8` X 8` Training Structure

8’ X 8’ Training Structure
Texas State Technical College
Building Construction Technology Students Fall/Spring/Summer 2010/2011
Conventional Wall ‐ 2” X 4” on 16” centers with one 3‐stud corner and one 2‐stud corner. The electrical students did the wiring. Alternative wall – 2” X 4” studs with 2” X 6” plates, 24” centers, one 3‐
stud corner and one 2‐stud corner. This wall breaks the thermal bridge that a stud in a conventional wall creates. This increases the efficiency of the wall as a thermal barrier.
Metal stud wall on 16” centers. This is the “green” wall, since metal is recyclable. Although metal conducts heat more readily than wood, the wall will have additional insulation on the exterior to reduce the heat transference through the wall.
Looking from the front gable toward the rear hip with the dormer. This team is ready for gypsum board.
This team has started on the gypsum board. The wire hanging down is for the ceiling light. These structures will have an RV shore power type connector on the exterior of a side wall. Pull an extension cord to them and plug in – VIOLA – you have power and lights!
Two of the structures will have “envelope” walls. One will vent to attic roof vents. The other will vent to a “doghouse” on the roof. This method creates a natural wind chimney for ventilation and heat removal.
The buildings have 4’ high walls so that we could double the usage of an 8’ stick of lumber. It also allowed us to get twice as much coverage from each 4’ X 8’ sheet of OSB and gypsum board. The roofs have a 12:12 slope for head room. Interior height will be 7’. Roofing is not until summer semester so they are “Tyvek”ed temporarily. So far we have approximately $1300.00 invested. We anticipate the completed cost to be closer to $2000.00. We will attempt to sell them for material cost just to recoup our material. The floors are conventional construction. 2” X 6” joists on 16” centers with bridging. Half has solid bridging. The other half has cross bridging. During the Exterior Finish class this summer, we would like to expose the students to a variety of finishes, hence the request for assistance. Currently, all we have are various Hardi products. Wood ship lap, vinyl, and/or metal would be appreciated.
The students will install three types of “tape” in the Interior Finish class. Paper tape, perforated paper tape, and self stick nylon tape. Our goal is to have them learn how to “float” sheetrock well enough for a non‐textured painted wall. We currently have less than 5 gallons of paint, and no other finishes. It would be good if we could expose them to faux finish, wallpaper, knockdown, etc. The only roofing materials we currently have are asphalt shingles. They will have to shingle gables, hips and valleys. We are short of drip flashing and valley flashing. We would expose them to other roofing materials, if we had them.
We are open to suggestions of what else you feel we should cover.
Thank You.