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
tomtom7927 Nov 2015 21:46
Pipes embedded in the foundation are not a problem, right? In our case, all pipes are also laid within the foundation, mainly because of the granny flat. Surface mounting would be impractical and a waste of space.
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merlin83
27 Nov 2015 21:58
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Not a single one with a basement where it looks like that.

Then you already missed the very first one
Foundation with reinforcing steel mesh at the construction site, workers in the background
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Sebastian79
27 Nov 2015 22:15
No, because everyone sees different results on Google. For example, I don’t see that.

To me, this looks like a sloped site — so using the drainage level for the wastewater system could make sense. But why are there so many on the picture? We have a total of 4 bathrooms, but only two outlets to the outside. As I said, I’m only interested in the technical aspect.

Also, those are KG2000 pipes in the picture, which are very pressure-resistant — always better for this kind of application than regular KG pipes.

@tomtom79:

Every penetration of the slab is a weak point — in basement construction this can be even more critical than in slab-on-grade construction without a basement. With a basement, you naturally have pipes on the ceiling or walls — which can, of course, be boxed in.
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Bauexperte
27 Nov 2015 22:51
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Not a single one with a basement where it looks like that.

In a single-family house with a basement, wastewater can be drained either below the basement floor slab or below the ground floor ceiling. All good.

Regards, Bauexperte
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Sebastian79
27 Nov 2015 22:54
It depends on where the duct is located – in new development areas, it is usually above basement level.

That’s what I initially thought too, but you only see short basement sections that lead nowhere downward. And as I said, there are so many individual ones...
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merlin83
28 Nov 2015 00:10
It is a newly developed residential area, approximately 8 years old, where the sewer pipeline is located well below the basement level.