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2. 2.1 INITIALLY THE ALL THE EXCAVATION PITS ARE BEING MARKED AS PER THE DRAWINGS. 2.2 ROCKS BELOW THE PITS ARE CRACKED BY CONTROLLED EXPLOSION USING MACHINE. 2.3 THEN THE WORKERS USING CHISEL & HAMMER BREAKS THE ROCKS INTO SMALL SIZE SO THAT IT COULD BE EASILY TRANSPORTED OUT. 2.4 IF THERE IS SOIL IN THE SITE THEN EXCAVATED IS DONE USING SPADE, PICK ,AXE OR JCB . EXCAVATION

3. 3.1 FIRSTLY, ON THE EXCAVATED AREA SAND FILLING OF ABOUT 6 INCHES THICK IS PROVIDED. 3.2 AFTER THAT A LAYER OF FLAT BRICK OR METAL SOLING IS PROVIDED, NOW THE BASE IS READY. 3.3 ONCE THE BASE IS READY NOW P.C.C LAYER IS MADE. 3.4 NOW ABOVE THE P.C.C LAYER THE REINFORCEMENT FOR THE FOUNDATION ARE PLACED 3.5 FINALLY CONCRETE IS PLACED ABOVE THIS REINFORCEMENT UPTO COLUMN SHOES. COLUMN SHOES CONCRETE BLOCK After the p.c.c. the column position is marked accurately by using the rope & the plumb bob. FOUNDATION

4. 4.1 INITIALLY, A TEMPORARY SETUP IS MADE WITHIN THE SITE WHERE THE REINFORCEMENT STEEL IS BROUGHT TO PROPER SHAPE BEFOE BRINGING IT FOR INSTALLATION. 4.2 NOW ON THE SETUP BARS ARE BROUGHT, MEASURED & VARIOUS POINTS ARE MARKED. 4.3 THEN ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURAL DRAWING BARS ARE BEND BY FIXING THE BAR IN THE SETUP & TWISTING THE BAR BY HOOK. 4.4 VARIOUS ANGELS ARE THUS PRODUCED IN THE BAR . NOTE : THE STEEL BARS USED FOR REINFORCEMENT MUST BE FREE FROM UNWANTED BENTS AND CURVES. BAR BENDING

5. 5.1 INITIALLY, THE FORMWORKS ARE MADE . 5.2 FIRSTLY, OIL IS APPLIED ON THE SURFACE OF THE FORM BOARDS. 5.4 THEN SMALL BLOCKS OF WIDTH EQUAL TO CLEAR COVER ARE TIED TO THE REINFORCEMENT BARS. THESE BLOCKS ENSURES THE CLEAR COVER WIDTH. 5.3 AFTER THAT FORM BOARD ARE SET AS REQUIRED FOR THE CASTING . 5.5 FINALLY, THESE FORMS ARE TIES TO ADJACENT SIDES BY NUT & BOLT. 5.6 ALSO IT IS ANCHORED TO THE GROUND USING STEEL OR WOODEN STRUTS. FORM WORK

6. 6.1 ONCE THE FORMWORK IS READY, THE INTERIOR DIMENSIONS OF THE FORMWORK SHOULD MATCHES THE DIMENSION OF THE COLUMN PROVIDED IN THE DRAWING. 6.2 AFTER THAT CONCRETE IS POURED, COMPACTION IS DONE USING VIBRATORS OR MS BAR (MANUALLY). CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID SEGREGATION AND BLEEDING. 6.3 THEN THE FORMWORKS ARE REMOVED WITHIN 2 -3 DAYS & CURING IS DONE. 6.4 FOR CURING GUNNY BAGS ARE USED WHICH ARE WRAPPED AROUND THE COLUMN. THESE GUNNY BAGS ARE KEPT WET BY SPRINKLING WATER AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO PROVIDE THE MOISTURE REQUIRED DURING THE CURING OF CONCRETE. 6.5 CURING SHOULD CARRY FOR 3 - 4 WEEKS. Stripping of form ( in site ) 1 day ( recommended) 2-3 days Curing of column (in site) 20 days (recommended) 21 days. COLUMN CASTING

