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NUMBERS


CON-TEC VENTURES LTD.

numbers to carpenters math

 

numbers

-steps and driveways 30 TO 32  mpa concrete  5 to 8% air entrained

-driveways 125 thick or 75 with a granular base of 125

Numbers

-height of crawl spaces 600mm

- height of basement 1.95 underside joists

-height of basement living space 2.3

-crawl space and attick openings 500x 700

-foundation wall ends 150 above grade for masonry

-foundation wall ends 200 above grade for wood exterior finish

-basement slab concrete 20 mpa, add fiber mesh  to  help eliminate cracks

-5 to 8% air entrainment

- self mixing 20 litre water for 40 kg bag

-footings never less than 100 thick

-water table with in width in depth from footing double size of footing

-column footings single story 640 by 640, two story 870 by 870, minimum thickness with out reinforcement 100

-step footing vertical connection between steps 150, horizontal distance between steps 600,  vertical distance 

between steps 600

-foundation walls 150 to 300 thick

-wood beams in concrete foundation wall must have a 12 air space if untreated and below grade

-beam must bear on concrete foundation wall  by 90, joists must bear 38

- anchour bolts 12.7 diameter, spaced at 2400, embedded 100

-15 mil polyethylene under slab and between slab and wall, lap 100

- 25 sand cushion between slab and footing

-wall control joints tapered 20 to 12, walls longer than 25 m have joints every 6000, 3000 from corners, 

sides windows and doors

-slabs 75 thick sloped to drain, 100 crushed rock under slab

-control joints slab 4.5 to 6 m in either direction, slab cure 5 to 7 days

-slab on grade 200 above finished grade

-slab reinforced with 10m at 600 centre both ways

-hydrostatic pressure beneath slab need water proof membrane from all membrane continuous between two

75 thick pourings of slab

-100 foundation weeping tile laid on solid soil, top tile is below basement floor, covered with 150 crushed rock

-window wells must be drained with 150 pipe to weeping tiles wells

-insulating foundation must be 600 below grade exterior or interior

-crawl spaces covered with rolled “S” roofing or .15 polyethylene

-crawl space access doors 500 to 700 dwelings 550 to 900 others

-heated crawl space walls must be insulated to 600 down interior or exterior insulation

Numbers

pouring concrete walls

-lifts of  300 to 450

-fall more than 1500

-metal chutes 1:2 to 1:3 slope

-above 5° to 10° for 72 hours

Numbers

Fences, hand rails  and decks

-fence post buried 1/3 length

-fence bottom rail 150 from ground

-deck to top of guard  rail 1070

-deck boards spaced 3-6

-spindles  max space 100 between

 

Numbers

Gutter

 -leader straps down spouts 2 per 3 metres

-splash block 900 square

-metal gutters hangers every 900 to 1200

-vinyl gutters 600

-metal gutters hangers spikes and ferrules 900 to 1200.. .vinyl gutters 600

Numbers

Gypsum Bd.

-fasteners penetrate frame 20

-ceiling application nails spaced at 180

-studs centred at 400 minimum thickness of GB 9.5

-nails 10 from edge

-dble nails spaced at 50

-nail space for dble nail 175 edge 300 field

-nail space for single nail 200

-top row of nails 200 from ceiling

-joints staggered

-vinyl surfaced GB use clips and battens

-moveable use metal studs and tracks

Numbers

Sheathing

numbers exterior

-vinyl expansion gap 6 warm 12 cold

-overlap wood siding beveled 25

-bevel wood max width 286

-nail length metal siding 38

-minimum thickness wood paneling 6

-wood panel exterior expansion gap 2

-composite panel exterior expansion gap 5

-hard board exterior expansion gap 3

-minimum width of shakes 65

-lumber side minimum thickness 14

-soffit panels 12

-distance of wood sheathing from finished grade 200

-solid wood usually 200 wide max

-insulating sheathing products must be nailed 150 edges 300 field

-interior walls finish lumber widths max 200





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