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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

Amastermovic:
150mm thickness is a bit high except there's unevenness or special case you may want to consider exp serving a purpose of raft as well or driveway..

You may increase your DPM gauge rather than doing 150mm with your previous suggested thickness of 75mm to 125 depends on factors such as present site conditions and fund

princenomics:
Thanks I appreciate

walkbrazil4k:
I do business here bro and I don't much about the job market here

clemils1:
Bring money make I pass am.to.you

princenomics:
Good evening House, please what is the standard thickness for German floor?
Regards

clemils1:
I never get him time since. The pad still de there. You need am