Sunday, July 29, 2012

How to do toilet floor

Top of the slab
 Courtesy of YD Works
Toilet to be constructed on top of a slab with dimension 4 feet x 5 feet, so for this job, there is a 4inch dia UPVC Pipe drilled in to the slab, make sure you have the correct gap between the wall the pipe.

Bench marked for floor screeding
Courtesy of YD Works
Point "A" is the floor drain after drilling hole of 2inch with a pipe fitted, than find the top level of drain and find the top level of "B", make sure the levels differs by 12mm, so that it creates a slop. "C" is where WC is to be fitted.

Floor screeding completed
courtesy of YD Works
ones the floor screeding is completed, now that there is a slop of 12mm from one end to the drain, now that its ready for tiles work

floor tiles completed

Wall Tiles completed
after the tiles is completed, fill the gaps with white water resisting cement. after all the caps been filled, fit the WC on top of the pipe and secure the WC with sealant.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

How to fabricate a steel door

First cut the pipes to the desired size. Then place the pipes on a flat surface, give each joint a tech weld while placing the pieces.
Once all the welds r completed, start butt welding it joint by joint. Apply red oxide paint once grinding is done. Then fix the wheels. And fit it on the frame.


Tuesday, July 24, 2012

How to prepare concrete staircase form work or shuttering work

The stair case which has 6 steps before landing, width of the stair case 850mm, step height 176mm, steps 200mm.  stair case step one start after floor height of 150mm

Drawing of sample stair case

leveling step one of form work

side view of staircase shuttering work

stair case bottom support of shuttering/form work

The most important thing to take note while preparing form work is that; 
1. The ply wood is secure and timber is enough to support concrete weight and vibration while pouring, so the last pic shows the bracing given to support the concrete. the pics were taken few hours before completing the whole form-work.
2. Making sure the first step is level, using a sprite level, so that it ensures the fact that next steps will be leveled. 
3. Take accurate measurements from the last end of the step one to the grid line, and top end of the step to the grid line, in this sample it measure 820mm at bottom and top against the grid line.
4. for easy construction of form work, use 2inch x 1.5inch straight timbers, and nail or screw them together. 


concrete poured to stair case form work and left for curing

setting up cantilever beam for landing