CHAPTER 10: YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTING A STEEL SKELETON
Before beginning the construction of your steel skeleton, we strongly recommend you purchase the appropriate safety equipment for working on a construction site. This should include safety boots and safety goggles or glasses, a hard hat, a high-visibility jacket, and ear defenders for use with noisy power tools. There is a wealth of information available on the internet for health and safety on a construction site, most of which is basic common sense. Our principal piece of advice is to always keep the site clean and tidy. When building a dwelling, we tend to spend more time looking ahead or above than down at our feet, so best to make sure nothing is left lying around that anyone could trip over. As an added bonus, a clean site is more efficient to work in. The following are the seven steps you will need to take in the construction of your new steel-frame dwelling. For each of these sections we have provided a summary of what will be required, and each Flowcode will give you access to more comprehensive, invaluable information. The right tools for the job – Included in the information you will receive when you purchase the plans for a steel-frame dwelling will be a comprehensive list of tools needed to complete the entire construction process. However, for the frame erection stage, there is only a very short list. The main task will be to connect the individual pieces of the frame. Make sure you have the right tools for the job, as your frame is the most important part of the entire structure.
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