This video shows how to go about setting out the position of a building on your block of land. This is my second attempt at uploading this video the first one cut a couple of minutes off the end.
Just wanted to thank u for ur videos; setting out, two peg test, height of collimation and the others, they were crucial in my Cert IV. Most appreciated.
Hi Buildsum, Very informative video. I have learnt more about building set out in the last 22min than I have in the last four years of studying construction management at uni. Thanks, Anthony
I am planning to construct my own house here in India. No college here teaches such practical stuff. Though I hold a degree in civil engineering, I could never know how to build a house practically. For the first time through your video I could understand how the layout of a plan is done :-)). Great stuff BuildSum, your sketches are so clear, a high school student can understand what is going on. Really appreciate your sharing of such important steps in starting our own dream house. It really helps. I hope you will upload more such videos after this following a sequence of building construction, especially simple residential buildings with 9 columns. Such practical education is lacking in India, just rut the books and get marks, that's all they teach here. ALL THE BEST.
Everyone should get on it. I've been building for a while but it's good to be open to better ways of doing things. Ill let everyone know but that might be more competition for me having a lot of clued up builders! Alot of work in these videos, Nothings been overlooked. Thanks again mate
Hi higgi2005 Sorry if I have caused some confusion. The brick wall in the video was shown to illustrate the relationship between the wall and edge of the slab or footing. It is however out of sequence for the method of construction. Once the slab is poured and given time to cure the Timber walls would be marked out, constructed and erected before the Brick Veneer wall is constructed. Thanks for subscribing Buildsum
Im a architect working for a builder. We always setback 950mm from the boundary to avoid fire compliance issues. The minimum is actually 900mm, however we all know its hard to build a wall perfectly straight and allows for tolerance. Every architect I worked for designed to 900mm setback, now I always design 950mm unless the wall is fire rated.
@@jonoozzo737 I was an architectural student, now I'm working as a deputy foreman in the construction business. Yes, it is common for us now to put tolerance in the design to avoid concil issues and workmanship roughness.
subscribed to ur channel....more informative vid like this please....currently studying building and so far all you vid been VERY VERY helpful!!!!! Keep it up man
Like your videos very help especially like me doing building design which is part of my course unit. any chance to have video calculating bearer/joist span and spacing and eaves and roof details please THank you
Hi Alex Thanks for you comments The span of a Bearer depends on it strength and is generally determined from Span Tables. In Australia we use AS 1684 The Timber Framing Code. here is a video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C_RjNORQoeo.html The spacing of the bearers is determined by the Span of the joists ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H-0xukcgCQE.html The spacing of the joists is in turn determined by the span of the flooring that will sit on it. Hope this helps
can we skip the pegs at the start and go straight to a profile hurdle. measuring to the millimetre on the pegs but the peg height not level on sloping ground so when I plumb Bob up from the pegs my string lines on the profile boards is out.
Hi You can go straight to the profile as long as you have an idea where your corners will be so you set your profiles up in the correct spot. It also might take a bit longer to get square but it is possible
Thanks Buildsum. Love all your videos. My house will not sit parallel with ANY boundary due to easements and the peculiar shape of the block. How do I go about finding my starting point and first line in this situation? Thanks.
Hi Richard You may be better off getting a surveyor to pin the 4 corners of your building envelope otherwise there should be enough information on your plans to establish the position of at least 2 corners so you can establish a baseline to get your right angle off. If you don't have enough information you may need to go back to your architect or draftsman and get that information added to the plans. Hope this helps.
Sure does. I have realised that I need the draftsman to put more side/rear/front setbacks on the plans to have at least 2 distances off each facade (or at least one facade) to get my first straight line (which is non parallel to any boundary). From there I can use the 345 method to get right angles and extend the line to the next corner. In reality I will pay a surveyor to do the work.... it doesn't stop me from exploring the DIY possibilities and the cost of a dumpy! Thanks for your advice.
this is great however how the hell does the digger get in to dig the footings? do we transfer the markings with sand and remove the lines, temporarily?
Great video. Would it not be possible to set up a single marker peg and string line at each corner indicating the centre line for the footing and then measure equal distance from the C/L for the width of the trench ?
Hi Saul, I guess it would be however the centre line of the footing is never indicated on the plans so you would have to work that out first, also when marking out for a Excavator you only need to mark the one side of the trench and use the correct sized bucket for the trench width. I'm not saying that it couldn't be done however it is not the industry norm.
Hi. Is it possible to provide a sequence for your videos from the start of surveying the land through the process of foundations, the walls to floors to roof etc. Thanks
Buildsum Hi Buildsum if you can send over your organised playlist that will be great. I'm doing a course in building and your videos really help cheers
Thanks, these videos are very helpful. I am however struggling to find the videos in a sequence (so that I may watch one today and the following one tomorrow). Is there a list of the videos in their sequence?
Ruzaiq Omar HI Ruzaiq I'm happy that you find the videos helpful. As for a sequence there isn't one there are so many possibilities in the process of building a house that a start to finish sequence that covers every video is impossible. The process of building would basically be Foundations, Footings, Sub Floor, Flooring, Walls, Roofing, Eaves, Roof Covering, Install Windows,Cladding, Pre sheet, Lining, Fix out (Doors, Architrave, Skirting etc). You will find multiple videos for all of these area different methods and calculations The videos in this play list may give you a better idea of the different construction processes ru-vid.com/group/PLHFT_d-5EhN4F5PA2KhwjQ1oG2jTm-YY2
Hi Anthony, I'm not sure that it is ignored rather than assumed. Remember the steps shown in this video would only happen after the finished ground level has been established. The block would either be levelled before you start setting out or all the setting out would be set at a known height.
@@Buildsum thanks fir the quick response mate, I messed up my question. When setting the heights for the slab boxing will the surveyor set the NGL on a brick wall with a pin or a stake and then I level from that?
Hi Mate, normally a surveyor will set a datum on the site from which you can get the heights you need. but they wouldn't give you the actual height of the floor. The start of this video may help ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3zrHNo-YWeU.html&pp=sAQA
+Mark Anthony Hi Mark Alot of our Stanards are Australian and New Zealand Standards however the building code and the Timber Framing code aren't. Unfortunately i have not had any experiance with the NZ Building code so can't comment further.
