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More updates of block work up to lintel level

Wow, more grease to your elbows. Keenly watching as this progresses cos i've an identical site that I want to build on....

abdulwastecx:
To the main building: here is what we have in mind

On the ground floor we have the following
Duplex side
1. Living room
2. Dining
3. Kitchen
4. Visitor's bedroom
5. Store
4. Visitor's toilet
5.General toilet

Two bedroom flat side

1. Living room
2. Dining area
3. Kitchen
4. two bedrooms with one en suit toilet and one open toilet

Not sure if you posted the plan but will the 2 bedroom flats be attached to the main house or separate?

ice4u999:


Not sure if you posted the plan but will the 2 bedroom flats be attached to the main house or separate?

Attached

abdulwastecx:
More updates of block work up to lintel level

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@abdulwastecx

Damn! This build is insanely sick. Good job mate and Good on ya. So contracting you for mi next build.

Wow!!! this work is extremely neat...kudos podosci & abdulwastecx..

bplenty:
@abdulwastecx

Damn! This build is insanely sick. Good job mate and Good on ya. So contracting you for mi next build.

Thanks boss

Barryton:
Wow!!! this work is extremely neat...kudos podosci & abdulwastecx..

Thanks boss

[quote author=Barryton post=54897731]Wow!!! this work is extremely neat...kudos podosci & abdulwastecx..[/quote
Thank you sir

ceelog:
Abdul (Harney Projects). Innovative. Technically Sound. Honest. I have no regrets, not even one when I chose you guys. Keep up the good work. The sky is the starting point for you guys.

Thanks sir... My two weeks in imo state was great and all those fun we had in Enugu state, it was a really good experience... Looking forward to come back in future, you were really a good host, client and a big brother friend. Thank you sir

abdulwastecx:


sorry... you are wrong, the first picture is gravel while the second picture is "all in one coarse aggregates'' ...take note

Well...what you know is what you know...

What I know is what I know...I believe that so many other construction professionals will agree with me....

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@OP, I so such appreciate the quality of the job you are doing . more grease to your elbow.


pls I want to enquire the cost of carrying out a proposed site soil test .

The two parameter I need from the soil test are :

1. The soil bearing capacity

2.The depth of the stable layer.

Note : the site is located at Gariki, Enugu City, ENUGU.

I will be very grateful for any information from any Geotechnical Engineer, or any experienced Engineer in the area of Geotechnical Engineering.

my whatsapp No : 08065759964

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olumide4christ:


Well...what you know is what you know...

What I know is what I know...I believe that so many other construction professionals will agree with me....

Granite is a type of rock that is obtained from quarry site, which can be broken in to desired size by means of machine equipped with conveyor belt. While gravel is in natural size can not be broken, is usually smooth and brown in colour. This type of stone has a low interlocking properties unlike granite with angular shapes.

The type of lintel employed here is a reinforced concrete structural member ( serving as a beam) that spans the space or opening between two vertical columns used to bridge windows and doors openings. It help to distribute the load of the two courses of block wall above it and its self weight to supporting columns and walls. It serve as horizontal braze component to the columns

Lintel and column formwork

here is the lintel and column formwork

More updates

More casting updates

After removal of formwork

Additional of two more block courses up to decking level

Nice job Abdul,

This is really nice. Great structural insight here. I'm following.

I would like to ask why you decided to chain the lintel round the entire building instead of above the door and window openings.

Does this not increase the dead weight of the building unnecessarily?

Considering the economic situation it should be really expensive to do this.

What other advantage does this have apart from evenly spreading the load?

EfeEj:
Nice job Abdul,

This is really nice. Great structural insight here. I'm following.

I would like to ask why you decided to chain the lintel round the entire building instead of above the door and window openings.

Does this not increase the dead weight of the building unnecessarily?

Considering the economic situation it should be really expensive to do this.

What other advantage does this have apart from evenly spreading the load?

Thank you my oga.

Chaining the lintel round for this type of structures give the house more robustness and make it more solid. Here are some of the advantages of chain lintel.

