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today tips:

please ensure that the space between roof trust frame is not more than 4 fts, this to ensure that the roof trust is strong enough to support your heavy roof tile.






pic below is my neighbour contractor using small wood for truss, i suppose 2x4 inches. If want better, use 3x5 inches. The disadvantage of wood is termite and wood after years..it will bend.

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Added on March 29, 2012, 11:08 amAnother tip:

to avoid any crack after plaster, please wet your wall before apply the cement for plaster. The brick has the strong ability to absorb water, thereofore if you do not wet the brick, it will absorb the water from your plaster cement, cause the your cement plaster premature dry , not normal dry.

These also apply when, cement the 'rabung' for roof. Please cement your 'rabung' not during high sun eg in noon.




TQ

This post has been edited by tomjason: Mar 29 2012, 11:15 AM


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Let me elaborate about this steel trust (kekuda). The steel trust is new to malaysia and to most contractors, not many contractor know how to install these steel trust. The difficulty in technique to assemble and joint between steel is the main reason, but if already expert or experience no problem. To the beginner, to install the steel they hv to assemble on the ground and lifted to the upper beam, lifted the frame is difficult job but with experience, they can install on the upper beam itself. The steel trust C type, to make is stronger, they must clamp together.









Are there strong enough to walk on it at least?

Yes, they are very very strong..when they are clamp together and joint compared to wood. As picture above. They do not bend over time as compared to wood, for wood you will see that your roof will 'melengkung or melendut' over time.

Do you need to ground the frame?
Certainly. You have ground it to upper beam.

Do this frame stand against the rust?
Yes, they are Galvanized to protect from rust

How is the cost compare to wood frame?
The overall cost is abit higher compared to wood, but it is one time investment, long lasting forever compared to wood.
The cost of per piece is not expensive around RM32 compared to wood but they must clamp together consisted of 2,3 piece to become one.
They are joint together using GI screw and if you were to buy loose, the screw cost RM0.08, but if per boxes more cheaper. Every joint between steel at least minimum 3 screw else afraid not strong enough.

This post has been edited by tomjason: Mar 29 2012, 02:44 PM

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For the roof trust, there are 4 elements: the C truss, screw and L joint plate and V type trust (the V type trust is the last layer to put roof tile) as pic attached.

The L plate is to ground the C type trust with upper beam and the L plate also to connect between C type trust.

one year ago the price as i m remember, the C type trust is about RM32 per piece, the V type trust is RM12. The screw is about RM0.08, for metal roof a lot of screws needed, for my house cost of screws only about RM500.




TQ

This post has been edited by tomjason: Apr 2 2012, 02:12 PM

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Other tips;

someone ask me, the sample of BS steel, below is the sample my house steel, size 12, if you have chances to see size of CQ steel is smaller and 'lembik'..

for beam, better to make is a little bit bigger, mind is rather small.





another tips:

1. before concrete the floor, please put the construction plastic before concrete, many do not know the main reason to put the plastic. The main reason to put the plastic to avoid the water from concrete to dry to fast to soil and causing the concrete premature dry and can cause your floor concrete brittle or crack or. Many think that the main reason to put plastic is to avoid water vapor, this as secondary reason.

2. The best method to concrete floor is as my pic below, the BS BRC net steel (the jaring steel) is tie to the beam that exposed, these will make your floor concrete super strong....see my pic below. Please use BS BRC net size 7 or 8, especially for upper storey. If for single storey house BS BRC net steel size 6 pun ok lah.

3. If you raise your floor like mine (i raise 1 feet above), please fill with sand (as we know sand not 'takung water'). If possible do not fill with tanah or sampah sarap, usually contractor want save money, cause sand is expensive. Usually 'tanah' will 'mendap' as time goes, then there is gap between floor. Before concrete, let your sand fully 'mendap' by rain water or pipe water. Then after the sand mendap, then re fill any gap, then you can concrete after your sand is stabil.

Another reason not to use tanah or sampah2...is to avoid any water takung below your concrete.





TQ

This post has been edited by tomjason: Apr 3 2012, 07:58 AM

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This just to share tips during my KC installation. During the KC installation i hv made special briefing to the installer, where the water pipe line and wiring goes, so that they don drill that area. Also i kept my refrig box so that i can cover my new refridge and i also ask they to cover their faulty ladder with box so that they do damage my new tile. Actually, my tile and table top were cover with card box especially their tools.

