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Lintel concreting

Thu May 05, 2011Total posts : 2
srinivasa
srinivasa
Join date: Jan 2011
Topic: Lintel concreting

Dear Sir,

While doing the lintel concreting, within hours, there was heavy rain and wiped out top portion of the concrete.  When I asked the contractor to remove everything and redo the concreting, he said it won't be a problem and said that he will put some cement on the top and it will settle down.  But my concern is , since the rain was very heavy, it could have got deep and removed cement from the concrete and may cause seepage in the future.

My question is, should I go with the contractor explanation and remedy he has provided or is there anything else need to be done as a precaution so that seepage do not occur in the future?

Can you pl. help me?

Thanks,

Srinivas.

Sat May 07, 2011Post  #1
P. Panchal
P. Panchal

Join date: Apr 2011
Post subject: concreting

Please upload photoes. let me see the problem
 
Mon May 09, 2011Post  #2
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
S L Gupta (Civil Engg)

Join date: Mar 2008

Dear Srinivasa

           As stated by you that rain falls on the newly cement concreting after one hour and wiped the cement contents of the top layer. It is the right procedure that place cement shullary on the top and mixed it on the top layer than finish the surface again. For the leakage/ seepage you should lay the bitumen layer i.e. hot bitumen painting and simultaneously lay polithene sheet on it after that lay  15 to20mm thick mud plaster than lay the earth for getting proper slope and lay brick tiles and after grouting with cement coarse sand 1;3 do cement pointing. care shuld be taken that the slope should be proper. For more detail please see the sub section of dampness in construction on gharexpert.com where you will find lot about dampness treatment.

 

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