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Well as its your front fence most likely will not have an issue with the neighbours (sometimes a good thing). As for the footings I cannot say as I don't know the soil type and by this I mean wheather its stable or reactive (moves a lot). The other thing is the height being 2m is rather a high fence and would need a good stable footing. Your piers will also need to be core filled.
Usually your footing concrete height finishes a bit below the height of your existing land. (Example 50mm). To screed all you need is say a 75 x 35 board 2.4m long that is straight. Pour the concrete into trench slowing as not to dislodge your trench mesh enough to support the mesh and slowly fill to the height of your height bars and just keep moving along the trench. Using a square nose shovel just move excess concrete along the trench as required to your height bars. Then just use the straight edge and place on your height bars and move back and forward till its level then use a trowl to just flatten as required.
If you use the truck to start at one end and slowly move (if possible) along the trench you just watch when the concrete gets to the height bars and move forward till finished. This can save a bit of work in the levelling department
with shovel.Its only your height bars that you are screeding to NOT the trench mesh which should be approx 50 mm below finished concrete height.
Once you have done all the screeding just hit the height bars down no problem then:). You just use the walls of the trench as your formwork.Brian
In general not a big issue to construct. Apart from insuring you are on the boundary, and the neighbour has signed paperwork they are happy with the design (may save disputes later) and meeting costs, depending on soil type in your area you may need a designed footing and wall, the council may have they soil type for your location failing that a soil test maybe considered. Contact council and check on any requirements IE height being one. Also don't forget expansion joints I think they are at 6m centres (sorry would have to look up again)
Digging the trench I will assume it is level site, dig the trench the width you want and the depth (600 x 400). you will need trench mesh (3 bar) and some links to join them together size approx (500 x 300) at 600 or 900 centres (depending on what your soil type requires).
Then you will need some deformed bar bent at right angle one end (concrete end) and tied to the trench mesh or as required by the specification. Then trench mesh is held in the trench by timber or what ever laying accross the trench and the trench mesh is tied to the to these boards and suspending the trench mesh to the required height.
The finished height of the concrete can be organised by using stakes or left over deformed bar and tapped into the trench (usually up the middle) to the finished height of the concrete this way you pour concrete to this height and a quick screed between stakes (pull out any timber stakes) once your level is achieved. You have your footing installed. Sit back admire with a coldie
If its a step footing, because your have a fall in the land front to back of the fence, just dig the footing down the depth of the block you are using 200 mm high of course your trench mesh will also need to be stepped to match.
Hope this makes sense if you need some more info or drawing to better discribe the above please ask.Brian
Hi,
Yes I noticed this and as I have yet to do a "final" cost, I will be adding the painting then. I will put this together ASAP so I can organise depreciation schedule for taxation.
I have a few other things to be added like builtins and the water main to house ruptured when water was turned on so had to replace this, regulator for the gas hot water died during the reno so had to get that repalced as well.
Of course paint will be included
I think the floor was done in poly and finished in semi gloss. Semi gloss was recommended as it supposed to not show up scatches as much hmmm will see I guess. House Call wrote:Looks fantastic Brian. Inspirational!Your costs don't include paint. Also what did you do your floors with?
Brian
with shovel.
