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Form wood is wedged in place over the square upright rebar frames and then the concrete is poured in. The foundation columns should have a width of about 20 centimeters square. (24-Apr-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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This shows an example of foundation columns as well as a partially finished roof truss. (13-Mar-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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The wire being snipped in place. dozerSep 28, 2011
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The cross supports are held in place by wire strands.dozerSep 28, 2011
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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) which hasn't been inserted yet in this picture.dozerSep 28, 2011
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The size of the footing of the house depends on many factors. Normally a minimum of about 15 centimeters is appropriate. (05-Mar-04) dozerSep 28, 2011
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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.
There is no picture for this step, which covers creating the 'sub base' portion of the foundation pillar under the ground. A square section is framed (using wood planks) at about 60 centimeters square. After this there will be a pour up to ground level. After this sub base dries, the form wdozerSep 28, 2011
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The foundation post holes should be around 1 meter square and 1 meter deep. dozerSep 28, 2011
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The vertical supporting rebar structure has be wired on. The height of the structure depends on the roof height of the house. For an average house the columns are 3 meters tall (above ground) for an overall height of 4 meters.
The vertical metal supports are created from rebar. The vertical long strands are 4 hun full. The horizontal support pieces are typically 3 hun full. This is the structure you see in the following photo which will later have cement poured around it and form the foundation column.dozerSep 28, 2011
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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.dozerSep 28, 2011
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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. (29-Feb-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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This is metal rolls, which are sometimes used in floor construction to save money (but not recommended). A one Baht coin in the picture is used for scale. (03-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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