Monday, 11 October 2010

Photos 17 footings




These photos of me are in the footings. the pictures show me plumbing a block and checking the cavity size. This process is done to enable the slab to be right.

Friday, 1 October 2010

photo 16 setting out

This is a photo of me setting out on a band course. This is done because it gives us our cavity measurement. It also gives us an idea of what the bond is going to be.

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

photo 15 using power tool

This is me using a power tool do drill into a previous wall to attach wall ties to. This is to enable the new wall being built to be safe and more stronger when it is finished.

photo 14 solid wall

This is the finishing of a solid wall. It was done as part of a team then finished off with a nice joint and brush to make it look nicee .

photo 13 Lock up Shed

This is our lock up shed. It is where all the tools are kept at the end of a work shift.Also inside is a the bricklaying materials such as insulation, wall ties, wall tie clips, dpc, expansion foam, ect.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

photo 12 bedding on wall plate

This is me bedding on wall plate. This is done so it is easier for the carpenters to attach the roof trusses on.

photo 11 inserting insulation

This is a photo of me inserting insulation against the blockwork. After all sheets were put in place red clips were put on ties and silver sticky tape was used to seal all gaps.

photo 10 running in blockwork over lintle

This is a continued photo of me running in blockwork over the lintle i bedded on in the previous photo. The brick in the picture is being used as a tingle.

photo 9 bedding on lintle

This is me bedding on a lintle so blockwork and brickwork can continue to finish off the job.

photo 8 running in bricks on gable end


These are two pictures of me running in brickwork on a gable end. It goes up 12 more courses to first floor level.

Thursday, 27 May 2010

photo 7 concreting












































This is me concreting on a slab It shows different pictures of what I done. These include leveling the ground, Placing in metal rod sheets and preparing for concrete to be poured into place.





Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Photo 6 Barging up brickwork gable

This is me barging up brickwork gable so it is level with the wood ladder after that done the inner skin on the thermal work

Photo 5 laying thermal block

This is laying a thermal block by a window reveal

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Photo 4 Brickwork Pilar

This is a brick work pilar i built on a garage extension we done for a hoble

Photo 3 Perping a concrete block

Me perping a block and running them in with the line and pins

photo 2 Placing a cavity tie

Me laying cavity tie on thermal blockwork by the reveal

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Photo No 1 Cladding on Timber Frame


This is a photo of me laying concrete blocks to a timber frame house