof Scotch Valley

Once the roof is on then the Fascia can be installed. The Fascia was traditionally timber and is still available in lengths of finger jointed pre-primed pine however a metal fascia is now more common as it is quicker and easier to install and does not require painting.

Now that the Fascia is on the Roof covering can be placed, again there are options at this stage namely a Metal roof,‘Colourbond’, or Tiles. Both methods require the installation of battens for fixing the covering to the roof. 

With tile roofs the first batten is different to the rest. It is called a Bellcast batten and it sits taller than the others to kick the first tile up so it sits at the same angle as the rest of the tiles.

The Anti-ponding board is installed next.

A layer of sarking or sisalation can also be installed at this point. This is not mandatory but something that I prefer. The sarking provides a backup layer incase water is blown through the joins in the tiles or can be combined with an insulation layer under a metal roof to lessen the noise of rain.

Once the roof is on the building can really kick off work can go ahead regardless of the weather can work can be happening inside and out. The Windows and External Door Jambs can be installed at this point so they are ready for the bricklayer.

Now that the roof is on we can lay out the flooring and start closing the building up while the plumbing and electrical rough in can be commenced.

To see what happens next go to Timber Frame Cut in Floor Section Part 2