Concrete pouring for basement floor

Next day, concrete was poured for basement floor. It took about three hours to complete the floor. Make sure steel mesh is risen well above ground so it comes between concrete layer. Steel reinforcement gives concrete the required tensile strength.

Preparation for concrete flooring of basement

The most costly item in construction work is Sariya (Deformed Steel Bars). There are many companies preparing sariya like model steel, nazir sons, ittefaq steel etc. We got Nazir Sons steel 1 ton of 3/8 inch and 1 ton of 4/8 inch for about 73 Rs per Kg. Steel mesh was formed for concrete flooring and for concrete wall.

Margala Bajri Truck arrived

Bajir truck arrived at about 5.30 in the morning. It was a chilly morning. Our contractor had arranged it and it came all the way from taxila at rate of 59 per sq foot. It was a big Hino truck we were expecting about 600 sq feet but when we measured it was 925 sq feet. These guys only take cash payments. So be ready with extra bucks !!

Margala bajri is considered best. Sargodha bajri is between 50-55 per sq feet, however its quality is quite lower.

Filling of Basement Floor

Next day, basement floor was filled with rhorhi and afterwards covered with mixture of sand and cement. We got trolley of broken bricks(rhorha) for about 12k which had about 450 sq feet stuff. afterwards this rhorha was converted in rhorhi. A trolley of sand costed us 5.3k.

    You can see we have started excavation of remaining foundation walls as well.

Termite Proofing for Basement

Termite proofing was done for basement wall and floor. Its more effective on bare soil as compared to when applied on floor full of rhorhi. Well it took about 1 gallon of chemical in a drum of water of about 100 liters. There are many brands available from many companies like biflex, fmc, 4brothers, Ali Akbar, Stadec etc.

Excavation for basement

Finally excavation work for basement started. Excavators can be hard to find at times but luckily we were able to find one working in valencia society.
These people charge you heavily if the excavated soil is left at the site but if they take it with them then huge discounts are available. Problem is that nearly all socities have banned transportation of soil from within their premises to outside.
Manual digging can be costly and time consuming. Excavator took nearly 2 hrs for digging 450 sq foot. Really a life saver !!
Excavation team charged us 15k which included smoothning of floor and walls soil.Working space for excavator is very important. Overhead wapda lines can get very close to its elbow at certain angles . Make sure you have ample space.