Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 26, 2020 9:24 pm Would like some feedback / thoughts on two builders construction notes. Which is better? Can you even compare? Both: Roof Trusses at 600mm centres - Tiled Roof @ 20 Degree Pitch Builder 1 STUDS LOAD BEARING WALLS (BASED ON MAXIMUM TRUSS SPAN OF 9000mm) BOTTOM PLATE - 2/45 x 90 MGP12 TOP PLATE - 2/45 x 90 MGP12 COMMON STUDS - 45 x 90 MGP10 AT 450 CENTRES NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS BOTTOM PLATE - 2/45 x 90 MGP10 (A.S. 1684) TOP PLATE - 2/45 x 90 MGP10 (A.S. 1684) COMMON STUDS - 45 x 90 MGP10 AT 450 CENTRES (A.S. 1684 NOGGINGS MINIMUM 35 x 90 MGP10 AT MAXIMUM 1350 CRS MAX. 19MM THICK YELLOW-TONGUE SHEET FLOORING THRU-OUT. Builder 2 FRAME SPECIFICATION • Frame timber to be MGP 10 pine. • 90mm x 45mm bottom plate. • 90mm x 45mm top plate. • 90mm x 35mm pitching plate to top plate for truss bearing to external walls. • 90mm x 35mm window sills. • 90mm x 35mm door and window heads. • 90mm x 35mm common studs @ 450mm centres to single storey or upper storey. • 90mm x 45mm common studs @ 450mm centres to lower storey of 2 storey. • 90mm x 45mm, 2/90mm x 35mm, 2/90mm x 45mm jamb studs. • 70mm x 35mm noggings. FLOOR SPECIFICATION (suspended sub-floor) • 19mm particle board flooring to all areas. •140 x 45 MGP10 floor joists @ 450mm centres - as per engineers design • 90 x 45 MGP10 joist blocking under external load bearing walls • 2/140 x 45 MGP10 bearers @ max. 2200mm centres. - as per engineers design (joists & bearers based on continuous spans.) Re: Frame Specs Comparison 3Jun 27, 2020 8:53 am Cheech74 Welcome to the forum Builder 1 is typical of a builder that specifies up grades even if it's not required Builder 2 is typical min standards .. as per Engineer. Builder 3? will explain why its necessary and minimise $ticker$hock lol..Sounds like a sales promotion comedy act The key is the certified engineering plans Ignore the builders sales BS Builders have a tendency to bump engineering costs after you are locked in and clients think/trust it's the norm. Always ask for engineers data and proofs..have it explained BTW Engineering 3D Bim is a great way to explain/learn Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 5314 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28285 Hi, I have a steel frame house which was built 2 years ago. When you are down stairs you can hear clunking noises when someone is walking around. We were told if you… 0 4441 |