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Dubemcapital1:
Well, I will advise you engage an engineer to handle your Civil Construction projects.

Now, the need for an engineer is to inspect the job and recommend a RCC mix ratio that will be suitable. Be that as it may, let's assume is a raft foundation beam.

However, let's still go with M15 as suggested by some of us:

1bag of cement+ 4buckets of Sharp sand+
8 buckets of crushed stone +
3 buckets of clean water = Concrete design (with compressive strength of 2175psi)

If vibrated, In total the project may take up to:

5 bags of cement (in total)
20 big painter of sand ( about 20ltr painter)
40 big painter buckets of aggregate ( " )
15 big painter buckets of water ( " )


Thanks
dubemcapital

erico2k2:
Bro no bursting ceiling from outside, if U know U know

KolaShangOne:
You name is first so you have to help him o. .

He has given you volume. Conv to cu.m..

Determine what each mix of 1.2.4 or 1.3.6 will give him in terms of volume...

And then divide through..

Then get what each constituent contributes in terms of weight

Mystical888:
Good Evening house,

Please I need assistance with calculating the concrete mix of a particular civil work I want to carry out in my house.

Meanwhile, I have tried using some online apps I found on app store yet I don't know if I'm doing it right or if the results are accurate.

Please who can assist me to get an accurate calculation (either manually or with an online app).
The dimensions are:-
Length: 252 inches
Width: 9 inches
Depth: 36 inches

Please don't ignore.

Cc
BrickDevo

wordapostle:
Comrade Na so you take give you on Nigeria

wordapostle:
Same was given to my wife last year, after they told her to come back in 2 weeks and also for the people present to contribute 300 each to buy fuel if not no printing.

God help Nigeria

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?.