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Site map, the whole site at a glance

Roofs and roofing related pages.
An introduction, roof types. | Rafter cuts, basic set out. Roof framing, basics | Roof truss details | Steel roofs. | Finding rafter, purlin, hip cuts. | Rafter length and cuts by measuring on site. | Finding dihedral or hip backing angle. | Adding an extension to a hip roof. | Adding gable extension to a hip roof. | Adding an hexagonal roof to a hip roof. | An extension to an "L" shaped plan. | Split pitch or odd angled roofs. | roof insulation | ladder handling and safety

Roof sheeting related pages.
Fixing roof sheeting. | Roof flashings. | Roofing Tools. | Insulation foil | roof Insulation | Steel siding, wall cladding.

Steelwork in residential construction.
Introduction | Steel sheds | Steel siding, wall cladding. | Steel roofs. | Portal frames. | A lightweight portal frame collapse.

Concrete and Concreting
Concrete Basics | Placing concrete | Concrete finishing | Concrete curing. | Concrete tools. | Concrete stairs | Shotcrete Swimming Pool | Efflorescence | Polished concrete floors.

Concrete Formwork.
Formwork-basics, Intro. | Column formwork. | Wall formwork. | Tilt up walls. | Suspended-slabs,-Ring-beams | stairs | PDF-forming-stairs. | In-Ground formwork | Raft slab formwork. | Formwork materials and systems. | Fabric formwork | Spiral concrete stairs or helical stairs. |

Carpentry and Joinery.
Trim Carpentry Intro | Decks and decking | Walls on decking | Decking supports. | Fixing skirting | Scribing | Using a coping-saw | Flooring | Home made miter box | Selecting good timber |

Stairs and stair building.
Stair Basics and Intro Marking out stairs, calculations. Timber stairs Steel stair Concrete stairs

Doors,door construction.
Door basics, intro | Door frames | Batten doors. | Frame and Filled Doors. | Paneled and Glazed Doors. | Door repairs. | Selecting timber

Hand tools.
Hand tools, general tools | String line and plumb | Levelling, laser level | Squares and squaring. | hand saw | One hammer swipe | Hammers | Trammel Heads

Power tools.
Power tools intro | Router | Screwdriver guns | Medium sized drills. | Larger drills | Hammer Drill | jack hammer, | diamond tools | Hand held circular saw | Home made saw bench | chop saw | Sanders | miter saw | jig saw | biscuit joiner | hand planer - buzzer | Planer blades | Carbon Brushes |

Bathroom and tiling.
Ceramic Tiles, setting out. | Tiling tools | Bathroom renovation, demolition, preparation. | Bathroom, topping, waterproofing. |

Some of my drawings.
Intro and thumbnails. | Charcoal | Carving | Kath Kollwitz | Akira Kurosawa | Conte Crayon | watercolour | Pen and Ink | KSR | Ball point | Raffles Hotel | Vang Vieng | Hindu Temple

Miscellaneous Topics.
Asbestos | MDF, Medium Density Fiberboard | hurricane construction | Tropical Building | Site setting out | low-tech

Readers questions answered that have a separate page.
Spiral concrete stairs. | Waterproofing and existing deck. | Fixing a twisted door. | Adding an extension to a hip roof | Finding rafter cuts and length by site measure, no calcs | A gable extension to a hip roof | A hexagonal extension | Extension to an "L" shaped house | Steel siding or external wall cladding | Build in the tropics Vertical corner wall flashing to a steel shed

Home Construction Innovations And Inventions
Introduction. | Adjustable roofing protractor. | Hook on scaffolding. | Ezy hang door lifter. | Hip Tite starter fitting for neater tile roofs. | The Gem expansion joint. | Zip Clip cement tile fasteners. | A no welding method of joining lightweight RHS. | Power snips for fast scribing and straight cuts. | Panelform building system, quick walls and slabs | The Frook tempory truss brace and alingment tool. |

Blog Pages.
Bill's Recent Updates Page | Talk and Tips Blog | Blog archive | look better | DIY is easy | Pressure Cleaner | Remove Screws | Using a jointer | Overflow relief gully | Cleaning Tiles | Fixing to Steel | How long | Cutting in | Trade secrets | Deck supports | Chemical Fasteners |

Site Help Pages
Contact Me Share this site | "Wrinkles" sign up page | Who am I, brief bio. | Some of my drawings | Site Search | diy links | privacy policy

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Roofs and Roofing
Introduction Metal Roof Sheeting
Introduction Steel Residential Construction
Introduction Concrete and Concreting
Introduction Concrete Formwork
Introduction Carpentry and Joinery
Trim Carpentry, Intro Decks and decking Stairs and Stair Building
Introduction Doors and Door Construction.
Introduction Hand Tools
Introduction Power Tools
Electric power tools Bathroom and Tiling
Ceramic Tiles
Bathroom Renovation Questions and Answers
My Contact details, and some selected answers to readers questions
Home Construction Innovations And Inventions
Inventions intro
Miscellaneous Topics.
Asbestos
MDF, Medium Density Fiberboard
Hurricane Construction
Tropical Building
Low-Tech Blog Pages.
Recent Site Updates
Talk and Tips Blog Introduction Site Help Pages
share this site with your friends
Who am I, brief bio.
Some of my drawings
Site Search
diy links
Privacy policy
Every Page At A Glance
Site Map

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Please Note! The information on this site is offered as a guide only! When we are talking about areas where building regulations or safety regulations could exist,the information here could be wrong for your area. It could be out of date! Regulations breed faster than rabbits!
You must check your own local conditions.
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