About 23 special cast labourers in their groups, positioned themselves around the building as they are pleased for better performance.

In our usual way we took a gauge of 6" transfer it to another end tie a line or rope as a guide for the masons so they will cast the marked area and make sure is same height. After which they will cast up the partition and it goes on like that.... Follow me

....we don't take our gauge from the board for a good result, for a more better slab.

And so it is... And must be a good mix as we know that too much water in a concrete weakens its workablity.

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Alright, good day all, after the break-time which lasted a bit longer that I proposed, we have to continue with the 4th stage of the building at once...

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The owner of this structure have intentions of making it a 12flats Apartment, that is two storey building initially but with the cost of material in the market now he doubt if he will continue with the two storey building plan.

But sincerely, days are hard now .... 16mm @ about #3000 each. Well I pray God's provision for our clients in Jesus name!

dubemcapital:
And so it is... And must be a good mix as we know that too much water in a concrete weakens its workablity.

Too much water in a concrete weakens the concrete and improve the workability. Water enhance the workability of concrete but with the detrimental effect of reducing the strength of the concrete.

Reasons why we do mix design to get the best water to cement ratio to use for work. Generally, a water to cement of 0.45, 0.55 is used. The smaller the water ratio the better the concrete strength but the less workable the concrete becomes

abdulwastecx:


Too much water in a concrete weakens the concrete and improve the workability. Water enhance the workability of concrete but with the detrimental effect of reducing the strength of the concrete.

Reasons why we do mix design to get the best water to cement ratio to use for work. Generally, a water to cement of 0.45, 0.55 is used. The smaller the water ratio the better the concrete strength but the less workable the concrete becomes

Definition of Workability

The property of fresh concrete which is indicated by the amount of useful internal work required to fully compact the concrete without bleeding or segregation in the finished product.

These are Factors that affect workability:

Water content in the concrete mix, Amount of cement & its Properties, Aggregate Grading (Size Distribution), Nature of Aggregate Particles (Shape, Surface Texture, Porosity etc.) & Method of placement.

When there is too much water in the concrete, there is greater shrinkage with the possibility for more cracks and reduced compressive strength. As a general rule, every additional inch of slump decreases strength by approximately 500 psi. So for example, if you ordered 5-inch slump concrete and received 7½ inches, a mix designed to be 4000 psi would end up being 2500 psi. This represents a serious loss in strength. statistics has shown that over the years.

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dubemcapital:
For posterity sake internal beam is advised in a large room Or space when decking is involved. It's spacing too is of a higher importance...

Here we use 16mm for all the beams and internal beams, the entire steel rope (rings) are 8mm, while we used 12mm for the slab mat all through. The step is combination of 16mm and 12mm as well...

plus how many bags of cement did you use for the decking of the first floor?

fendorf:
plus how many bags of cement did you use for the decking of the first floor?

About 185 bags

We recently resumed work... Pictures Uploading

The slight bent beam formation took place after the scaffold.

Parapet form Work

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Its a unique design, using plank all through.

Parapet cast took a while , not like pop type. I decided not do a pop parapet anymore because it takes a longer time and cash intensive too

Roof wood structure

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Almost ready for roofing sheets

Parapet finishing

More pics

Roofing, almost through with...

Finishing in stages

It's electrical installation

Making of Saptic Tank and Sock Away

Deeper? Yes I need 3300m below the soil surface, then make up about 700 m above the surface

Well this the best time to build septic tank in a place like this... So we are going to make a quality concrete blind of 4" (inches) before any other thing.

Preparing the pit for cast work. we pray rain doesn't meet us hear.

After the tank final blind cast, the wood work continued.