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Post by adrian65 on Oct 13, 2012 9:20:50 GMT -5
Hi Adrian,,, I'm amazed at how much steel reinforcement is being used in the concrete! Is this typical of how homes are built there? Do you have a "building code"(a set of government rules/laws that define how a home must be built)? Being that I have a plumbing background I am wondering about where the sewer pipes,water,etc pipes will be? I only see 1 pipe sticking up but it doesn't go outside of the foundation? I hope you don't mind my questions but it's very interesting to see how homes are built in other Countries! Thanks for all the photos and up-dates on your new home ! connrock Tom, you're right, there is a building code here and given the fact that we have quite strong earthquakes here, this is the usual ammount of reinforcements needed. Of course a house can stand still for many years with much less re-bars, but to be safe during a major e-quake it has to be as you see. As for your question related to the plumbing, please take a look on the link below, scroll down to my 2nd post on that page and take a look at the first picture. You will notice in between the re-bars of the outer wall of the basement two crossing pipes. The bigger one is for the sewage and the smaller one is for the water. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=creationtime&action=display&thread=54994&page=3 Thank you for asking. I will post some pics related to your question. Adrian
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Post by Pat on Oct 13, 2012 9:54:03 GMT -5
There is so much more about building your home that I have never seen, such as the concrete braces while the concrete is wet, and all the rebar. This is quite an education!
Re first floor or ground floor: same to me. Both imply that there is more than one floor. We use both terms; we live in a two-story house.
Thanks for posting! This is so neat to watch.
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 13, 2012 22:19:04 GMT -5
Tom, here's a picture where you can see better the sewage pipe and a thinner pipe which is the "shirt" for the future water pipe. Both of them are burried now. Thank you Steve, Brian and Pat. LOL, Brian, castle, huh! But after all you're right, in our eyes this is our castle Adrian
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Post by connrock on Oct 14, 2012 10:53:51 GMT -5
Thanks Adrian,,,,I didn't see the pipes before,,, As I was looking at the reinforced concrete I actually said to myself,,,"That home will withstand earthquakes" ,,,and so it is!LOL We only have VERY slight earthquakes here in Connecticut,,,,so slight that I have never felt one,,,,yet! LOL We have very strict building codes here in Connecticut but I have seen other parts of this Country that don't,,,,or at least are not enforced by the local government. There is a saying,,,,'A man's home is his castle",,,,and you will have both soon! Good luck,,,
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 14, 2012 10:54:10 GMT -5
That's a massive amount of steel and concrete. When WWIII breaks out, you should be in good shape Adrian. Curt
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Post by karenfh on Oct 14, 2012 22:37:17 GMT -5
Just curious. Is anyone out there also building here in the US? It would be fun to see a comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 13:39:24 GMT -5
Adrian, the progress images are amazing. I want to personally thank you for sharing them.
Here in California, we get many many earthquakes. So we build out homes from wood. Wood is flexible and when the shaking comes the structure just wiggles with it. Our industrial buildings are built like your castel. Very strong and able to take a severe beating from the earth.
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 19, 2012 13:03:15 GMT -5
Hi again, friends! Here are some photos about the progress during this week. Firstly, they put some water barrier under the brick walls (otherwise, water could raise up slowly by the time, affecting the walls) Then, the brick came on: The driver also unloaded it into the yard: This is the way the grout was prepared: And here's the first brick set in the walls. The workers allowed me to put the first brick: In the meantime, they also set the reinforcement for the oblique beam which will sustain the stair: The walls were raised bit by bit... ... and for keepeng them straight, they used that orange line: After the walls were completed,they begun to work at the casts of the columns. On the outer side, the casts will include some styropor for a better insullation of the concrete. So, this after noon, this is how the house looked like: Next week, I hope the casts will be done and the concrete will be poured into the columns' casts. Thank you very much for looking. Any questions are welcome. Adrian
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 19, 2012 15:15:18 GMT -5
sweet Adrian! It's crazy seeing how different countries build. I am only used to seeing construction on homes in America go up...so this is a totally different aspect. Did you toss any rocks in the cement mixer to take advantage of the tumbling?? Looking Great! steve
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 19, 2012 17:54:20 GMT -5
Yeah Steve, look at the quality of that compared to our houses. Our houses are only built to last 30 years now, maybe 40. That house will last for generations! It's gonna be cool
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Post by Toad on Oct 19, 2012 18:38:35 GMT -5
When does winter set in over there. Will there be a roof before winter?
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Post by Pat on Oct 19, 2012 20:02:23 GMT -5
That's a very, very sturdy house! Neat that you got to lay the first brick, too.
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 19, 2012 21:44:17 GMT -5
Haha, Steve, it's funny that, looking at that cement mixer rolling, I told to myself "what a great tumbler would that be!"
Todd, winter is coming here usually in mid December. In the last years, more and more often the "real winter" comes in Jan or even Feb. There were a few years though when a "pre-winter" hit us at the beginning of Nov. I hope it won't happen this year and yes, I hope there will be a roof on the house before winter comes.
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Post by pporky on Oct 20, 2012 6:31:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the update , it's looking good
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Post by mossyrockhound on Oct 20, 2012 16:26:43 GMT -5
Wow! I just went through all 5 pages of your new creation and I will say that I am duly impressed! We've never had a new home so I enjoyed seeing your progression photos. I would say you have a substantial investment in the materials - the rebar alone would be very costly over here in the U.S., but obviously a good investment wherever you are. I don't think there is any better investment than your own home, whether it's building a new one or fixing the one you already have. Thanks for posting and good luck with the remainder of your creation.
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Post by TByrd on Oct 21, 2012 2:19:31 GMT -5
Very cool that you got to lay the first brick. How bad are your winters, do you get for feet of snow or four inches of snow?
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Post by connrock on Oct 21, 2012 6:56:00 GMT -5
As others have said,,,it's amazing to see how well built your home is and if it was built here it would cost a fortune! Seeing your home being built brings back many memories,,,,,some good and some bad,,, but that's how life is! I can't wait to see the plumbing! Thank you sooooo much for taking the time to show us the progress on you new home Adrian! Good Luck! connrock
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 21, 2012 21:59:33 GMT -5
Very cool that you got to lay the first brick. How bad are your winters, do you get for feet of snow or four inches of snow? Tammy, our winters are usually something in between 4 inches and 4 feet of snow. One foot is usual, two feet is plenty by now, if you refer to the uniform layer of snow. There are blizards though, which aglomerate snow up to three feet or - occasionally, as it did happen in the previous winter - even ten feet of snow. There were people, not far from bucharest, which were rescued through a hole in the roof, because the rest of their house was covered by snow. Scroll down in the link below to see some winter pics from this February. peisajedeiarna.blogspot.ro/2012/02/inzapeziti-in-romania-zapada-de-3-metri.htmlThis doesn't happen often though, the previous winter looking like that was in 1959. Adrian
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Post by TByrd on Oct 22, 2012 15:46:51 GMT -5
What a nightmare! Glad those don't happen every year, huh.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 22, 2012 19:12:44 GMT -5
That's crazy!!
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