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3rd week of curing process...

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Good morning Followers

Decking... Curing

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Good morning followers

Good morning followers

More extended images from here.

Indeed it was a whole massive Decking work we did here... Going by the square meters and the materials used.

gabbytabby:
Haba no be 28days again

Standard curing time is 21 Days (Minimum)
Full curing to 99% is 28 Days.

So before you use a sarcastic statement "Haba no be 28days again", Get your facts right.

You can actually work on concrete after 21days.

Let me shock you, concrete actually dries up and sets within 14 - 24hrs. Before it begins it's curing process in phases. Have you asked yourself why we commence Lintel leveling immediately after concrete work and proceed to do decking formwork? Would you say the concrete is not dry? I chose my words adequately in making statement.

You can actually commence work on Decking 3 Days after decking concrete is completed on the condition that all the props MUST be attached under the decking for a period of 1 month or more depending on the size of the decking.

We are not claiming what we don't know or practice, however, it is important to ask questions with the view to know or understand, and not to mock someone.

Thanks very much, as I hope that the information I just provided for you, gives you a new lead in understanding concrete and Decking stages and how it works.

Above all, no one is an island of knowledge...

Thank you as you continue to follow our page and have engaging discussions like this both now and in the future. We actually like this type of engaging discussions because it gives people reading the opportunity to learn, air their views and opinions and at the end, everyone learns something from the discussion.

Do have a lovely weekend..

Good morning Viewers... Today marks 7 Days since our decking concrete was done... 14 Days more to go to standard curing.

Stay tuned with us here for more updates.

Resuming soon.

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Kjnwancaro:
Very solid body of work engineer. Please permit me for derailing your thread

Please read below to see if you could possibly recommend a solution to the water in my building.

The plot beside me which was previously swapped was sand filled. My building is an old building so Water started sipping into the compound from the joint btw the German floor and the fence. What I did was I decided to raise the compound by stamping and the water stopped in the compound but once the rain started and water level rose(because there’s a swamp behind, it’s under a Powerline) water started sipping from under the tiles into the room. I’ll attached some pictures for better understanding. This problem only occurs towards the back of the bungalow because there was an error it was built, the level of the front is higher than level behind and unfortunately that’s where the swamp is. Only one room and a small sitting room were affected.

Good day sir,

Sorry for responding a bit late.

However, you already stated the cause of this from your write up which is as a result of high water table there when rain falls.

Also it is pertinent to note that, the foundation height of the Bungalow you have is low, that's one of the reasons it's getting in. Now, the possible or obtainable solution can come in two or more ways.

One of which is to try and create a drain to which the water can be channeled away from your building, that's should in case the other land is too close to your own building.

Telling you to raise the floor may not entirely solve the problem completely without tackling it from the source. Unless the water is coming from beneath, then it's a different approach to the solution of the problem.

kopell:
Well Done good job as usual, where you able to finish the decking in one day?

We did about 95% on the decking day and finished the remaining 5% the following morning

More Views from here...

More Decking day works.
View of the staircase.

Concrete work day on Decking.
Electrical Detailing

Rawgold300:
Am grateful for your prompt replies to my messages.

You are welcome

Good day all.

We are resuming this site soonest.

Pls stay tuned with us.

Rawgold300:
Good evening oga Dennis , how much is a piece of bamboo going rate now please?

And how many do you think one would need for plastering pls. The plastering is for 5bed duplex as well

Good day sir,

Bamboo Ranges between 700 - 850 Depending on the location one finds it and its proximity to your site. Some charge with transport while others charge for the bamboo alone.

To Your second question, certain factors like your building size, height and position on site can all affect the quantity of bamboo you would need for plastering.

However, if am to place a range, I would say between 400 - 500 For about 2 Legs. Again, The size of your building can either increase this or reduce it.

I hope this helps.

We are preparing to do The First for Slab concrete works tomorrow.

So stay tuned with us as we journey this part. Taking delivery of more Decking concrete work items as electricians are doing their final finishing.

Picture 1 - Inverter Provision
Picture 2 - 3 Phase Power Inlet from NEPA to the main Building source.

More updates from site today in preparation for concrete works...

mufutau55:
Very nice wide staircase… that I like. Nice work Sir.

Hajji M.

Oh thanks sir.
It's about 1.2m wide

Electrical work Update on Decking.