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Godisgreatest1:
OK. Can there be any remedy for the 'capillary rise of water' at this stage? Is there a 'U-turn' at this stage to prevent rising damp or can a reversal or preventive measure be taken at this stage? Thank you.

Adegunle4:
Lol... really?
Please enlighten me

Adegunle4:
I'm getting confused . What is German floor...what is DPC ?
Or are you referring to DPM....
DPC literally means German floor comrade. DPM is the barrier sir.

Godisgreatest1:
Yes, I usually step twice to reach the level ground.

OK, please, I am currently on a 2+3 bedroom bungalow and I did a step down on the 3 bedroom part, is there a standard level for stepdown? Hopefully i can still adjust at this stage.

And yes, after building to the level of roofing I did German floor NOT DPC but raised my foundation by 4 blocks from the ground. A dry area with no history of water logging or flooding. Do I have any reason to be worried about the wet walls, peeling paints and others?

Please NOTE that I asked the engineer to do DPC, the funds were available, but he said it wasn't necessary because of the area and the height of foundation

Godisgreatest1:
OK, now i understand clearly. I did DPC, which is the standard German floor that you referred to in a bungalow. But I noticed that ONLY the living room with a step down of about 18" has SLIGHT paint peeling from the wall. Please is the problem from the DPC or the step down?

Godisgreatest1:
So if an individual builds without DPC but was able to do a 'German gloor' before tiling the floor of the house, will the individual experience all the adverse effects you mentioned like earthworms and wet floors and walls?

Godisgreatest1:
I'm a bit confused. Are you referring to houses without DPC or houses without German floor?. Are both same?.

topsy23:
This is a toilet area and doesn't need smooth rendering because of the tile that will come later. We do the patching ourselves. Client appreciated it also

dfrost:
Comrade lower your voice please.

smallsmall:
IMO, they serve different purposes.

Iron rod gives strength to Concrete, far better than Wire Mesh
Wire Mesh holds the Concrete together, under stress of usage, preventing small chunks from breaking-off, than when you use Iron Rod.

If you notice, floors of places like a Petrol Station, which enjoy high traffic, uses Iron MEsh instead of Iron Rods.
Iron Mesh is also a cheaper way of achieving the objective, since you can actually weave Iron Rods into a Mesh.

For Beams and Columns - Iron Rods
For Flooring - Iron Mesh

DaddyRochie1642:
You'll still see one Nairalander that'll soon run in here with Full Speed and start arguing

FEGEITOK:
This story is live from someone who saw it all.

Preach it brother.

FEGEITOK:
Thanks.

Was worried.

I appreciate your comments.

I saw an estate with houses with no German floor, someone dug out all the sand/less than 1cm concrete floor to reveal that the walls of the house stood on big stone slabs but no proper German floor.

Then has to cast the German floor with the walls in place.

The estate is known for damp walls as well as sand coming out of the floor from activities by ants.

Don't know much about building construction but from what I know from a lot of reading and videos, if the foundation is so important, one had better do it once and do it right.

Anything less mean tearing down and rebuilding or patch solutions for the the rest of the life of the building.

Those who have lived in such houses can testify to the trouble they pass through from such shoddy work.

I even read of giving the concrete slab a base of coarse aggregates, which may add to the cost, but the reasons provided were very sound.

topsy23:
Few pictures of our Ibadan Project

You can also visit our thread

Cables
https://www.nairaland.com/2326721/nigerchin-kabelmetal-coleman-cables/23


MEP installation
https://www.nairaland.com/1233943/contact-us-electrical-mechanical-plumbing/33


Distribution boards
https://www.nairaland.com/2668061/abb-distibution-board-schneider-distribution/6

topsy23:
Few pictures of our Ibadan Project

You can also visit our thread

Cables
https://www.nairaland.com/2326721/nigerchin-kabelmetal-coleman-cables/23


MEP installation
https://www.nairaland.com/1233943/contact-us-electrical-mechanical-plumbing/33


Distribution boards
https://www.nairaland.com/2668061/abb-distibution-board-schneider-distribution/6

Kambols95:
BRC wire mesh is made of similar material just like the reinforcement bars but of a minimal diameter.

FEGEITOK:
What's the difference between wire mesh and rebar (iron rod)?

I am getting confused.

Placed on the concrete?

Instead of placed in the moist concrete so that when it dries it becomes part of the concrete floor?

Electroweb:
Ok. Thanks. I was wondering with the sky rocketing prize of land and building materials, how long it would take for one to break even.

clemils1:
5k is fine