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Holes are drilled into concrete slab and filled with epoxy. |
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Workmen install threaded rods into epoxy-filled holes. |
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Flashing and bracket installed on slab - ready for exterior wall panel installation. |
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Floor-to-wall bracket with hold-down bolt installed for interior wall panels. |
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Putting up wall panels with factory-installed, double-hung windows. |
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Wall panels are in place. Roof truss brackets installed. |
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Roof trusses are pre-assembled at the factory and "collapsed" for easy shipment. Workmen "unfold" each truss and insert screws. |
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Gable roof trusses are assembled on work benches. The completed trusses are ready to install. |
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All truss members are securely screwed together with ¼" Tek screws for maximum strength. |
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Workers use an air wrench to fasten roof trusses to exterior walls with a bolt and washer. |
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Assembled roof trusses can be installed on most houses without a crane. |
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Top-hat steel purlins are screwed into steel trusses with ¼ inch Tek screws at every intersection. |
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The roof is framed and ready for siding and sheeting. |
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Horizontal cement-board clapboard siding is installed on the gable ends. |
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Pre-painted roof sheeting is installed with typhoon assembly screws over fiberglass insulation. |
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Pre-painted, pre-cut roof sheeting installs easily. This is the six-rib standard specification Force 10 roof sheeting. |
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A completed, weather-tight shell. |
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Pre-cut and pre-tabbed ceiling battens facilitate installation of gypsum-board ceiling. |
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Finishing off the interior: wall panels are taped and plastered, gypsum-board ceiling is taped and plastered, a gypsum cornice is glued into place. |