Belongings in Bluff for construction semester

This is the items you need to prepare for coming construction semester in Bluff campus.

Lunch, Groceries and drinks

Lunch box or ziploc bag

We bring our lunch to hike and construction site

Water bottle (thermal)

We bring the bottle to construction site. DBB provide water jar. Please bring more that 1 gallon.

1 gallon water bottle may not be enough especially in summer. Previous students freeze 1 gallon plastic container full of water overnight and bring the ice with lunch box with 40 oz water bottle. The ice is to keep the lunchbox cool. And drink the ice afternoon.

at least 2 ice trays. This will keep your 1 gal water cold in the summer

Coffee ( and coffee filter ) or Tea must be good in winter.

Coffee maker

aeropress is nice brand

Breakfast and Lunch ( better to buy groceries at least for one week at SLC or Moab when you come down to Bluff )

The closest town to buy food is 30 mins away from Bluff (Blanding). We visit the city once for food in weekends. DBB pay for the gas for one DBB car for one round trip to Blanding.

Groceries

DBB pays for the dinner for from Tuesday to Saturday in Blanding groceries store.

Bed sheet (All bed size in Bluff camus is twin bed)

Blankets

Pillow and pillow case

Tent (optional)

Hammock (It is very helpful)

Fan

There are several AC in 2F of Scorup house. But it is very hot in afternoon in summer

It is better to brind your own quiet fan.

It is very hot in Scorup house in summer

Work wear

Work wear

Long sleeves and long pants are required

Cargo pants

Thermal clothes

When it is snow, many students wear ski/snowboard gear

Waterproof clothes jacket

We keep pounding hammer in rain

Work boots

Steel toe is recommended but not required.

Hard toe shoes is required.

Sneakers are not acceptable.

Wool socks

Steel toe is very cold in winter, wool socks are recommended.

Safety glasses

If you put on glasses in daily life, you have to put on another safety glasses or safety shield over your daily glasses.

Safety shield is helpfut for those who put on glasses in daily life.

Petzl is great but expensive

Ear cover ( in winter )

Gloves

DEX FIT Nitrile Work Gloves FN330, 3D Comfort Stretch Fit is recommended.

Winter work gloves

Ski goggles (highly reccomend for blow-in insulation)

When it is windy, safety glasses is not enough to protect your eye from windy sand.

Neck gaiter for blow-in insulation

Safety items that DBB will provide for you (you don't need to bring, but you can bring your own hard hat)

Hard hat

Constructoin yellow vest

Respirator (for mixing concrete, insulation blower and drywall dusty work)

Construction tools (required)

Tool bucket or tool box

Tool bucket organizer and 5 gal backet is easy to carry.

Tool belt or tool vest (optional)

You have to have your own tools on you all the time on site.

Speed square (optional

Cats paw

Utility knife

Snap blade knife for general is very useful and very light to carry

Pencils

Alway more than 3 pencils all the time on you in construction site

Sharpie (at least 2 with you at all times)

Chalk line (black is easier to see on OSB when installing subfloor and walls)

Hammer

For framing is required. 21 oz hammer is not too heavy, not too light for framing.

For finishing work is recommended.

If you join finishing work team like cabinet, table and chair, It is better to have smaller hammer.

Tape measure

36 ft or 24 ft is required. Definitely not smaller than 16 ft.

would recommend the Milwaukee brand because it has the fractions written out instead of just lines

Needle nose Pliers

Tongue-and-groove pliers or Slip joint pliers

Phillips and flat heads driver

Flooring knee pads (highly recommend for flooring team)

Toothbrush for cleaning

2 inches brush for cleaning

2 inches scraper for cleaning

Construction tools (optional)

Cordless Impact driver

DBB provides only 5 or 6 total. It is better to bring your own cordless impact driver if you have. With batteries and battery charger.

highly recommended for finishes because a lot of people will need it at the same time

Cordless drill

DBB provides only 3 or 4 total. It is better to bring your own cordless drill if you have. With batteries and battery charger.

Impact bits set and Drill bits

Wood chisels

Cold chisels

Metal snip shears or Wire cutter (a must for metal roof/metal exterior walls, gutters)

Plumb bob

Nail punch set for finish work

Respirator

DBB provides respirator for mixing comcrete or drywall dusty work

Others

Model making tool

X-acto knife

Ruler

Double sided tape

Glue and cutting mat

Hat ( For hike )

Camera

Sketch book & writing utensils

Insurance ID

We have to carry your insurance ID on you all the time

Camping

At the end of the construction semester, we camp on site.

Tent

camping chair

Sleeping bag

Personal camping gears

Bouldering gears, rock climbing gears