Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis Crew Leader Training

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Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis Crew Leader
Training

• Interior Trim, Cabinets
• Interior doors

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• Bill Goodrich
• William McHugh
• Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
• Project Manager Construction Manager
• wegoodrich_at_aol.com william_at_habitatstl.org
• 314-575-4083 314-757-4498

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• Jacinta Witherspoon
• Volunteer Services Manager
• Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
• jacinta_at_habitatstl.org
• 314-371-0400 x 27

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Habitat Construction Leadership

• MAIN MISSION - Insure all volunteers are engaged
  in a safe, productive manner.
• (Volunteers are already inspired and motivated
  our job is not to screw up their enthusiasm)
  
• FOUR FUNCTIONS
• COACH - demonstrate the proper way to do the
  assigned task, teach necessary skills, organize
  the work group.
• SAFETY - insure proper procedures are followed
  and required safety equipment is used.
• QUALITY CONTROL - maintain high standards while
  completing tasks on schedule.
• FOSTER TEAMWORK build team environment make it
  fun. (Please, thank you and good job are
  the magic words)

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Habitat Construction Leadership

• Crew Leader Responsibilities
• Meet with house leader and get tasks for the day
• Supervise equipment set-up and end-of-day cleanup
• Gather appropriate work group for each task
• Observe safety, insure quality, and engage idle
  volunteers
• (If you are working and volunteers are standing
  around, we have failed)
• What We Want to Avoid
• Construction expert with huge tool belt tackling
  the real tasks with a helper or two. (Put the
  tool belt away and only help when necessary)

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Habitat Construction Leadership

• Crew Leader Training Goals
• The primary intent of the training is to get crew
  leaders familiar with Habitat construction
  techniques and with build-specific items
• We dont expect crew leaders to be experts in
  framing after attending the training session
• Our hope is that many of the things you see in
  the training will be visible on the construction
  site

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General Safety Concerns/Hazards

• Eye Protection
• Ear Protection (when needed)
• Sun / Heat
• Ladders / Falls
• Improper setting
• Overextending / misuse
• Hard hats dropped tools/materials
• Using the right tool

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Sessions Objectives - Interior Trim

• Identify the Task interior doors, baseboard
  and door trim molding, window sill trim, cabinets
• It should take 2-3 days
• 10 - 15 volunteers
• Note variations for special houses
• Reference pages of construction manual

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Safety Hazards

• Review safety huddle talking points for Molding
  and doors
• Safety glasses when using pneumatic hammer
• Set blade depth to no more than 1/2" deeper than
  cut. (Minimizes danger)
• Position power miter saw on a sturdy table at a
  comfortable height preferably out of the way of
  other crews

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Sessions Big Picture (Details to follow)

• Trim and finish half wall(s)
• Interior doors
• Window sill details
• Cabinets
• Baseboards

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INTERIOR DOORS
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Hanging Doors - Basics

• Doors should always swing into walls
• Bedroom doors should always open in
• Closet doors should always open out into room
• Right hand Vs. left hand
• knob position relative to exposed hinge
• The key - constantly check door swing and
  closing throughout process. Reveal (gap) should
  be consistent
• Double-wide closet doors can be tricky take
  your time and ask for help

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Hanging Doors - Plumb

• Check note hinge side of rough opening for
  plumb use shims if not
• Separate jam (remove nails packaging before
  mounting door)
• Be sure to put inner jam into room before
  mounting door (closets)
• Test fit the door by setting the hinge side
  determine potential shim locations
• Be sure door swings freely before mounting

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Interior Trim - Basics

• Use casing for exterior door trim leave a
  slight reveal between door frame and trim
• Hang all doors before installing baseboards

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Hanging Doors Proper Alignment

• Align the door to achieve a consistent gap all
  along the door edge
• Tip Removing the middle screw from the hinges
  and replacing it with a longer screw can be used
  to draw the door in on the hinge side

Door
Door Molding
Gap
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Hanging Doors - Shim

• Installing Shims
• Use shims in opposing pairs
• Shim
• Behind hinges, top of door frame,
• Above and below strike plate,
• Shim enough locations along an edge to provide
  ample support
• Not too tight or loose snug

