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ASSEMBLY & install a tion The large KLH solid wood panels can usually be installed easily and using very few tools. The fully packaged assembly set is delivered directly to the construction site by lorry or container. The relevant installation company (usually a wood construction firm) will check and accept the delivery. The individual components are assembled and screwed together by using appropriate lifting gear. Compared to other construction materials, such as bricks, concrete or steel, KLH building shells take much less time to be assembled. Follow-up work can start immediately after the...

01 GENER AL INFORMATION AS SEMBLY WORK COMPLETES THE PROJECT DE VELOPMENT CYCLE The clients submit their planning documentation including any additional information that we need in order to prepare a quotation. After consultation and after the order is placed, the actual preparation work with the client starts, submitted to us in the form of work planning documentation. Based on this work planning, which is approved by the client, production and CNC cutting of the relevant panels as well as delivery to the construction site will be carried out. At the construction site the components will be...

PREPAR ATION FOR ASSEMBLY The means of transport delivering the components to the construction site as well as the loading and unloading order were already determined in the course of work planning and project submission. In order to identify the required type of lifting gear and any necessary measures, it is important to determine the exact position for the lifting gear and the delivery lorry. Usually, positioning takes at least one day, maybe longer. All resulting consequences have to be reviewed by the client and have to be duly organised, such as road blocks or various official permits that...

2.3 CHECKING EMPLOYEE SAFET Y REGUL ATIONS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE Depending on where the assembly takes place, countryspecific and local employee protection regulations as well as requirements regarding personal protective equipment will apply. The assembly of KLH components corresponds to the assembly of large, pre-fabricated wooden construction components by wood construction companies/construction firms. Assembly tools are auxiliary tools that assemblers need to complete an assembly or installation (fixing) of a component. We distinguish between the following...

Auxiliary tools required to achieve installation and/or the fixing of components Sofern es möglich ist, sollte ein Teil des Gerüstaufb Fig. 4 – Assem ly sc folding erfolgen. bDiea fElementverschraubung ist damit bere If possible, part of the scaffolding should already be complete prior to the assembly of components. This way, elements can already be screwed tightly from the scaffolding. If the installation situation keeps changing, and if the construction site is accessible via aerial platforms, then hoisting platforms and aerial platforms are suitable for the assembly of the components – even...

2.5 DETERMINING THE REQUIRED FASTENERS AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Fasteners are materials which connect or fix panels. Types and numbers of fasteners will result from the detailed construction plans as well as static calculations. Standard fasteners include e.g. screws, brackets, stud anchors (transition into concrete). Fig. 6 – Par tially threaded screw Fig. 7 – Flat head screw Depending on the architectural layout and the assembly situation, standard fasteners may sometimes not suffice. In this case special steel components, dimensioned by a structural engineer and organised in time by the assembly...

Determining additionally required material The appropriate detailed construction work requires additional material to be available already during assembly. This includes e.g. sealing tapes to form airtight KLH constructions or elastomer supports to improve sound insulation.

2.6 DETERMINING THE TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY The assembly work of KLH components requires nothing more than conventional tools used in wood construction, such as e.g. chalk line, hammer drill and drill with bits, aluminium levelling rod, hammer, sledgehammer, rafter clamps and the like. Figures 16 – 34 will give you an overview of the most common tools used for assembly.

Fig. 33 – Rachet beam tensioner Fig. 34 – Lif ting gear from the firm WÜRTH (transpor tation anchor plus combined Assy- II -screw)

2.7 DETERMINING THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ASSEMBLERS The number of assembly staff required depends on the detailed planning as well as the unloading situation. Assuming that expert staff will be used at the construction site, we suggest the following number of staff be required: • astening the KLH solid wood panels F to the lorry • lacement of construction components P and securing of position • crewing components tightly, reworking S at construction site 1 person 2 persons 2 persons PREPAR ATION WORK FOR PANEL ASSEMBLY AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE Depending on the detailed planning, this work usually...

Ad 2. Placing assembly brackets On the chalk-line mark, e.g. BMF brackets are doweled on one side in order to fix the positions of the walls. The distances between brackets will be according to static calculations. Usually, the bracket distance will be between 100 and 150 cm. Please remember not to set any brackets in areas where doors will be inserted. During assembly, these brackets will be useful as positioning tools for the wall components. Ad 3. Applying horizontal moisture sealant In buildings with cellars, this will only be carried out in wall areas and after setting brackets. In case...