1. Distribute load to columns by avoiding over stressing the partition walls below the lintel and closer to doors and Windows openings. This ultimately help to prevent wall cracking closer to openings.

2. It make the house withstand vibration due to earth movement and serve as horizontal tie to the columns thereby improving the slenderness ratios of the column.

3.it enable future openings to be possible, you may want to open doors or Windows where there is non in future, this ring lintel will make it easier.

It doesn't necessarily increase the dead weight of the structure considering the fact that a 225mm thick lintel will only generate a dead load of about = 0.225 x 0.225 x24kN/m3 = 1.215kN/m which is considerably low and this load will be carried by the columns.

For cost, I think the advantages override whatever financial gain using the other type of lintel

abdulwastecx:
After removal of formwork

Very neat!!! Welldone Abdul..

abdulwastecx:


Thank you my oga.

Chaining the lintel round for this type of structures give the house more robustness and make it more solid. Here are some of the advantages of chain lintel.

1. Distribute load to columns by avoiding over stressing the partition walls below the lintel and closer to doors and Windows openings. This ultimately help to prevent wall cracking closer to openings.

2. It make the house withstand vibration due to earth movement and serve as horizontal tie to the columns thereby improving the slenderness ratios of the column.

3.it enable future openings to be possible, you may want to open doors or Windows where there is non in future, this ring lintel will make it easier.

It doesn't necessarily increase the dead weight of the structure considering the fact that a 225mm thick lintel will only generate a dead load of about = 0.225 x24kN/m3 = 5.4kN/m which is considerably low and this load will be carried by the columns.

For cost, I think the advantages override whatever financial gain using the other type of lintel

Nice concept bro, please permit me to disagree with some of your point.

The load is actually 0.225*0.225*24= 1.215kN/M. so the load multiply by the entire length covered with lintel if course could amount to some considerable weight. Since you will have beam at floor slab level.

Then with 225*225 column at 3m high, you will still highly acceptable slenderness ratio and robustness needed .

So I want to agree that this cost more and additional load, though I believe your foundation design can tolerate this load for sure.

Meanwhile I support your point no 3, it is a lot sensible and highly futuristic. Thumps up.

Anyways truth be told Good job.

Aventures:
Nice concept bro, please permit me to disagree with some of your point.

The load is actually 0.225*0.225*24= 1.215kN/M. so the load multiply by the entire length covered with lintel if course could amount to some considerable weight. Since you will have beam at floor slab level.

Then with 225*225 column at 3m high, you will still highly acceptable slenderness ratio and robustness needed .

So I want to agree that this cost more and additional load, though I believe your foundation design can tolerate this load for sure.

Meanwhile I support your point no 3, it is a lot sensible and highly futuristic. Thumps up.

Anyways truth be told Good job.

Thank you for pointing out that, I think the mistake was due to not proof reading my replies because I was busy when I wrote that but it has been corrected. Thanks anyway.

With respect to the weight of the ring lintel of 1.215kN/m is not that much for an equivalent weight of sancrete block filled with week concrete of around 1kN/m.

The load will not in the manner you insinuated, it will not be multiply by the entire length to get a point load. The load will act from column to columns acting like a continuous beam with very small load. It will also rest on the partion walls below as a uniformly distributed load of 1.215KN/m.

First floor slab work.
We have a small modification with the 3D design to give us good set back of complete six meters in the front, with small cantilever by the side.

This stage of work is divided into the following
1. Formwork
2. Iron bending work.
3. Electrical piping work
4. Plumbing waste pipe work
5. Casting of slab and beam.

Formwork :

This involve placement of form mostly wood to form the beams and slab soffit.

For this particular work we are going to be doing the following.
1. Side boarding of beams
2. Placement of runners
4. Placement of bamboo support.
5. Placement of slab soffit
6. Making of the stair case
7. Placement of the side board of the slab.

Here are some of our starting materials :
Bamboo of about 300 pieces
1x12, 1x9 and 1x 7 of 250 ( considering the excess wood we have from the raft beam).

2 x 4 wood for runners of about 250 pieces.

2 bags of 3'' nail, 1 bag of 4'' nail, 1 bag of 2'' nail.

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