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Half Wall - Basics

• Prepare and attach cap plate
• 1" X 8"
• Rip width
• Cut length
• Router the edges
• Construction adhesive finish nails (16"
  centers)
• Apply trim
• Paint before applying
• Finish nails on 16" center
• Fasten from one end to other (dont work to
  center)

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Window Sill - Basics

• Dont assume window sill is square drywall
  around window opening generally is not
• Determine measurements
• Use 1"x6" pine lumber
• Rip to width
• Cut to length (3" wider than opening)
• Router / round over edges

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Window Sill - Basics

• Notch ends
• Cut first notch with jigsaw
• Measure second notch from first
• Check level
• Fasten using adhesive and finish nails
• Install Apron below sill angle ends 22.5 cut
  length slightly shorter than the sill finish trim

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Sill Issues

• Apron-fit tight against sill
• Sill-may need to be shimmed
• Notch-opening likely not square

Sill
Top View
Front View
Apron
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Baseboards

• Determine room/closet layout to use straight cuts
  for longest trim piece
• Inside corners - coping Vs. miter
• To cope the molding, cut a 45-degree outside cut
  on the molding. Then back-cut the molding on an
  inside 20-degree angle along the edge of the
  mitered cut with a coping saw.
• Cope only one of the adjoining pieces, the other
  piece is cut at a straight 90-degree cut (cut
  this one long 1/8 "-1/4" to provide extra
  pressure for joining the two ends)
• Using the coping saw takes practice try the
  technique out on a scrap piece or two
• Splice long runs with overlap cuts

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Baseboard
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Baseboard Trim option 1

• Use 4 corner blocks
• Install corner blocks in all corners first.
• Attaching with 2 finish nails.
• Measure between each blocks
• Write that measurement on the wall and notepad.
• Cut baseboard to fit.
• Finish nail (2 nails) every 2.

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Interior Trim Baseboard option 2

• Example of an Approach Baseboard cuts for
  closet
• Start with two 90 cuts for back of closet
• Right and left sides are then coped
• Nails may split small pieces between wall and
  door jam

90 Cut
90 Cut
Cope-L
Cope-R
Closet
90 Cut
90 Cut
90 Cut
90 Cut
Cope-R
Cope-L
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Interior Trim Tips

• Have the same crew work on one room at a time
• Utilize a cut/saw team and a measuring/installin
  g team
• Use multiple crews across multiple rooms
• Make sure measuring/installing teams use the rule
  of measure twice/cut once
• Use the force of the trim piece cut 1/8" -1/4"
  long to drive the coped end snug

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Cabinets

• Kitchen
• Hang upper cabinets first snap a chalk line at
  proper height
• Use detail sheet for layout attach at stud
  locations
• Join cabinets together with screws provided
• Install filler panel
• Shim lower cabinets at floor to bring to proper
  height
• Install filler panel and kick plate on lower
  cabinets

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Cabinets

• Bathroom Vanities
• Cut out back for plumbing access
• Shim at floor to level the cabinet
• Ensure vanity sink fits properly within the space
  prior to attaching the cabinet to the wall
• Use the recommended screws to attach the cabinet
  to the wall at wall stud locations
• Install filler panel and kick plate if required

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Countertops

• Kitchen Countertops
• Test fit once base cabinets are installed (Check
  for gaps at splash block and wall and make sure
  overall length matches the cabinets it could be
  that your cabinets are not installed correctly)
• Make sure appliance openings are correct (stove
  opening lines up with hood fan, etc.)
• Use screws to attach countertop to base cabinets
  (use proper length screws to prevent damage to
  countertop)
• Caulk between splash block and wall
• Determine if any bracing needs to be installed
  (required on certain types of countertop designs)

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Countertops

• Vanity Countertops
• Test fit once vanity cabinet is installed (Check
  for gaps where the top meets the wall)
• Make sure there are no obstructions with sink and
  rough-in plumbing
• Generally attach countertop to vanity with caulk
  (Screws will damage countertop)
• Caulk where countertop meets the wall

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Miscellaneous

• Bathroom towel bars, mirrors
• Stairway railings
• Door knobs and stops
• Register vents
• Stair treads
• Caulking

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How to best tackle the job

• Number of crews with people/crew
• Quality check points
• What to watch out for
• Where the problems occur
• What makes it go easy
• Next training session specifics

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Questions ???