Set Building

The flats were the first thing that had to be made. Using a floor plan of the rooms we divided the walls into different sized sections in feet and inches. Where there were windows and doors. Smaller panels would have to be made for above and below- these are called headers and footers.

First the frames for the flats must be built using 2 by 4 timber. The wood for the frames

must be included in the overall size of the width and height of the flats. Our flats were 8 foot at the tallest point and 6 at the smallest. The widths varied according to the place they were mean to be.

Once the frames had been built the skins could be added. This were sheets of ply wood which had to be cut to size in the workshop. Once measured and cut they could be applied to the back of the frame. To attach the skin glue must be added to the frame.

Then using a nail gun and wearing the proper PPE, nail the skin to the frame. Where there is wood running through the middle of the flat, take a ruler and line it up with the screws which are visible at either end. Draw a line to connect them. Now you know where to put the nails in and can use the gun safely, hitting the wood.

The finished flat will look like this from the back, ready to have a brace fixed to the back.