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Floor screed

Post author:James
Post published:October 17, 2018
Post Category:Building Terms

A floor screed is usually a cementitious material made from a 1:3 or 1:4.5 ratio of cement to sharp sand. It may be applied onto either a solid in-situ concrete ground floor slab or…

Free building advice

Post author:James
Post published:October 17, 2018
Post Category:Free building advice

The following are links to free building advice from various manufacturers. We are investigating the use of Rockwool for under the slab insulation and Rockwool provide access to scientists for…

Correct size EPS or EXP under slab insulation

Post author:James
Post published:October 16, 2018
Post Category:Foundations / Insulation

A good article on slecting the correct under slab insulation.

Stem wall

Post author:James
Post published:October 16, 2018
Post Category:Building Terms

Stem wall

Structural engineers

Post author:James
Post published:October 16, 2018
Post Category:Structural Engineers

I am trying to locate a structural engineer who can verify or calculate the joists and beams for the first floor in your house so am trying to get an…

Sweet Home 3d object dimensions

Post author:James
Post published:October 16, 2018
Post Category:Floor plans / General house planning

Dimensions of objects for Sweet Home 3d planningInterior wall thickness (0.12m)Our bed (as it is with the kids - 2 singles joined) 2m (d) x 1.9m (w) Single bed 1.9m (d)…

The plate washer/ straps (seismic regions)

Post author:James
Post published:October 15, 2018
Post Category:Foundations / Seismic Zone

" The plate washer must be a minimum 3 x 3 x 0.229 inches (3 gauge) and extend to within ½-inch of the sheathed edge of the sill plate."https://www.probuilder.com/top-10-framing-errors-and-how-prevent-them Further…

Foundation cement

Post author:James
Post published:October 14, 2018
Post Category:Foundations

Just asking for some very rough quotes for the cost of cement at http://www.toupie-beton.net/article/dosage-beton-14 Assuming we have a depth of 60cm (this is only guess work at the moment), we have…

House planning, beam and joist length

Post author:James
Post published:October 12, 2018
Post Category:General house planning

General links on planning house and building it the house plans guide (also included information on beam length) Another good tutorial on joist and beam span tables https://www.awc.org/codes-standards/spantables/tutorial A good…

Roof pitch calculation

Post author:James
Post published:October 11, 2018
Post Category:Roof

We have been recommended a 33% pitch, this is equivalent to a 18.263 degree pitch (3.96:12) according to this calculator.