PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor slab unit which has a simple structure capable of reducing weight, and which enables joining work to be performed with ease. SOLUTION: The floor slab units 1 are arranged in a joining direction so as to form the floor slab 10. The floor slab ...
You’ll have a permanent foundation with a smooth level floor on which to build your shed. It will also easily anchor your shed too. All you need to do is stake out your site, remove the topsoil, build and level your forms, spread and compact 4” to 6” gravel, lay out some rebar...
If you want to start small, for example, from about 40,000 m2 of a limited range of precast floor slabs, piles and beams annually, you can have a basic installation of the mechanized set of four hollow core slab production lines in an open-air site on simple foundations. The line needs...
This gazebo has been designed with eight posts concreted into the ground rather than bolted to a concrete slab or lumber floor. This means that a floor is not necessary – grass will do quite nicely! However if a floor of some description is preferred, then concrete, tiles, slate or lumber...
Slab homes depend on the concrete foundation underneath for flooring and for most, if not all, of their structural support. It’s ideal, though difficult, to raise the house and the slab together and build a new foundation underneath; the other option is to separate the two and build a ne...
Regarding ensuring a good bond to the existing slabs, a thorough cleaning is a great start, but since this is likely a hard-troweled (smooth) surface on the floor, you’d be better off doing a bit of grinding to roughen up the surface to ensure a good bond. Even better would be cut...
There may be increments as far as salary raise is concerned. But those would be nothing compared to the costs rehiring will incur. Sometimes, hiring people that have zero background in the company needs to get established. It requires extra training, extra effort in teaching by leaders and ...
If the design calls for wooden corbels, remember to raise the mantel high enough to get the proper clearance for the corbels. How to Install a Fireplace Mantel on Brick Liudmila Chernetska/iStock/GettyImages The post method is the only one that works reliably for mounting a solid floating...
Move down the wire hot gluing the wire every 12-18″ or wherever the wire protrudes from the flat plain of the surface of the slab. After you finish the install, carefully recheck all the wire to ensure it is tightly bonded to the floor. Be careful walking with shoes on across the wir...
Tips on which rooms to use: Smaller spaces are better than larger ones. Living rooms are usually good because they have enough usable floor space for everyone and are typically close to the kitchen. Minimize the number of exterior walls, doors, and windows. The more solid barriers between the...