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Difference between dpc and german floor.
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Damp proofing a building will ensure that all general moisture does not saturate the walls.
That is if the crack is up then it may not extend beyond the german floor towards the foundation and if the minor crack is from blocks under the german floor it may not extend beyond it.
Oversite concrete is often reffered to as german floor by the laymen others mistook it for dpc however oversite concrete is the mass concrete that you pour to cover the entire lenght and breadth of a building on the ground floor to serve as a source of additional support to the structural stability of a building especially storey buildings.
A damp proof course is a membrane inserted in the wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising above it.
Looking to try and get some more internal height will this cause any damp etc.
Screed come to lower than the dpc brick.
It is a requirement that the dpc is at least 150mm above ground level.
What is dpc what is tie beam what is floor beam what is top beam construction of plinth beam dpc tie beam and floor beam.
Hello thanks for your question on the difference between dpm damp proof membrane and dpc damp proof course damp proofing is a term that refers to water resistant material that is designed in order to prohibit dampness from occurring.
It is called a course because wall construction used to consist of courses rows of bricks laid in succession on each ot.
Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor or for the work of installing such a floor covering.
Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface.
The floor can be wherever you want it obviously even well below ground level in the case of basements so long as it is.
Civilengineers what is plinth beam.
I m building an out house can the internal floor level be lower than the external dpc level.
I want to know how many tons of granite sharp sand or stone dust undecided yet and cement i will need.
The perimeter is 50 feet by 80 feet but there is 33 feet by 14 6 that will not have a german floor on it right in the center.
Not sure what any of these are.