Structure | ||||
Concrete | Foundations
Ground beams
Roof
beams
Columns
Floor slab
Roof slab Drive | 1.00 x
1.00 x 0.30
0.30
x 0.15
0.30
x 0.15
0.35
x 0.15
0.30
x 0.15
0.30
x 0.15
0.40
x 0.15
0.15
x 0.15
0.15
thick
0.15
thick
0.15
thick | 12 mm
rebar mesh at 150 mm centres
4
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
5
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
7
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
4
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
5
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
7
x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
6
x 12 mm rebar. 6 mm ties at 200 mm centres
12
mm rebar mesh at 200 mm centres
12 mm rebar mesh at 200 mm centres
6
mm rebar mesh at 150 mm centres
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Walls
| Brick
| Single
skin
| Cement
rendered
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Roof |
Steelwork |
Vertical
(slope)
Horizontal |
100 mm x
50 mm x 20 mm x 2.3 mm "C" channel
25
mm x 25 mm x 2.3 mm channel
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Electric
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30/100 A
electric supply
| Twin/earth | Consumer
unit (16 breakers)
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Sockets:
| Lounge
Kitchen
Bedroom
1
Bedroom
2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom
1
Bathroom
2
Car port External
| 4 x twin
sockets, 150 mm above
floor level
1
x telephone jack
1
x satellite t.v. jack
2
x ceiling fans
3
x twin sockets, 300 mm above working surface
2
x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1
x direct wired cooker hood
4
x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1
x telephone jack
1
x satellite t.v. jack
1
x air conditioning unit (with separate breaker)
1
x oscillating ceiling fan
3
x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1
x oscillating ceiling fan
3
x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1
x telephone jack
1
x oscillating ceiling fan
1
x hot water shower unit (with separate breaker)
1
x single shaver socket
1
x hot water shower unit (with separate breaker)
1
x twin socket, 300 mm above floor level
1
x direct wired well water pump
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Lighting
| Lounge
Kitchen
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom
1
Bathroom
2
Front Stoep Rear Stoep Car
port
External
| 2 x
fluorescent ceiling lights
5
x tungsten wall lights
1
x twin fluorescent ceiling light
2
x spot downlights
1
x fluorescent ceiling light
2
x tungsten wall lights
1
x fluorescent ceiling light
2
x tungsten wall lights
1
x fluorescent ceiling light
1
x tungsten ceiling light
1
x tungsten ceiling light
1
x fluorescent ceiling light
1 x fluorescent wall light 1 x fluorescent roof light 2 x
fluorescent lights (gate)
1 x fluorescent light (garden) 2
x halogen floodlights (with separate breakers)
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Water
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Supply
| External
Internal
| 25mm
diameter supply from well
pump
12mm
diameter supply (via filter to kitchen)
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Discharge
| Kitchen
Bathroom
1
Bathroom
2
| 50mm
combination discharge, sink, washer, floor
drain (via 2 traps)
50mm
combination discharge, washbasin, shower drain (via 2 traps)
100mm
soil discharge to twin septic tank
50mm
combination discharge, washbasin, shower drain (via 2 traps)
100mm
soil discharge to twin cess pit
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Surface water
| External
| 150mm
PVC gutters
75mm and 100mm PVC downpipes
Discharge via gullies to 200mm drains
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Points
to consider about heights when building a house:
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Farangs
tend generally to be taller than Thais. Being 1.92 m tall
myself and employing a foreman who was 1.54 m tall I took the following
precautions:
Ceiling height sufficient
to accommodate fans that can’t be
reached with arms outstretched (3.20 metre ceiling height in my case).
2.00 m high doors to the
bathrooms instead of the ‘standard’ 1.80 m.
Work surfaces in the
kitchen set high enough (a compromise).
Surfaces in the bathroom
set high enough (another compromise).
Door handles set at the
correct height.
Wall lights at sufficient
height to prevent contact with my head.
Height of the shower
fitting sufficient.
Bathroom mirrors set at the
correct height (another compromise).
Stoep rail at a sufficient
height for sitting.
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