| Doghouse: Design / Framing the Floors (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) |
From "Warehouse Warriors"
episode WHW-102 |
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The Teams: Two teams of firefighters. The Project: A One-Size-Fits-All Doghouse The Timeframe: 8 hours (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Before the competition gets under way, we meet the two teams of warriors that will design and build two state-of-the-art doghouses appropriate for any size dog: Red Team (Oak Ridge, TN) Todd Derrick (team captain)
Laura Davis
Ron Buckham Blue Team (Knoxville, TN) Jeff Conard (team captain)
D. J. Corcoran
Tracy May Warrior Team Trivia: The two teams come from neighboring cities in East Tennessee: the Blue team (a.k.a. the Smoker Soakers) from Knoxville and the Red team (a.k.a. the Atomic Firedogs) from Oak Ridge. Red Team Activity Journal (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) - All the Firedogs agree: they want their structure to resemble a fire station! After drawing up preliminary plans, they begin measuring and cutting 2x4 pressure-treated lumber for the subfloor and floor joists
- Next they construct the floor frame and add the joists (figure A).
- The next step is cutting 1/2" insulation board and attaching it to the floor frame.
- Finally, they cut plywood for the floor and attach it to the frame on top of the insulation (figure B).
Blue Team Activity Journal (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) - At first the Blues also thought about building a doghouse to look like a fire station, but they have decided instead to create a Victorian-style triplex perfect for the multidog family.
- The first step is cutting the roof peaks of the front facade so Tracy can begin painting them (figure C).
- The Blue Team also uses pressure-treated 2x4s for the subfloor, but they will be using synthetic decking boards -- which will provide some insulation and also be washable with a garden hose -- for the floor itself.
- The team cuts the 2x4s and begin framing the floor (figure D). They run a chalk line to mark the joists; at these points, they'll drive screws to hold the floor in place.
Want to know more about the products used on Warehouse Warriors? Click here for a complete list of tools, materials and supplies available to our teams.
RESOURCES :
PetSafe Information
To find out where to purchase PetSafe products, click here.
PetSafe (Radio Systems Corporation)
Knoxville, TN 37932
Website: www.petsafe.net
Top Choice Lumber
Available at Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Simpson Strong-Tie Connectors
Website: www.strongtie.com
Simpson Strong-Tie and Quik Drive
Website: www.quikdrive.com
DeWalt Industrial Tool Company
http://www.dewalt.com/us/core/
TimberTech Decking
Website: www.timbertech.com
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