Top rated - Chiyman's Low Cost House - part 1 - substructure and ground beams
Sand and Stone delivered and ready for construction of the ground beams - Cement delivered in bags in a weatherproof area.chiyman (0 votes)
Formwork and reinforcement placed and ready for concrete pour the next daychiyman (0 votes)
Formwork for ground beamsI checked carefully to ensure that there was sufficient space between the reinforcement and the wooden formwork. Some adjustment was necessary. If the steel dosent have a concrete cover (of sufficent thickness) then it will be exposed to the atmosphere and will corrode. At best this will show as a dirty brown mark on the exterior of the structure and at worst, over time could cause structural failure.chiyman (0 votes)
putting the ground beams in place.chiyman (0 votes)
The workers camp with excess concrete being used for a place for washing. The workers like to stay in the tent which they regarded as more professional than constructing their own accommodation!!chiyman (0 votes)
The Electical Authority man with his wife - they were perfectly charming. He did his work very professionally and also helped with the breaker installation. Thanks.chiyman (0 votes)
Ground beams being placed in position on top of the below groung columns - lots of water applied to consolidate the footings.chiyman (0 votes)
The Electric man came to give us power!chiyman (0 votes)
The Electric man came to give us power 2!chiyman (0 votes)
In control of the water connectionchiyman (0 votes)
Water connection from the villiage supply from the Klong - so long as the chap in charge remembers to turn the pump on!chiyman (0 votes)