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Questions about extension and basement wall.
Hello
We are planning to extend our brick house with a wood frame at an angle. I am considering constructing the basement walls with Lecablock after pouring a slab. Then, through contacts, I have access to prefabricated concrete elements that I plan to use as the ceiling for the basement, then build the next floor on top of that (letting the concrete elements rest on the Lecablock).
The question is whether Lecablock can "handle the pressure," and what dimensions the blocks should be?
The extension will have outer dimensions of 8x8 meters.
The next question is whether it creates problems that I want a higher ceiling height in the new basement? Meaning I would need to pour the slab about 40 cm lower than the current one? How should I approach the junction?
David
We are planning to extend our brick house with a wood frame at an angle. I am considering constructing the basement walls with Lecablock after pouring a slab. Then, through contacts, I have access to prefabricated concrete elements that I plan to use as the ceiling for the basement, then build the next floor on top of that (letting the concrete elements rest on the Lecablock).
The question is whether Lecablock can "handle the pressure," and what dimensions the blocks should be?
The extension will have outer dimensions of 8x8 meters.
The next question is whether it creates problems that I want a higher ceiling height in the new basement? Meaning I would need to pour the slab about 40 cm lower than the current one? How should I approach the junction?
David
1 The Lecablocken are strong enough if you choose the right thickness. Personally, I would have chosen a 25 cm wall.
2 I don't understand part 2. A higher ceiling height in the basement usually means that the floor slab should be higher up, right??
2 I don't understand part 2. A higher ceiling height in the basement usually means that the floor slab should be higher up, right??
Ok, but then there will be differences in ground level, which I preferably don't want. Therefore, I thought of "lowering" the basement instead.
David
David
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