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• Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc.
• Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are also used
• Today natural and engineered lumber and many other building materials carpenters may use are typically prepared by others and delivered to the job site
• In 2013 the carpenters union in America used the term carpenter for a catch-all position
• Tasks performed by union carpenters

  • Installing flooring, windows, doors, interior trim, cabinetry, solid surface, roofing, framing, siding, flooring, insulation, acoustical ceilings, computer-access flooring, metal framing, wall partitions, office furniture systems, and both custom or factory-produced materials, trim and molding, ceiling treatments, exposed columns and beams, displays, mantels, staircases, metal studs, metal lath, and drywall
• The traditional method of construction utilizing wood for building structures have been superseded by reinforced concrete and steel
• The use of wood or lumber in most residential construction is now limited to floor, roof framing, studs, stairs, joist, ceiling and paneling(partitions)
• Lumber material is fast becoming limited and costly despite of its becoming inferior (low grade) from small younger or different species of trees
• The most abundant wood and cheapest construction material sometime ago is now considered a costly commodities and prohibitive due to government policies
• Post


  A main vertical or leaning support in a structure similar to a column or pillar, the term post generally refers to a timber
• Girder


  A principal beam extending from wall to wall or the structural member that supports the floor joists. Its is also defined as the major horizontal support member upon which the floor system is laid
• Floor Joist


  The part of the floor system that supports the floor boards. Floor joists are fastened on the girders at a distance from 0.3 to 0.4 meter rigidly secured by bridging to prevent from turning sideways
• Sill


  That part of a house that rest horizontally upon the foundation. Sill or wood plate as those wood member fastened with anchor bolts to the foundation wall or beam
• Header


  A short traverse joist that supports the end of the cut-off joist a stair well hole
• Trimmer


  A supporting joist which carries an end portion of a header
• Flooring


  Refers to the wooden board commonly used in wood flooring materials. It can be tongue and groove (T&G) board, wood board or planks (plywood or ply board) with thickness of ¾" to 1 inch
• Light gauge steel frame construction is an innovative and reliable construction method which is broadly used in the world and has surpassed wood frame construction in many design and construction aspects
• Light gauge steel frame construction

  • Offers several advantages such as buildability, strength, design flexibility, sustainability, and light in weight which makes it easy to handle and hence increase speed; safety; and quality of construction
  • Easily influenced by fire, that is why fire protection coating shall be provided
• Light gauge steel frame elements

  Manufactured, based on ASTM standard A1003, from structural steel sheet that formed into strong C or Z or S shapes which are able to support heavy loads
• Wall System


  A load bearing wall is one which carries vertical loads from the construction above or lateral loads resulting from the wind. These loads may act separately or in combination. Both internal and external walls may be load bearing. Other types of walls include non-load bearing walls, wall cladding, and partitions
• Flooring System


  The flooring system can be made up of C-sections as joists connected to C section bearers. The floor joists can be designed from a range of C-section sizes depending on loading parameters
• Roof System


  The roof structure is generally a steel truss system which can be designed for metal sheets or tiles. The steel roof framing system can suit all types of roof design – hip, gable, dutch dable, steel roof sheeting or tile and would be screwed directly onto the wall frame
• Connections


  Light gauge steel members are usually joined with self-drilling, self-tapping screws, which drill their own holes and form helical threads in the holes as they are driven. Welding is often employed to assemble panels of light gauge steel framing that are prefabricated in a factory, and it is sometimes used on the building site where particularly strong connections are needed