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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 wdozer (0 votes)
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The foundation post holes should be around 1 meter square and 1 meter deep. dozer (0 votes)
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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.dozer (0 votes)
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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.dozer (0 votes)
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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)dozer (0 votes)
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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)dozer (0 votes)
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This shows 2 hun and 3 hun strands.dozer (0 votes)
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This shows and application using the heavy cement block. In this example it is being used to construct an underground water tank. (18-May-04)dozer (0 votes)
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A shot showing a regular cement block (5 kilograms) compared to a heavy cement block (13 kilograms). (18-May-04)dozer (0 votes)
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Close up of superblock construction.dozer (0 votes)
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House being built with superblock.dozer (0 votes)
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The superblock.dozer (0 votes)
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