We don't need a house for ages or builders telepaths: the story of the lost pile
The inattention of builders is a dangerous phenomenon: they may confuse the dimensions, or they may forget to install the pile. The participant FORUMHOUSE under the nickname Hadizhanka, this is exactly what happened: the builders simply forgot to install the screw pile, and even the step between the piles was not according to the project. How the situation was resolved - read on!
A few local clarifications
The house is being built on a small slope in the Absheronsky District of the Krasnodar Territory. Winter temperatures are on average slightly below zero or above zero. And you have to save yourself more from the heat in summer than from the cold in winter. The choice of the type of construction and materials is determined by the local landscape conditions, weather conditions.
Thoughts are material
My husband and I decided that we do not need a house for centuries to get our grandchildren. We build for ourselves, to live, if God willing, another 20-25 years. In this case, the builders, apparently, read our thoughts and did their best to help the house to stay short. A joke, of course, but every joke has a hint!
Both produce and install ...
Last year I found a company that produces piles by itself, and it also installs. We agreed to carry out the work. But not everything grew together: once the date of work had to be postponed due to rainy weather. But the rains passed, and the process got off the ground. A brigade of 3 people arrived, and the boss, with whom they agreed, was also. He came beforehand and examined the place.
I have such a situation that no equipment above 190 cm will pass, the gas pipeline is limiting. I don't want to make a U-shaped pipe run - spend extra money. The workers brought piles 2.5 m, diameter 89 mm, wall thickness 3.5. And the unit that screws the piles.
Work and result
According to calculations, 23 piles turned out. We screwed them in for 9 and a half hours, including lunch time. The finished sand-cement mixture was poured inside, the heads were installed. It's finally done!
They paid for the money that they owed, because they paid for the production of piles in advance. The next day, the designer sends a piping scheme with a built-in board and writes that one pile is missing (I myself already marked this in orange).
And I didn't like the distance in one place on the diagram. I went to measure it on a real pile field and I realized that almost all piles are offset. Distances between centers are different everywhere!
And you had to stand with a tape measure over the workers!
I will say that I didn’t stand near the hard workers with a tape measure, but accepted the job after the presence of piles, without measurements. You can see this in the photo of my drawing, all the numbers are different. The designer, of course, spat, but bravely said that he would redo the strapping scheme, only it would take a little more time.
Way out: a concrete pillar instead of a lost pile
And instead of the missing pile, I already made a concrete base for the pillar of bricks. Pit, what else to call it? Depth 70 cm, cushion made of sand and gravel, reinforcement 8 mm. I put up the formwork, the platform was 30 * 30 cm. In a week, I will lay it out with bricks to the required height, given that the site is 10 centimeters above the ground. The construction foreman is to come tomorrow to look at the site.
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