Shell construction still this year

2011-11-08 20:38:29

We are still at the shell construction stage. We have now reached the masonry work on the 1st floor. Therefore, two questions from me on the topic:

1. Is night frost an obstacle for masons?
2. Is the reinforced concrete ceiling (partially finished, partially cast on site) also at risk during night frost?

Thank you very much!

2011-11-14 10:26:37

Hello,

That's right, a concrete slab must "cure". For curing, it even has to be moist (which is why the current weather conditions are on the one hand good again; unfortunately unpredictable). Concrete only becomes really hard after weeks or months - that is why concrete ceilings remain shuttered or supported for a very long time. Usually, after pouring the floor slab, wall masonry begins after 3 - 4 days.

It is important that there is no ground frost for a period of at least 4 days; in case of subzero temperatures, no masonry work is done either!

Kind regards

Thanks again for the answer. By the way, we were really lucky in this regard, the weather was great. The floor slab was poured during the time when we had about 15 degrees during the day and it did not get colder than 5 degrees at night; there was also light rain once in the morning. I think we couldn’t have wished for much better conditions for the floor slab in November! Otherwise, the basement is now more or less finished and tomorrow the basement ceiling will be put on!

Stromberg would say: Going great!

2011-11-14 14:18:04

So, last week we had our foundation slab poured and the next day the bricklayers immediately started with the exterior masonry. According to our master bricklayer, temperatures down to 0 degrees are not a problem.

2011-11-14 20:45:27

Hello,

So we had our foundation slab poured last week and the next day the bricklayers immediately started with the exterior masonry. According to our master bricklayer, temperatures down to 0 degrees are no problem.

As long as he also assumes responsibility for it, this statement is perfect

Kind regards

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Shell construction still this year

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