Groundbreaking on the house building project. (29-Feb-04) dozer
The metal support structures for the house use metal of guage 4 hun full with the cross supports 3 hun full. They are temporarily held upright by a wood support. dozer
Cement is hand mixed, adding in sand and stone. Notice on the left is a support rebar base.dozer
The base rebar (4 hun full) is placed on top of a gravel sub footing. The stick represents the middle of the foundation post which is to be poured. dozer
The vertical supporting rebar structure has be wired on. The height of the structure depends on the roof height of the house. For this house the posts are 3.5 meters tall (above ground) for an overall height of 4.5 meters.dozer
The foundation post holes are 1 meter square and 1 meter deep. For this house there are 15 foundation posts.dozer
The cement is poured to anchor the base in place. The depth of this pour is around 20 cm. After this there will be a pour up to ground level which is 60 centimeters wide. Form wood is used as support for this pour.dozer
The size of the footing of the house depends on many factors. For this house 20 inches is used. (05-Mar-04)dozer
The metal substructure which uses 4 hun full guage steel with 3 hun full cross supports. There is additionally another strand placed in the middle of the pour (4 hun full). dozer
The cross supports are held in place by wire strands. dozer