Taken from the Right Track video on the subject of making buildings, Geoff Taylor shows the steps in building a freelance terrace of brick built houses. Although not representing a particular terrace the look and proportion are taken from careful examination of real buildings. Once again our thanks goes to Activity Media and Geoff Taylor for giving permission to use this material.
- Introduction – An introduction to the project to build a terrace of houses.
- Forming the walls – Creating the basic shell of the terrace.
- Brick Cladding – Adding the brickwork to the basic shell.
- Sills & Lintels – Detailing of the walls begins by adding window sills & lintels.
- Painting – Painting the walls of the terrace occurs at a relatively early stage in construction.
- Windows & Doors – The next layer of detail begins with the windows and doors.
- Finishing the walls – The finishing touches are applied to the walls of the terrace.
- Ridge Tiles – Roof detailing.
- Fitting Windows & Doors – The windows and doors are put in place.
- Curtains – Making and adding the curtains to the windows.
- Chimney Stacks – Geoff builds this most prominent feature.
- Colouring the Slates – Adding colour to the roof of the terrace.
- Rainwater Pipe – Down pipes and gutters are essential features to add.
- Flaunching & Flashing – Some final finishing touches are added.
- Roadway – The terrace is placed on a road with a pavement.