Seed Eco-Home 4 Calculations
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Build Time
- Foundation - 40 hr foundation with grading. 20 hours without grading. 4 hour backhoe, 4 hour gravel, 4 hr rebar, 4 hr staking, 4 hr forms.
- Modules - 132 hours for 122 modules total. 60 + 18 garage for 1300 sf model. 34 interior modules.
- 10 windows at 2 hours. Rest is one hour average, easy. 112 hours + 20 hours. Including plumbing and electrical!. Total of 132 hours.
- Data from [1] - 3 minutes per member, for 9 members - is a good conservative speed for a carpenter. Build time was 22 minutes with blocking + top/bottom available
- Typical simple modules are 12 members, or 24 minutes
- Windows are ~20 members - 60 minutes for frame.
- Joists - use helper tape premarked for joists.
Devices
- Helper tape - premarked tape. $5.
Installation
- Clamp to bottom of next module. Clamp to top of next module. Suck in middle as needed. Use T25 screws