Our house build Pt3- walls and ceiling slab pour - YouTube

Where we left off the last time..

Concrete for the ground floor walls is here.

It is important to vibrate thoroughly to get as many air bubbles out..

The hose was pretty thick so it was hard to lower it down everywhere between the rebar..

A day or two after the pour..

Some walls turned out perfect, some could be better..

I don't know why but deshuttering is always so satisfying.. :)

Concrete is C25/30 grade.

I had to add a row of bricks to the thin 10cm walls to reach the height of the ceiling.

Removing the so called gilletes.. Easier to do with a hammer though;)

Placing the horizontal RC bands shuttering..

Also for RC beams..

I find this one of the simplest way to do it, quick to assemble and disassemble.

Also doesnt need any reinforcement on the top so nothing gets in the way when pouring..

Finished bands and beams shuttering.

Now the slab..

Plan is to reuse all these 5x12cm and 5x10cm planks later for the roof structure..

Primary beams are made from two 5x12 cm planks nailed together, they are supported cca every 1m and spaced at 1m apart.

Secondary beams are 5x10 at 50 cm spacing.

Sun is finally giving us a break :)

Time for rebar..

Short RC beam rebar, 3 16mm bottom, 3 14mm top, 8mm stirrups every 20 cm.

Corners are important so they need special attention and have to be done right.

Rc bands rebar, 2 12mm bottom, 2 12mm top, 8mm stirups every 25cm.

Slab mesh, Q503 bottom, Q257 top.

10mm U rebar all around the edges every 20 cm. It holds and connects bottom and top rebar meshes.

We had to pull some meshes trough the beams rebar so the beams don't protrude to much underneath the ceiling.

This way I wont have to lower the ceiling too much to hide them.

Tying everything up..

12mm rebar along the edges through U rebar. Two top and two bottom.

Top mesh, Q257.

Rebar from columns that don't continue to the second story are bent down.

We also have to pull the top mesh trough the beam rebar so some cutting is required.

Finally the top rebar of long RC beam.

3 16mm rods. Bottom is 4 16mm rods. Stirups are 8mm every 10cm close to the edges for 70cm and every 20cm in the middle.

Adding reinforcement rebar around the laundry chute hole..

Guardian of the workshop:)

Making shuttering for RC beams that will protrude 10 cm up from the slab level.

Placing conduit pipes for electric cables, water and heating.

Whose hand is this XD

I Forgot to film the waste water pipes up close but you can kinda see them here along the edge close to the crane.

The pour day:)

It's not too deep so just a bit of vibrations..

So smooth.. Friend is a pro :D

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