Guidance apparatus for assembly of construction panels

A method for assembling a wall system comprising:

• providing a wall panel, the wall panel having a bore on a top surface, the wall panel bore for engaging a stepped dowel;
• providing a ceiling member, the ceiling member having upper and lower opposing elongated longitudinal surfaces, and a dowel cavity extending through the longitudinal surfaces;
• positioning a guidance member to engage the ceiling member cavity, the guidance member having a plurality of dowel sections, each successive dowel section having a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of a preceding dowel section;
• positioning a guidance member to engage the wall panel bore, one end of the guidance member engaging the ceiling member cavity, and the other end of the guidance member engaging the wall panel bore;
• positioning the ceiling member and the wall panel in a predetermined orientation;
• removing the guidance apparatus;
• and
• inserting the stepped dowel into a dowel-receiving cavity defined by the aligned ceiling member cavity and wall panel bore, to thereby connect the aligned ceiling member to the aligned wall panel and assemble the wall system.

An apparatus for guiding first and second assembly components into an predetermined configuration, the guidance apparatus comprising:

• a stepped dowel member having a plurality of dowel sections, each successive dowel section having a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of a preceding dowel section;
• and
• a collar member surrounding and slidingly engaging a first dowel section;
• wherein each assembly component includes a stepped opening, such that when the assembly components are positioned in the assembled configuration the aligned stepped openings define a cavity for receiving a stepped dowel;
• and
• wherein the assembly components are positioned into the assembled configuration by the stepped dowel member passing through the stepped opening of the first assembly component and into the stepped opening of the second assembly component, such that the collar member engages the first assembly component stepped opening and the stepped dowel member engages the second assembly component stepped opening.