Self build house ICF and Timber Frame construction |
Computer generated pictures of what the house will look like. |
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| This stage of the house is following the construction of the house building in a new energy efficient construction called ICF "Insulated Concrete Form" but their roof system called Lite Deck |
Selfbuildinnovations are going to follow the build in a diary format from start to finish so keep coming back to see every stage of building. |
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| Reinforced concrete flat roof constructed in 7 days |
The company who provided these blocks and roof system are Polysteel |
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Day 1 The Lite Deck arrives in ar-tic lorry converted toflat back for ease.The lite deck is polystyrene beams to fix onto the flat roof of the building |
Emptying the ar-tic with Lite Deck |
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Measuring the wall ready to fix panel jack system to the wall for the lite deck to rest on |
Screwing the panel jack system ready for the lite deck to rest onto it |
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Panel jack is inserted in intervals round the structure |
Lite deck is manually lifted by to guys on the roof |
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Panel deck lay ed into position on panel jacks underneath which are screwed into the walls |
This picture shows everything the silver panel jacks on the wall,the lite deck lying onto the panel jacks,the icf blocks with rebar and poured concrete into them ready to tie into the roof system |
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Peri bracing system arrives a fork lift is needed to lift the bracing system off.The peri bracing system braces up the lite deck,reinforced beams,mesh,rebar and concrete up for 28 days after pouring the roof |
Wooden beams for peri system to support ceiling |
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Peri prop system |
Erecting peri scaffolding |
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Fixing the bars to the Peri system to keep it together |
Very easy to assemble the top system(which looks like a hand and fingers on top of the yellow prop)on the top of the peri system which holds the big wooded batons which holds the roof |
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Lite deck positioned on roof |
Peri beams held up by the peri system ready for lite deck to be layed on top of the beams |
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The house is going to have an atrium which is basically a double heighten ceiling which has to be shuttered with plywood for when the concrete floor is poured to stop concrete falling through |
The peri props are in place with the support beams ready for lite deck |
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Bracing underneath thee atrium.The whole ground floor is like a maze with the peri system holding the lite deck system up |
Lite deck placed on top of the propping system by peri |
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Lite deck supported below by the peri system |
Very easy to work on once in place and braced properly |
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Atrium shuttered with plywood other lite deck going down |
Very easy to use a handsaw is perfect |
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Atrium shuttered working on the next room |
Lift shaft shuttered |
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Winding peri system with a piece of rebar up to height so the beam can fit into it |
Channel made into the wall so the concrete when poured goes onto the lite deck tying the wall and roof together |
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Plastic clips to place rebar in |
Plastic clips keep rebar in place |
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Rebar at 90 degrees fits into the icf blocks tying everything together |
Structural beam inserted to give litedeck roof system strength |
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90 degree rebar is inserted all round the roof area to tie the roof into the walls |
All the lite deck in place ready for more rebar and mesh |
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Prefabricated beams for round the atrium |
Inserting prefabricated beam on one side of the atrium |
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Crane lowering prefabricated beam in position |
Prefabricated beam lowered on other side of atrium |
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Close up picture of prefabricated beam |
Crane lifting rebar onto roof ready to insert into lite deck |
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Blowing polystyrenefrom channeled section where lengths of rebar are inserted |
Crane lifting sheets of mesh for the roof |
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Birds eye view from the crane nearly full building except part of the pool wing |
Birds eye view from the crane pool side |
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Para pit wall built all the way round top floor,mesh placed all over the floor |
Round pipe is for drainage all the way round the flat roof |
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Mesh all over the floor with rebar inserted into channels in the lite deck |
Channeled in polystyrenere bar with mesh above waiting for concrete to be poured |
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Para pit wall completed all around the 2nd floor |
Floating off the top of the para pit wall after concrete pour |
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Concrete poured onto the mesh and power floated to a smooth finish |
Pouring concrete on mesh |
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Tampering the concrete with a long piece of wood to make it level |
Leveling concrete with big stick.Two people have hold of the ends and gently chop up and down on the surface which in time levels the concrete,then power float |
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Leveling concrete above the living room |
Lift shaft and atrium shuttering |
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Power floated around areas where shuttering was constructed |
Looking towards the swimming pool |
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The shuttering around the atrium will come out leaving room for double height ed ceiling |
Finished floor power floated |
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Finished Polysteel house,do you know this house is bullet proof,hurricaneproof and earthquake proof. |
This house was constructed in 16 days |
