Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 13, 2021 9:33 pm Hey. I work as a chippy in Melbourne and was wondering if anybody could give their opinion as to how long it should take me and another qualified carpenter to arc and skirt this particular house. House size, 420m2 1/ large living area 6/ bedrooms 3/ little passage sections 1/ office 21/ doors 6/ wardrobes 22/ windows I know you can only give a rough estimate but any response is appreciated Cheers! Re: How long should i take to Arc and Skirt a house 2Jul 13, 2021 10:28 pm I'd work on 8- 10m/hr timber moulding Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: How long should i take to Arc and Skirt a house 3Jul 13, 2021 11:09 pm If I was quoting I'd need to know a few things. What size, profile and material is the arch and skirts. What is the frame, timber or steel. As a chippy you should be installing way more than 8 to 10 LM an hour, try double or more. But that does depend on the factors I asked above. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: How long should i take to Arc and Skirt a house 4Jul 14, 2021 7:33 pm chippy If I was quoting I'd need to know a few things. What size, profile and material is the arch and skirts. What is the frame, timber or steel. As a chippy you should be installing way more than 8 to 10 LM an hour, try double or more. But that does depend on the factors I asked above. yeah pretty strait forward, 67mm MDF beveled edge for both arcs and skirts with a timber frame. also needed to rip about 25 arcs to suit the wardrobes and doors. thanks for the reply Re: How long should i take to Arc and Skirt a house 5Jul 14, 2021 10:11 pm MDF splayed/bevelled skirt on timber frame. You can smash it out. Scribes are easy, you can put in nice full lengths with no joins and gun nail the lot. An average bedroom with a door and a robe would have about 20lm plus the arch around the window. I'd say you could do a room in an hour. Ripping your arcs will add to the time. A small site table saw can save a heap of time. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20355 Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7134 What? It's a lighting question, the control joint is only needed at 12m centres, a bulkhead or change of direction will suffice as a 'break' in the ceiling, just make… 8 8551 |