8. FLOORING CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO DIFFERENT TYPES 8.1 FLOORING AT GROUND LEVEL 8.2 FLOORING ON R.C.C. SLAB . 8.1 STEPS INVOLVED IN FINISH FLOORING AT GROUND LEVEL 8.1.1 THE ACTUAL GROUND LEVEL IS HAMMERED & IS MADE HARD WHICH IS THEN TREATED WITH PESTICIDE IF REQUIRED IN THE SITE. 8.1.2 AFTER THAT A LAYER OF SAND OR STONE POWDER IS APPLIED WHICH IS GENERALLY 6 INCHES THICK. 8.1.3 NOW THIS LAYER IS HARDENED & IS LEVELED BY WATERING & HAMMERING. 8.1.4 FINALLY THE R.C.C SLAB IS CASTED IF THE SITE HAS HIGH WATER TABLE OR ELSE BRICK / METAL SOLING IS DONE WITH MORTAR LAYER ABOVE IT. 8.1.5 THEN LEVELS OF FINISHED FLOORS ARE BEING MARKED WHICH ACTS AS CHECK POINTS AT VARIOUS POINTS INSIDE THE BUILDING. 8.1.6 FINALLY A LAYER OF MIXTURE OF CEMENT & SAND (RATIO OF 1: 6) IS CONSTRUCTED. 8.1.7 ONCE THE ABOVE LAYER IS MADE & THE REQUIRED LEVELING IS ACHIEVED CEMENT-WATER PASTE IS APPLIED. 8.1.8 FINALLY THE TILES ARE CUT TO REQUIRED DIMENSION & ARE FITTED OVER THE CEMENT LAYER (WHERE CEMENT WATER PASTE ACTS AS ADHESION PASTE . 8.1.9 ATLAS THE TILES ARE HAMMERED IN ORDER TO ENHANCE ADHESION & TO BRING TILES IN ACCURATE POSITION. 8.2 FLOORING ON R.C.C. SLAB. THE PROCEDURE ARE SIMILAR FROM POINT 8.1.5 The mix of plaster (masala) used for the plastering is 1: 8) FLOORING

9. 9.1 INITIALLY THE FORMWORKS ARE ARRANGED WHICH ARE RECTANGULAR G.I. SHEETS WITH AT SECTION AT THE ENDS. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY TELESCOPIC PROPS . 9.2 BUT FORMWORK FOR THE BEAM ALSO HAS VERTICAL BOARDS. 9.3 AFTER THAT THE REINFORCEMENTS ARE ARRANGED AS SPECIFIED IN THE DRAWINGS 9.4 THE REINFORCEMENTS ARE RAISED TO CERTAIN HEIGHT AS SPECIFIED IN THE DRAWINGS WHICH IS CLEAR COVER & RAISING IS DONE BY PLACING CONCRETE BLOCK IN BETWEEN REINFORCEMENT &FORMWORKS. 9.5 FOR SLABS THE ELECTRICAL P.V.C. PIPES ARE LAID & FINALLY CONCRETE IS POURED. AFTER 3 DAYS SLAB SOFFIT IS TAKEN OFF WHERE AS PROPS ARE TAKEN OFF AFTER 7 DAYS. FINALLY CURING IS DONE BY PONDING. SLAB CASTING

10. 10.1 THE ELECTRICAL MARKING IS DONE BASED ON THE ELECTRICAL MARKING DRAWING ISSUED BY THE ARCHITECT. 10.2 ONCE THE MARKING IS DONE GROVES ARE CREATED IN WALLS BY CHIPPING WALLS. THE GROVES ARE ABOUT ¾INCH DEEP WHICH ACCOMMODATES P.V.C PIPES FOR REQUIRED FOR WIRING. 10.3 WHERE AS IN R.C.C. ROOFS WHILE CASTING ;ELECTRICAL CONDUITS ARE PLACED. 10.4 THE PIPES ARE ANCHORED IN THE WALL BY STEEL HOOKS & THE PLASTERING IS DONE ABOVE THESE PIPE ABOVE CHICKEN MESH WHICH ENSURES BETTER GRIP FOR PLASTERING. 10.5 FINALLY ONCE PAINTING ARE DONE THEN SWITCH BOARD ARE FIXED. ELECRTIFICATION

