JedClampett lol I am the engineer I am the contractor! Amazing Zimbabwe! The client who is Ministry of Health and the Contractor/Engineer Ministry of Public Works. I work for the latter! We have an engineering unit as well as a construction unit so its interesting you design and go and build as...
I m thinking if i expose reinforcement for a meter into the existing channel have enough lap to satisfy design requirements cast new concrete and offset the expansion join by a meter as you suggest. My worry is what will happen at the old-new concrete interface. Wont the difference in thermal...
I am working on a government project (Zimbabwe that gives you an idea on the funding). I am extending a boiler house on one of the rural hospitals. I have a channel (2.4m deep x 2.5 wide 13m long) which i m am supposed to duplicate in the new boiler i m supposed to link the channel to an...
To be honest i think the architect is the problem as you put it. I have two hard plasterers an have also noted that using rubbing stone on the setting cement plaster has made the Architect very happy :-)! Thanks again for your advise i think i will also use tape sealants to reduce leakages.
i am in Zimbabwe and constructing a boiler house for a hospital the architect require an off shutter finish on all concrete surfaces. i am using a plywood for shuttering and due to high skills flight in Zimbabwe i have very inexperienced carpenters executing the works. i have noticed i m having...