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Added on April 3, 2012, 4:43 pm...just to share as 'sampingan'......i want to reveal..never reveal before....the secret, why these indon worker is strong enough to do the wet work, in the sun and rainy..why they can tahan hard work every day....from my investigation, not all but many of them have injection for neuro bion, these neoro bion inject can give them extra strength...the neuro bion is for nerve vitamin....these worker had one a month or between 2 weeks..

This post has been edited by tomjason: Apr 3 2012, 04:47 PM

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Hi Phoenix,


I think this injection is also got effect on the ......you know. That why these indons are power.....

actually the neurobion is normal suppliment/vitamin easily available in clinic or pharmacy..there are in table or injection (but injection more effective).Normally these neurobion is to strengthen muscle and nerve. This info about indon was told by on doc to me that there are many indons taking this injection.

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today tips:

1. Previouly i forgot to mention, it is recommended the maximum distance between pillar is 20 fts, ensure that at least every 20 fts, there is a pillar.This to ensure your strength of your upper beam.

2. Another tips, about grills, please do not use screw when to ground your grill, instead use this new type plug (i cant remember the name of this plug but start with K), this new type for install grill. If use use screw, robber can easily unscrew your grill. With this type of plug, they have cut it with grinder make it difficult for them. Somehow this new plug is nice. Pic attach my house sample:

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3. To install bi fold door. While laying tile, please ensure the do step down to install bi fold frame. This look nice and also your frame does not 'timbul' and to avoid you accidently 'terlanggar' . See pic below, my bi fold fame.

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This post has been edited by tomjason: May 14 2012, 09:42 AM

TQ bro.

TQ bro

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My room ceilling, fan and aircond . Aluminium downlight.




Tips:

1. My Mitsubishi aircond mr slim really slim, the size my 2HP is same as 1HP but cool. Tips, whoever want to choose MR Slim (2HP), the cable wiring is recommended outside,that means power supply to compressor first, then from the compressor board wiring back to the indoor unit.

2. My Fan ceiling is Panasonic, Mini Tsunami. special feature is like natural wind breeze.

This post has been edited by tomjason: Apr 5 2012, 11:57 AM

haha...i m not contractor but can help what ever help i can give...PMed you and others.

TQ ozak..

TQ bro.

PMed you and others the formula.

Maey forumer asking where to buy the GI truss, GI truss is available at Hardware shop selling construction material.

TQ

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TQ

PMed you and others that have requested for the formula.


If the sampah from hack wall, its ok. donot have sampah as paper bag cement and wood, these wood will attract termite..also if you fill it with 'sampah' or soil from others place, be caferefull as soil from others places can have termite inside..we never know, beside the side effect i mention before that means you bring termite to your area...cause contractor like to fill with soil as its cheap..

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Added on April 13, 2012, 8:31 amTQ bro.

the GI truss have two type , the C type shape (cost around RM32 per piece )and the V type (cost around RM12)shape....these prices one year ago...the hardware shall know..for the orange pipe..it UPVC Sirim approved type expensive cost about RM77 per pipe, the price one year ago. All these can be found at hardware shop selling material construction.

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Added on April 13, 2012, 8:32 amusing rebar instead BRC net steel for your floor is the best....but it is costly and timing cause, need worker to tie the individual rebar...


today tips:


1. attach picture below is my DIY for the kitchen sink pipe outlet. This is the correct way to install the kitchen sink outlet pipe. Please use this type of elbow (using screw) so that when your outlet pipe is blockage with food wastage , you can easily unscrew the elbow and clear the blockage with wire or 'wire ring' that you can buy from hardware shop.


2. From the pic below also, to avoid your food wastage pipe from blockage, use my tips, use at least upvc pipe size 3" or 4" at the last end to man hole, this way your do not have food wastage blockage is future. My design , from the sink, i use upvc sirim approve (thick) size 11/2 ", then goes to upvc pipe size 2", and at last goes under ground upvc pipe size 3" to man hole. Please study the pic in detail.

[Tomjason already deleted the photo attached. Sorry ]...PM me if you want the photo


want more clarification, inform me.


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3. For electrical, i would advise to have seperate DB for your house if you are doing reno, such as one DB at living room, one DB at kitchen or one DB at upstair. In this way you can easy manage and easy to troubleshoot in future.

4. If you are doing reno, i would advised you to install power socket and light inside your upper ceilling, And the ceilling power socket and light have switch control from down stair.


want more clarification, inform me.

This post has been edited by tomjason: May 14 2012, 09:43 AM

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for tile:

For tile 1x1, the upah is RM2 sq ft. If include cement etc then RM4 sq ft.
For tile 2x2, the upah only RM2.5 sq ft, mean per tile upah only RM10. If include cement etc around RM18-RM20 per tile.

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