11. 11.1 INITIALLY ALL THE IMPORTANT PLUMBING POINTS ARE MARKED AS PER THE DRAWING ISSUED BY THE ARCHITECT. 11.2 AFTER THAT WALLS ARE CHIPPED TO CREATE A GROVE SO THAT P.V.C PIPES OF GIVEN THICKNESS COULD BE ACCOMMODATED INSIDE THE GROVE MADE. 11.3 THEN PIPES ARE LAID & IS ANCHORED BY THICK STEEL U SHAPE HOOKS. 11.4 IN TOILETS SPECIALLY FOR WATER CLOSET THE SLAB ARE SUNKEN. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THE TRAPS ARE INSTALLED. 11.5 AT LAST THE SUNKEN SLAB IS THEN FILLED WITH COARSE AGGREGATE AND SOIL AND RAMMED PROPERLY, TO FORM THE BASE FOR THE FLOORING. 11.6 FINALLY, ALL GROVES ARE SEALED BY PLASTERS ONLY CERTAIN PARTS ARE LEFT OUT WHERE FURTHER PIPE FITTINGS LIKE SHOWER, TAP ETC ARE FIXED. 11.7 EXPOSE PIPE FITTINGS ARE FITTED TO WALL BY “U” SHAPED HOOKS WHICH ARE FIXED TO WALLS USING NAILS. PLUMBING

12. 12.2 THEN VARIOUS POINTS ARE MARKED ON THE WALLS & DRILLING IS DONE. SOMETIMES FRAME IS FIXED TO WALL BY ANGEL PLATE IN THE EMPTY AREA LEFT FOR THE OPENING 12.3 THEN ALUMINIUM WINDOW FRAMES ARE SCREWED INTO THESE HOLES. 12.4 AFTER THAT WINDOW PANELS ARE CONSTRUCTED BY CONNECTING DIFFERENT ALUMINUM SECTION BY SCREWS. 12.5 AT LAST GLASS ARE FIXED TO THE PANELS; P.V.C. PUTTY ARE USED TO KEEP GLASS HOLD TIGHT TO THE WINDOW PANELS. 12.6 WHEN THE WINDOW PANELS ARE CREATED VARIOUS HOLES , GROVES ARE CREATED WHICH HELPS IN FIXING OF ALUMINUM CHANNELS TO OTHER CHANNELS & RAILS. 12.7 FINALLY THE WINDOW PANELS ARE FIXED INTO THE FRAMES. WINDOW FIXING

13. 13.1 AFTER PLASTERING OF WALL INTERIOR FINISH IS DONE: HERE IT IS DONE BY P.O.P 13.2 THE PLASTERED WALLS IS IDEAL FOR P.O.P AS IT IS ROUGH. 13.3 INITIALLY MIXTURE OF P.O.P IS MADE WITH WATER & SPECIAL CARE IS TAKEN AS P.O.P TENDS TO LOSE WATER QUICKLY & HARDENS QUICKLY. 13.4 THEN BY USE OF TWO THIN RECTANGULAR G.I. SHEET P.O.P. IS APPLIED ( GENERALLY CALLED BLADES). 13.5 NOW THE WALL IS READY FOR PAINTING BUT BEFORE THAT COAT OF PRIMER & WEATHER COAT (PUTTY )IS APPLIED. INTERIOR FINISH

14. 14.1 INITIALLY ANGEL CLAMPS ARE FIXED TO THE EXTERIOR WALL WHICH IS DONE BY DRILLING HOLES IN WALLS & THEN SCREWING. 14.2 AFTER THAT CLAMPS ARE SCREWED TO THE VERTICAL METAL SECTION & THEN HORIZONTAL METAL CHANNELS ARE SCREWED TO VERTICAL CHANNELS BY DRILLING HOLES IN METAL CHANNELS & THEN SCREWING IT. 14.3 NOW THE ALUMINIUM PANELS ARE SCREWED TO THESE HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL METAL CHANNELS BY DRILLING HOLES IN METAL CHANNELS & THEN SCREWING IT. 14.4 FINALLY THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE ALUMINIUM PANELS ARE TAKEN OFF. EXTERIOR FINISH

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