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Ante room glass block design inspiration from Google. A full 3m glass block wall in the ante room overlooking the wrap-around terrace on the ground floor. I'll take time to discuss the interesting features of this project.

We have started chasing the conduit into the internal walls ready for the electrical first fix. We'll be pouring the lintels and columns tomorrow.

More pictures..

Help me find HARD work for this guys!!! These guys can do anything in a jiffy. They cut and supplied 250 bamb :os in less than 40 minutes.

Reinforcement Detailing and placing them in the formwork

When I'm designing, I always keep a scrapbook with pictures of what our finished design will look like. Here's what our entertainment centre will look like when finished. The built in entertainment wall in the making.

Decking Bamboos...

Soak away...

Septic tank / Soak away...

Backfilling completed and carpentary work continues...

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Lintels over double door. Checking alignment... Attention to details

And many more. Checking alignment..

Electrical sockets/ switches being positioned. Formwork up over double sliding doors and porch already in place.

It's been two days since my last post on this project. All of the walls are now up to first floor height. The lintel and column formwork are been constructed and the reinforcements are been placed in. We are also busy with the heavy metal work and other preliminary arrangements in preparation for the first floor slab.

Picture updates

Good morning! Wishing you a Happy New Week!!!

@kopell,

Use1:2:4 mix for First floor slab - Concrete will cure within 2 days, but no heavy load for 5 - 7 days. Full curing in 28 days. The longer you can stay before loading, the better.

Our mix ratio for block setting.

kopell: @Brabus what is the standard recommended mix ratio to 1 bag of cement to headpans of sand using Dangote cement, with today's cements how long do the takes to dry or compound in time of a decking work on a building.

According to Wickes:

I believe life is very simple. I work hard and produce something of value that people want and then ask a fair price for it then things usually work out. By doing this always, I keep getting repeat business. I don’t believe in violating this principle for a short term gain.

If only entrepreneurs can represent themselves and their opportunity in the right way then people will follow them. If we give more than we take, then people will reciprocate. Give it a trial!

I've always applied this principle and I've been successful in all the business I venture into in the past two decades.

Tomorrow's Work Schedule

1. Fix the septic tank (Block setting/reinforcement detailing only)
2. Carpentary works (lintel and columns only)
3. Line up the reinforcement (for the lintels) in place
4. Arrange materials for the casting of the lintels and columns
5. Update the thread

Oh, my septic tank! Before-noon and during-the-rain pictures of the septic tank

And the rain keeps coming that the road leading into the site became flooded...

Then, it started raining...

The front pillars in the making

Planks for the lintels and columns been delivered to site.

Men at work...

Pictures from The Chateau

The only thing to worry about is that I couldn't wait to take the end-of-the-day picture of the project as the rain won't allow us.

You'll get that tmrw.

It rained so hard today. The heaviest rain since we started this project. However, we don't have to worry about anything cos we have finished block work to lintel level. The planks for the lintels are already on site. Granite and stone dust for the casting have been delivered. So, there's nothing to worry about! Let it rain!!

Pic updates shortly. I need hot coffee now.

Oga Kopell, I no fit ignore your question. Just give me some time. I'm rounding off today's work and making plans for tomorrow.

All walls up to Lintel level. Picture updates later in the evening.