|
|
|
My first view on arriving from the UK. Concrete base laid; steel work for columns started; metal shuttering delivered. Note the 'good luck' artefacts hanging from the columns following the usual 'blessing' by the monksThaifu T
|
|
Metal shuttering going up for columns. In the foreground, metal supports to be used for doing the beams.Thaifu T
|
|
Aligning the columns, getting ready for pouring concreteThaifu T
|
|
'Pouring' columns, CPAC deliver concrete; poured into tank. Then 'hand-balled' in small buckets to be poured from the top.Thaifu T
|
|
All columns finished, they are clad in 'cling film', I presume to assist the curing process. Now working on the steel work for the beamsThaifu T
|
|
Doing the shuttering for the beams. Wish my football team had as much supportThaifu T
|
|
'Hotel California' Some of the workers lived here during the whole construction phase. Actually this helps with site security at night. Later the 'hotel' was doubled in size to accommodate more workers.Thaifu T
|
|
Pouring the beams (1). CPAC deliver the concrete and pour into the bucket; hoisted by crane; then the 'jockey' releases the concrete at the appropriate moment.Thaifu T
|
|
Pouring the beams (2). Greater accuracy is achieved using the tube slung below the bucket. The flow is still controlled by the 'jockey'.Thaifu T
|
|
Preparing the first floor. Precast re-inforced concrete slabs are laid across the beams.Thaifu T
|
|
Getting ready for the first floor concrete. Steel re-inforcing being laid over the slabs.Thaifu T
|
|
Pouring the first floor; now back to the tried and trusted method - handballing. Steel work for the upper columns alreaedy started.Thaifu T
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
