ᐅ Building Stone by Stone – Is Starting Construction in November Risky?

Created on: 21 Oct 2015 20:03
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Zeltli
Hello everyone,
what do you think about starting the construction of a house in early to mid-November, brick by brick?
Are there any risks involved, especially if winter sets in by early to mid-December?

Could there be issues with masonry work, and is it possible to simply pause the structural shell at that point?
I would appreciate your professional opinion on this.

Best regards
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Sebastian79
27 Nov 2015 20:34
Yes, but that’s the concrete slab, isn’t it – or did I misunderstand?

It’s more out of curiosity – we have the items mentioned as well, but no penetrations in the concrete slab.
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merlin83
27 Nov 2015 21:27
EveundGerd schrieb:
Were you watching?
Unfortunately not ; the concrete mixer arrived just as I had to get back to the office. The workers are impressively fast; the exterior formwork for the basement walls is already in place. Now the ventilation must be installed quickly before the structure is built….
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merlin83
27 Nov 2015 21:29
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Yes, but that’s the foundation slab – or did I misunderstand?

I’m also just curious – we have the same things listed, but no penetrations through the foundation slab.

Sorry, I don’t know about that; but perhaps a professional will chime in.
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Sebastian79
27 Nov 2015 21:31
Otherwise, just ask your shell builder or architect – you can’t see any connection to the outside anyway. Only at the supposed sump pit, where I personally would have only gone through the basement walls with the outlet.

Besides, that looks like a plastic drain pipe, which would be very bad. But I could be wrong...
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merlin83
27 Nov 2015 21:40
Sebastian79 schrieb:
You might want to ask your structural builder or architect – you can’t see any external connection anyway. Only at the supposed pump sump, where personally I would have only run through the basement walls to the outlet.

Also, that looks like PVC waste pipe (HT pipe), which would be a bad choice. But I could be wrong...

Try doing a Google image search for reinforcement of a ground slab. You’ll see many examples that look the same, but also some that are different.
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Sebastian79
27 Nov 2015 21:43
Not a single one with a basement that looks like that.