A TECHNICAL REPORT

ON

ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND DOOR INSTALLATION OF BLOC LAYING AND

CONCRETING WORKSHOP TOILET

BY

DERRICK KASHIO AARON

FPT/KND/SES/BT/ND/0414

DEPRTMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT STUDIES
THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC KAURA NAMODA

JULY, 2023

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 DECLARATION

I declare that the work in this project report titled roof construction and door installation of block

laying and concreting workshop toilet “has been carried out by me in the department of building

technology. The information from literature have been daily acknowledge in the text and a list of

references provided. No part of this project report was previously presented for another diploma

or degree at this or others institution.

____________________________ _______________
DERRICK KASHIO AARON DATE
FPT/KND/SES/BT/ND/0414

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 CERTIFICATION

This project report entitled Door Opening and Installation was written by DERRICK

KASHIO AARON. The report fulfills the partial requirement of the condition for the award of

national diploma in building technology of the federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda and is here by

certified and approved for its contribution to knowledge and literacy presentation.

Mallam Nasiru Shehu __________________

(Project Supervisor) Signature/ Date

Zemnan Titus William Daddy __________________

(Project Committee Chairman) Signature/ Date

Bldr. Nuhu Abba (MNIOB) _________________

(Head of Department) Signature/ Date

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go to God Almighty that gave me the wisdom and strength, the polytechnic

committee for providing a good embrace for the study. My supervisor Mr. Zemnan Titus W.

Daddy, my head of department, Bldr. Nuhu Abba, and all the lecturers in the department of

building technology, and I also want to appreciate my parent Mr. and Mrs. Tashi Timothy and

my sisters and brother Tina Tashi, Tor Tashi. Tessy Tashi, wisdom Tashi, for their financial

support and prayers.

I pray that the god will grant them long life to enjoy the fruits of their labour.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i

DECLARATION ii

APPROVAL PAGE iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

ABSTRACT vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 AIM OF THE PROJECT 1

1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 1

1.3 LIMITATION OF STUDY 2

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 3

2.1 INTRODUCTION 3

2.2 DEFINITION 3

2.3 TYPES OF DOOR 3

2.4 CLASSIFICATION OF DOOR 7

2.5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF DOOR 8

2.6 COMPONENTS OF DOORS 9

2.7 TYPES OF MATERIALS USED TO PRODUCE DOORS 11

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 CHAPTER THREE

3.0 INTRODUCTION 12

3.1 DESIGN 12

3.2.1 SCHEDULE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 15

3.3 TOOLS AND COMPONENTS USED 16

3.3 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE FOR ROOF AND DOOR INSTALLATION 18

CHAPTER FOUR

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 20

4.0 INTRODUCTION 20

4.2 CONCLUSION 20

4.3 RECOMMENDATION 21

REFERENCE 22

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 ABSTARCT

This technical report writing is an account of the activities experience gained during the course
of the roof construction and door installation and how it was done. The project provided
opportunity to know and participate in roof construction door installation, laying of block and
mixing of concrete. These activates brought about a self development and confidence on the
execution of construction work, in the course of the report the steps processes, materials and
tools involved in the project literature, and class work activities, in conclusion of the project
meter covend. It was recommended that government and institution should encourage
entrepreneurial skills and practical to help students develop their practical knowledge and skills.

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