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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 7:35pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Ibk2020: Your foundation design determines which one to go for. Pic 1: DPM Pic 2: Damp Proof Course Pic 3: Suspended Slab Pic 4: Damp Proof Course 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 7:47pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Vapor barriers (abi DPM or Nylon �) are installed to protect what is inside your house from destructive matter that can seep through the foundational floor. If a vapor barrier is not installed, water will seep into the foundation and cause a major damage to wood floors, walls, and paintings in a house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0S5dfrYmc8 |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 9:10pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
n3xt: Never build a raft foundation like the last two pictures below. People fail to realise that the slab in a raft is the main component that transfers the load to the soil below. 6 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Abolarin91(m): 10:50pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Pls shed more light to it abdulwastecx: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Chekitaut: 11:29pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Let the lucky person call for order. Let Jesusson2020 bet with 200k, i give the person goods free, only pay 30k transportation to his or her site. Who is standing btw us |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Chekitaut: 11:34pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
jesusson2020:You do not know the rudiment of this job. Who direct you here knows, that video pics was sent to me as a consult mind you from...the pics below |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by abdulwastecx(m): 11:38pm On Sep 09, 2020 |
Abolarin91: You see my friend, that type of foundation is called downstand beam-raft foundation but a special kind where the raft is built on stabilized soil. For that reason, the action of the foundation work where the slab must have a direct contact with the sand fill (which must be compacted properly and CBR test carried out to make sure that the bearing capacity of the soil can safely carry the foundation. When the void inside the foundation is left unfilled and decked like he did above, then you are not going to have any action and the foundation will fail by settlement. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Rerin: 12:36am On Sep 10, 2020 |
Thank you QSFemi: |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 12:42am On Sep 10, 2020 |
abdulwastecx: That’s true. Never build a raft foundation like the number 3 picture above. Number 3 picture is a pile foundation. Honourable, what’s wrong with number 4? Let’s learn. This is one reason I only share projects executed directly by me. 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 1:08am On Sep 10, 2020 |
Is this a downstand beam-raft? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpqgDrhvPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3M5-INzJgk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9hoKji7GXM
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 1:25am On Sep 10, 2020 |
abdulwastecx: I’ve shared pile foundation with a suspended slab above. Here are pictures from construction of the building in Pics 4 of my earlier post: How else do you build raft foundation? Do you mind showing us pictures different from this? ![]() 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 1:32am On Sep 10, 2020 |
If anyone read my post clearly, you’ll see I wrote “Your foundation design determines which one to go for” There’s never a one-size-fit-all approach to foundation design. Neither is foundation design limited to raft. Peace! n3xt: 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by boay(m): 2:51am On Sep 10, 2020 |
adanny01: Ok |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by boay(m): 2:53am On Sep 10, 2020 |
adanny01: This is hilarious bro. ![]() Ok. No p. We move 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by presiade(m): 3:08am On Sep 10, 2020 |
Hello professionals here, are there Lagos-based land surveyors in the house? |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sinorte: 4:08am On Sep 10, 2020 |
Please what can I do to have the arcs missing in the beam on the ground floor put back in there? Also, 11 bags of cement used for plastering two fairly spaced rooms and two rest rooms. Is that usage good enough? Is Dangote Blockmaster cement good for plastering?
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 4:16am On Sep 10, 2020 |
sinorte: Is it really compulsory? The building is looking nice without one tho. 2 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 4:27am On Sep 10, 2020 |
sinorte: When we had an almost similar situation, we just simply introduce a new formwork, chiseled the beam a bit to anchor some iron rods to it. Hope this helps! 1 Like
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sinorte: 4:37am On Sep 10, 2020 |
n3xt: Thank you! It sure helps. Could you please help address the other concerns I raised in my initial post? 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 4:50am On Sep 10, 2020 |
sinorte: 11 bags for two fairly spaced room, not bad if you have good mix and sand. That’s like average of 4 bags per room. But if God bless you, kindly add more bags (maybe 1 or 2 more) of cement. Plastering is a part of your build that requires to be quality upfront. _____ You’re good with any 32.5 Cement. Blockmaster (42.5 R Grade) is not a bad one tho. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sinorte: 5:03am On Sep 10, 2020 |
n3xt: Thank you once again. This is deeply appreciated. --------- Edit: Talking of the mix, the masons did 10 paint buckets of plaster sand plus two buckets of sharp sand to a bag of cement. |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by tonididdy(m): 5:16am On Sep 10, 2020 |
n3xt:It's what he likes ![]() 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by tonididdy(m): 5:30am On Sep 10, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by tonididdy(m): 5:32am On Sep 10, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by tonididdy(m): 5:36am On Sep 10, 2020 |
Footstradamus:1. First of all 3 exits to a bungalow is kind of much. 2. The main entrance should lead to the main lobby through the anteroom (there should be a door there, having to go via the anteroom, living room and finning to access the lobby is stressful). The exit at the dinning should be closed, I have never seen a dinning exit. 3. The masters bedroom punch out is unnecessary considering the land space you have plus if it's a necessity, then there should be a window on both sides of the punch out, so you can act as security at night ![]() 4. On this plan, I prefer the entrance to the laundry be on the exit side and not in the lobby. 5. The kitchen has 5 doors.... 5 doors ![]() 6. The main lobby is crooked, too many cuts and bends 7. I don't like this plan. TO YOUR TWO MAIN QUESTIONS: 1. there will be shortage of space left unless you recalculate on size. 2. This is a big, big plan... You will invest a lot on doors ![]() 1 Like |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 5:50am On Sep 10, 2020 |
sinorte: CEMENT MIX RATIO Here is a general guideline for mixing of cement by Lafarge: For higher strength concrete Grade 25/30 Use 1 Headpan Cement/1.5 Headpans Sand/3 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water For medium strength concrete Grade 15/20 Use 1 Headpan Cement/2 Headpans Sand/4 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water For lean mixes Grade 7.5/15 Use 1 Headpan Cement/3 Headpans Sand/6 Headpans Aggregate/0.5 Headpans Water For MORTAR & PLASTERING Use 1 Headpan Cement/6 Headpans Sand 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Johntemmy(m): 5:56am On Sep 10, 2020 |
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Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by n3xt(m): 5:57am On Sep 10, 2020 |
tonididdy: It is what he likes ![]() ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by sinorte: 6:15am On Sep 10, 2020 |
n3xt: I was almost getting lost with all the types of mixes until I saw the one that pertains to me down there. So I'll take it that 2 headpans of sand make 1 paint bucket, and 2 headpans of cement make 1 bag of cement. Whoa! I'm learning. Thank you professeur ![]() |
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