20 December 2008

Steel reinforcement to 2nd. Floor column in progress

My workers while stripping the side formworks for the 1st. Floor beams have also started to fix the steel reinforcement for the 2nd. Floor columns. After the steel reinforcement to the 2nd Floor column are in place, the formworks for the columns will be put in place surrounding the steel reinforcement. This will be followed by the soffit for the 2nd. Floor Beams. I have discussed with my kepala (head of the workers)and decided that unlike earlier on, the 2nd Floor columns and beams will be cast at the same time. In this way the workers could save a bit of energy and time on casting the columns because they do not have to transport the concrete manually. They will be using the mobile crane to transport the concrete. With the columns and beams cast at the same time, the mobile crane will be stretched to its limit. The last time I rented the mobile crane, it finished lifting by about 3.00 pm and I still had to pay the full rental.

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