Form Work for Ring Beam104 viewsThe formwork for a ring beam on top of a 7.5 cm section of walling for a storage room. dozer
Rebar on top of Plastic103 viewsThere is a piece of rebar which holds the welded rebar mesh in place until the floor is poured. It will be lifted into place during the floor pour (positioned half way in the floor). dozer
Column Layout102 viewsThe boards on the outside of the building area are for attaching the layout lines which indicate the positions of each footing/column. dozer
Footing Frame100 viewsThe footings holes will each be 1 meter wide by 1 meter long by 1 meter deep. The footing frame is placed in 35 cm of concrete at the bottom of each footing hole. This is a pic of 5 of them stacked on top of each other.dozer
Layout100 viewsA piece of nylon string and 3mm rebar indicating the middle of a particular column. dozer
More on Column Forms99 viewsThe column form work continues to be assembled. dozer
Cornering The Column99 viewsThe straight edge is used to create the square corner on the column. dozer
Wire Mesh Applied to Corner98 viewsWire mesh is affixed to corner areas prior to rendering to prevent cracking. dozer
Laser Level97 viewsChecking the layout with a laser level which shoots a beam straight ahead and also at a 90 degree angle as well as vertical. dozer
Metal Formwork95 viewsThe metal formwork for the columns is lowered into place. The ordered quantity of forms was enough to allow the columns to be poured in two groups with one week allowed for curing. dozer
Crack Void95 viewsA slight crack/void in a column probably due to inadequate vibration. Some small voids like this are OK as long as their aren't too many. dozer
Aerated Blocks95 viewsThe q con aerated blocks are glued into place. Each row is attached to the column with 6 mm rebar. dozer