The owners of the neighbouring property have decided to build a house with a similar character to the Richards House, using similar materials. As building materials are most economically purchased and delivered in bulk, they and the Richards have come to an arrangement to purchase the necessary materials together.

Construction Images of house

General Images of House

Extra images available in zipped format

Building materials
The following materials are stored under cover on the Richards site (to leave the neighbours' site clear for their building works), and are available to be used for the shed:

• 90x35 F5 pinus radiata, 3600mm lengths
• Carter Holt Harvey 10mm Ecoply, panel sizes 1200x2700
  
• 0.42mm Lysaght Custom-orb Colorbond steel roofing.
• 1 off glazed hinged door with frame (door size 2400 x 900 nom.)
  
• 1 off WRC framed window (wall opening size 2400 x 900)

The fixings, cover strips, flashings etc. you may need are not supplied in the model.

Download a Form Z model of these building materials and other resources needed for the project by right-clicking here. (The game also provides you with the 4 bicycles, the workbench and the wheelbarrow.)

• General references
  Go direct to the Barr Smith Library House Construction II/III webpage by clicking here.
  
  
• Codes
  AS 1684-1992 National Timber Framing Code
  AS 1684.2-1999 Residential timber-framed construction. Non-cyclonic areas.
  AS 1684.4-1999 Residential timber-framed construction. Simplified- Non-cyclonic areas.

Hard copies of some codes are available from the ASA library.
Electronic versions only of Australian Standard codes are available from a designated computer in the BSL. To download Australian Standards codes (openable for 48 hours only) onto any computer you will need to download security software as a 'plug-in' of Acrobat reader. Instructions for this are given on the BSL website - follow the prompts from the BSL House Construction II/III webpage.