yetchh Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Yeah, there's two layers of 250 micron polythene and that's the slip join.. although there's a lot of weight on it, can't imagine it slipping to well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 this seems like the hardest way to do this :/ Why did you not get sign off on the earthworks, pour your floor with the rib pods in place (how we do it up here) then just lift the house on to the pad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 not flat. posts sticking up all over the joint. makes it pretty hard to drive a trailer over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Earthworks are signed off.. It's the cheapest tc3 foundation, should get it done for around 15k including stainless fixings and timber.. type 2b was 47k, The crane needed to lift them on was nearly 15k by itself 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 De-boxing.. urrggh.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Job done.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 A bundle of sticks turned up on Friday, about half.. rest comes this week Also big thanks to Glen aka lowtech for the stainless hookup.. for the same price as getting some brackets made up I was able to make the brackets and come out with a drill press, a tool that had been on my list for a while.. cheers bro The brackets are to bolt the subfloor joists to the bearers, 12m of 65x65x6.5 down to this, Bit of this, two bits and 160 odd holes later.. I made a Goldilocks.. All for these, This is the cheaper Bosch 13mm cobalt bit, was still going strong after 80+ holes, the other dearer bit bit the dust after about 65, And bought this little Bosch drill press, 700w laser marker, two speed variable chuck, and a sweet little digital depth gauge.. ate stainless like a boss.. Gonna get into the subfloor this Friday and maybe Sat after the McLean's mateswap.. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 How much was that boss drill press ? Looks sweet as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 I got it on account for $415.. should do everything I need it to.. all the other presses floor around the same price has clunky gearing and lots of chuck wobble, while this has a little wobble, the rest of the features outweigh it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 The last of the timber arrived on Tuesday, my first thought was I'd ordered to much but we soon used it up and I'm fact I had to make a run for another 5 sticks this arvo. Cut down the stumps to the right height and put the bearers up on Friday, was raining and windy most of the day which sucked. Had the day off yesterday and went to the swapmeet, and got back into it today. Was raining steadily by 11am which fucken sucked even more as I was out in it cutting up joists etc.. Couldn't put some of the joists in as the styes are in the way, may be able to shift a couple so as to get more joists up, not that it matters really. The other thing is the nail pattern to laminate the joists together, according to S3604 I need to put 40 stainless nails per meter and for the center bearer which are triple laminated I need to use 40 120mm stainless nails per meter.. gonna ring the chippie who's signing it off and clarify the nail pattern tomorrow.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Put about 2ks worth of stainless shit in today.. including the brackets I made and about 250 bolts.. Looks like shiney brail.. Spent most of the arvo moving styes around so we could get all the joists in which is terrif.. starting to think it might be more cost effective for me to drop the house myself instead of using smiths, just need to get a few more bottle jacks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 That is an interesting drill press! What does the foot in the middle do? Some kinda click clamp? Also, wow so much work on this house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Who said you could use those domed coach bolts? We arnt allowed to use those up here anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Who said you could use those domed coach bolts? We arnt allowed to use those up here anymore /Yetchh has a heart attack! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Didnt realise it was going to sit so far off the ground, have never seen a footing/pile arrangement like this before (probably should have paid more attention to earlier posts re flood zone and earthquake steez) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Who said you could use those domed coach bolts? We arnt allowed to use those up here anymore Why not? Didnt realise it was going to sit so far off the ground, have never seen a footing/pile arrangement like this before (probably should have paid more attention to earlier posts re flood zone and earthquake steez) Yeah, there aren't many around.. takes an engineer willing to break the status quo and be an engineer rather than going for the standard type 2a/b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 That is an interesting drill press! What does the foot in the middle do? Some kinda click clamp? Also, wow so much work on this house! It's a type of quick release clamp that acts of the main column.. works pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Why not? Some desk jockeys decided that the dome heads will pull through if the timbers start separating so we need to always use normal engineering bolts with square washers both sides. The council up here pulled us up on it so maybe check if it's the same down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Don't think so, the other house with the same style of found/subfloor as mine has coach head bolts and passed it's inspection.. coach bolt has a 30mm head if that starts to pull through I would imagine there'd be other problems.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombsquad Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 People need to tell desk jockeys to get fucked tbh. Ive started standing up to them regarding health and safety paper work now cos shit here (hamilton) is just out the fucking gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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