ROOF FRAMING

Once the timber framed walls were secured, the timber roof trusses were loaded onto the Laserframe timber framed walls.  The white strip is  the pro clima INTELLO PLUS connection strip applied between the timber framed top plates and the trusses. Steel strip bracing being applied. Pro clima INTELLO PLUS connection strip fitted between the  timber top plate and the...

TIMBER FRAMED WALLS

 Construction on the Passive House building site took a break over the 3 week Christmas holiday period, and this week the house has grown considerably - and quickly - with the installation of the pre-cut and nailed 'Laserframe' timber framed walls. Laserframe Structural Timber is kiln dried, and is a structurally graded timber for residential and commercial construction of wall frames...

CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB - SECOND POUR

In January, the second concrete floor slab was poured for the majority of the house footprint.  Using the same construction as the first floor slab, the insitu concrete floor is poured over 'EXPOL' 100mm thick EPS polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of polythene.  The slab is reinforced with steel mesh, spaced off the EPS insulation boards on spacers that maintain...