For this final assignment is to do a research on any building with two storey or more of their construction sequence. Our group decided to choose to research at Pulai Height, Ipoh which houses are just finished construction not more than one month. For this assignment each group member will need to choose any key element from foundation, flooring, structure, ceiling, roof, opening and staircase.

Since I am quite curious to see how opening of a house created and staircase which are under my consideration too, so I chose opening and staircase as my key element of this final assignment. 

What is opening? 

Opening is an aperture or gap or a way which are allows to access. Open defined as move or adjust ( door or window) so as to leave a space to allows access and view, meaning as with opening peoples can access from living room to bedroom, from bedroom to rest room through the opening of a house, we can view outside from interior space of a house through opening (window). 

How opening created? 

After my research through our site study at Pulai Height, so far under my knowledge is normally panel door people use it at exterior space, flush door at interior space, sliding door can be used at between living room and balcony or shower room, shower glass door used at shower room. However, windows has no any specific compare to classification of doors.

DOOR

Flashing: Water-resistant product that prevents water penetration at the gaps between the door frame and the rough opening. 

Casing: A type of molding, typically used to trim the perimeter of door.

Head/Side Jamb: Side-post or lining of a doorway

Threshold: A strip of wood, metal or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a space.

Sill: A shelf or slab of stone, metal or wood at the foot of a doorway.

How to install Panel Door? ( Similiar with others exterior door ) 

Step 1 - Dry-fit the new door in position to make sure it fits.

Step 2 - Adjust the sub sill as needed with shims following the door manufacturer's instruction.
Thoroughly inspect the house frame for dry rot and pest damage and make needed repairs before proceeding.

Step 3 - Make sure the new door will clear the finished floor. Measure the new door from the bottom of its still to the bottom of the door. Then measure the height of existing interior flooring to ensure that the opening door would not hit the flooring. 

Step 4 - Working from outside the house, set the bottom of the door against the opening, then raise the frame into place.

Step 5 - Temporarily insert new shims near the top of the frame to hold the door.

Step 6 - With shims, adjust the door frame. Insert shims between the door frame and studs at the hinge location. Shims keep the door level, plumb and square in the rough opening. Be sure to have at least 1/8-inch of clearance between the jamb and rough frame. 

Step 7 - Drive screws through the hinges and shims. 

Step 8 - Place shims near the top and bottom of the jamb. Screw it.

Step 9 - Insert additional shims around the frame. For added strengths, place shims at the lock set. 

Step 10 - Remove any remaining shipping braces. 

Step 11 - Check the door whether it open and close smoothly. 

Step 12 - Secure the sill. 

Step 13 - Apply minimal expanding spray foam insulation in the gaps around the frame and allow to dry.

Step 14 - Trim any excess with a putty knife. 

Step 15 - Reattach the door trim

Step 16 - Apply coat or paint.

Materials that can be used in door frames:

1. Timber

2. Wood

3. Aluminium

4. Vinyl

Materials that can be used in door:

1. Wood

2. Vinyl

3. Metal 

4. Glass

5. Aluminium

Why Panel doors?

- Hard, Strong and natural beauty

- Lots of option available 

- Less maintenance

- Easy to install

- More elegance

- Weather proof compare to other doors

- Eco friendly

When is the door installed? 

Doors can be install after structure and before flooring to ensure that door will not affect the floor during the installation. 

WINDOWS

ASSIGNMENT 4 : ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

Materials Needed : T-Square and Adjustable set square

First of all, we learned how to draw simple object from top view, side view, front view and 3D view. After several of practice during lecture class, we are instructed to practice to draw some more difficult object. 

ASSIGNMENT 3 : PERSPECTIVE PROJECTION

First of all, we are required to find four pictures from website and draw out the spaces that we chose using one point perspective and two point perspective.

After we had learned how to construct the grid line for one point perspective view, vanishing point, measuring point and eye level. Than we are going to start to draw out interior objects. 

ASSIGNMENT 2 : PERSPECTIVE(FURNITURE) PROJECTION

Materials needed : A3 Cartridge Paper, pencils, pen.

First of all, Ms Shamila and Ms Aida instructed us to draw straight line without ruler from one point to the other point.