• CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS

    As well as timber-framed walls being installed,  block-layers are building reinforced Firth  concrete-block walls on top of the concrete floor slab.  (The concrete block walls are for structural intent rather than a PH consideration in this situation.)   The concrete...

  • WIRING

     Wiring for the house is being threaded through walls and ceilings to facilitate the needs for each space / room.  The wires are taped to the surface they protrude through to ensure airtightness is not compromised. The wiring boxes are set...

  • FLOOR SLAB - FIRST POUR

    The lower level floors of the house are concrete.  'Eurosteel' reinforcing bars connect from the footings, as well as the insitu concrete walls.  The insitu concrete floors are poured over 'EXPOL' 100mm thick EPS polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of...

  • CLADDINGS - PLY

     The exterior of the rear section of the house has Ecoply® Barrier applied, with the joints between the sheets taped for airtightness. Ecoply® Barrier provides a weather tight rigid air barrier for drained and vented cavity systemsoutside the building frame to effectively replace the traditionally...

  • DRAINAGE

     Now that the scaffolding has been removed, machinery can be introduced to the site to dig trenches for service drains around the house. Connections will be made to the local sewer drain, electrical and water provider, and the storm-water will be drained to a collection tank for use on-site....

  • CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB - SECOND POUR

    In January, the second concrete floor slab was poured for the majority of the house footprint.  Using the same construction as the first floor slab, the insitu concrete floor is poured over 'EXPOL' 100mm thick EPS polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of polythene....

  • CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS

    As well as timber-framed walls being installed,  block-layers are building reinforced Firth  concrete-block walls on top of the concrete floor slab.  (The concrete block walls are for structural intent rather than a PH consideration in this situation.)   The concrete...

  • WIRING

     Wiring for the house is being threaded through walls and ceilings to facilitate the needs for each space / room.  The wires are taped to the surface they protrude through to ensure airtightness is not compromised. The wiring boxes are set...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

CONCRETE WALLS

Posted by PH1NZ at 8:25 PM • 3 comments
The basement walls are ‘EcoBlocks’ filled with concrete, and as the  house is evolves further out of the ground the majority of the wall structure will be constructed of ‘Laserframe’ timber.Steel reinforcing rods forming a forest of bars that protrude from within the polystyrene wall formwork for the concrete walls. Conduit to facilitate the required services is tied into the structure for its...

Friday, December 9, 2011

FLOOR SLAB - FIRST POUR

Posted by PH1NZ at 5:49 PM • 6 comments
The lower level floors of the house are concrete.  'Eurosteel' reinforcing bars connect from the footings, as well as the insitu concrete walls.  The insitu concrete floors are poured over 'EXPOL' 100mm thick EPS polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of polythene.  The slab is reinforced with steel mesh, spaced off the EPS  insulation boards on spacers...
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