Making the foundation of concrete elementsis the fastest option. Although the solid surface is more acceptable for it, for example, it is poured with concrete, as it is a monolith, but it will have to dry for almost a month, and all construction work for this period will be stopped. The foundation of the blocks will allow you to finish everything in one warm season.
Concrete foundation blocks manufactured at the factory are of fairly high quality. This is due to the production technology, which includes:
- the same and exact composition of the concrete mix;
- tab reinforcement;
- mechanized concrete pouring into molds;
- shrinkage of the mixture under the influence of vibropressing;
- special 8-hour steaming in special chambers;
- the final curing of concrete.
You can cast them yourself in the homeconditions. But for obvious reasons, a number of technological operations will simply be missed, and the quality will suffer. And money will be spent and own time. Modern manufacturing technology at the factories gives these blocks another quality - frost resistance. They receive this property due to the introduction of special additives into the concrete. Since the soil in our country is almost universally acidic, granite rubble is introduced into concrete to counteract the acidic environment.
Kinds
For the manufacture of the base of the building used two types of blocks: wall and pillow.
Wall cutouts on the sides for gooddocking with each other. From them collect 2 parts of the basis, underground and elevated. Pillow have a trapezoidal shape. They are used for laying the first row of the base. That cushion ensures the stability of its entire structure.
Для тех, кто хочет построить фундамент из блоков with their own hands, ordinary concrete elements are not suitable, as they weigh from 350 to 1400 kg, and their installation requires a lifting mechanism. But for the manual laying of the foundation and the basement they are produced small, 20x20x40 in size for the construction of small buildings. They can be made of ordinary concrete, and with a filler of expanded clay, which has the properties of insulation. It is impossible to buy claydite-concrete blocks with hands, as they may be defective and not have adequate strength.
Types of building bases
For small buildings, such as baths, suitable column foundation. It can be done in one day.
The strip foundation made of blocks is suitable for low-rise small houses made of brick or cinder blocks. It is a tape, which are located under all the bearing walls of the building.
Construction of the foundation of both types of blocks includes the work on their marking and excavation of trenches.
Styling technique for both types of foundationsame and similar to brickwork. All joints and seams should be carefully sealed with mortar. The foundation of the blocks for small buildings is quite possible to perform on their own. But it is better to use factory concrete elements due to their higher quality.
