***2015 LC Construction - June 12th***

Kermin

sponge151 wrote: »

how many drawings is there to pick from for question 1 ?

What do you mean they tell you what to draw but it can be a combination of drawings.

sponge151

yes i know how many drawings have you learned like stairs fireplace etc ?

Kermin

sponge151 wrote: »

yes i know how many drawings have you learned like stairs fireplace etc ?

None but I have a pretty good memory of what foundations with a fire place and suspended timber floor and a stairs look like. Other than that no idea

sponge151

i really hope the roof our the stair our foundation comes up if any them come up i am sorted ! had a **** teacher all year so we didnt learn alot of the theory so im hopeing it will be a nice paper !

Kermin

sponge151 wrote: »

i really hope the roof our the stair our foundation comes up if any them come up i am sorted ! had a **** teacher all year so we didnt learn alot of the theory so im hopeing it will be a nice paper !

You think you didn't learn a lot of theory. We did 4 drawings, u value, passive house and a bit on wheelchairs in 2 years. And why stairs they're way to detailed

sponge151

yeah we didnt even do u values we did stairs roof and water sytem and thats it i like the stairs i find them easy to draw. most of the questions are coomon sense though arent they like question 10 you can normally bul**** on about something for a page and get marks if a healthy and saftey question comes up it will be so handy

Kermin

sponge151 wrote: »

yeah we didnt even do u values we did stairs roof and water sytem and thats it i like the stairs i find them easy to draw. most of the questions are coomon sense though arent they like question 10 you can normally bul**** on about something for a page and get marks if a healthy and saftey question comes up it will be so handy

Its common sense to a point but certain things can't be bull...... and all the details in drawings is a pain. Just hate the damn subject. At least I'm a have half the marks got already anyway

sponge151

that is true some of it cant. i know and they take some paitence to draw. excatly hopeing to be sitting on a good few percent with the project and pratical it is a horrible subject but after tomorow im free no more exams !!

Kermin

sponge151 wrote: »

that is true some of it cant. i know and they take some paitence to draw. excatly hopeing to be sitting on a good few percent with the project and pratical it is a horrible subject but after tomorow im free no more exams !!

Same man but this going to be 3 bad hours. Also never finished my day piece

sponge151

might be 3 bad hours but hopefully it wil be 3 fast hours haha !

Patsy6546

We can rule out eaves detail since it came up last year. I'm thinking electricity will appear since its been 3 years since its appeared last and I'm hoping sound comes up too

Kermin

Realistically how many drawings can they actual ask I know there's like 30 but it seems like they cycle the same 5 or double one up to throw you off

johnnysgot123

Wtf is a stairs drawing?! I'm banking on Fireplace / wall,window,roof /Door Threshold for Q1
Q2 Wheelchair Accessibilty or Saftey
Q3 A renovation question
Q5 U-value
Q6 Planning - low envrio impact
Q10a MHRV
Q4,8 or 9 will be either sound, sewage/waste management - due to septic tank charge yoke/ Heating water system - Water taxes

Mitchell15

Ah lads, it's a nice subject! Just do question 6 and 10 (a), they overlap in places, u-value and if you have to learn the 20 drawings may as well do the 2. If not, pray for safety.
I'd put my money on stairs, door and some foundation. Wouldn't be surprised if it is the split foundation.
Q1 generally seems to be foundations, wall and eaves. You just need to know the difference between passive house and timber framed houses.
Q7 can be really anything, stove, stairs, roof and so on.

KA97

does anyone know a website where I can learn U-Values?

LordKingJimmy

KA97 wrote: »

does anyone know a website where I can learn U-Values?

I'll PM you some stuff. Hang on

ShaunDaSheep

Just a quick question. How do ye all answer your questions ? In essay type form or bullet point form ?

johnnysgot123

ShaunDaSheep wrote: »

Just a quick question. How do ye all answer your questions ? In essay type form or bullet point form ?

Bullets points...

Kermin

johnnysgot123 wrote: »

Bullets points...

How many bullet points considering its for 60 marks

johnnysgot123

Kermin wrote: »

How many bullet points considering its for 60 marks

Not too sure... 5 - 8 plus sketches under each heading i'd say... depends on the question

Seanie6601

Any one know what page mechanical heat recovery system is on ? In the book called construction studies today.

Dkey

If we get something like in 2014 or 2013 where in Q1 there was a combination of 2 drawings I am f*cked... I know how to draw something when I know how it is called but dont really understand format of a question and measurements in it, it tells me nothing ;x

If we get threshold like on mock I would be so happy it was so easy
Stairs won't come up in Q1 that's for sure they were there in 2013, and they also never repeat same type of drawing so I think that roof also is not going to be there ;P

Anyway good luck to everyone and wish u all at least 40%

Kermin

Seanie6601 wrote: »

Any one know what page mechanical heat recovery system is on ? In the book called construction studies today.

Should be under passive housing or energy.

KA97

Do we do all sketches on the non-lined paper ?

evertinian

what did i teel ya door lintel appered )))

ShaunDaSheep

How did everyone find it ? I was over the moon when i saw the door for Q1. Alot of people in my year were not happy with it though, however it was my best and favourite drawing. I thought the U-Values question was very time consuming however i found it a nice question and id say parts a and b counted for 50 of the 60 marks. I answered Q! , Q3 , Q5, Q6 and question 10. Overall i found it a nice paper hoever i was very short of time although i wrote 18 pages in total ( my hand was broke ) i cut my last question ( Question 3 ) a bit short as i had to allow myself time to re-read my other questions and drawing. What ye all think ?