u mean insulation? same use rockwool then gypsum board cover it. but not cost effective.

Hi, i have a question and need an answer asap.
Recently i surveyed a high rise building in KL, a 5 star hotel.
The info I have is scale 1:50. i forgot the look for measurement for 1 unit.

the height (assuming in feet)
Floor B1 is 3750
Floor L is 6000
Floor 1 is 4000

Take 1 example, if i take 3750 divided by 50, i get 75 foot, equals to 22.86 meters. The level L is higher than that. Is it possible for 1 floor to have so high level of height?
When i consulted 1 contractor, he told normally it's around 10 meters only.

Please guide me. Thank you!

This post has been edited by Catalyzer: Nov 3 2014, 12:51 AM

3750, 6000 and 4000 are in mm la...so it's really 3.75m, 6m and 4m...

forget about the scale. I'm quite sure the number mention is in mm. meaning 3.75m for B1, 6m for L and 4m for 1st floor.

I don't know why u need to divide by 50 if the 3750 is in feet. coz if that is really 3750ft then convert to m is 3750 / 3.281 = 1142.94m that B1 alone is the tallest building in the world!!


added: ohh, the divide 50 is scale. u do't have to divide, forget about the scale if u can get the dimension from drawing. the scale meant for u to check if u can't see the dimension in the drawing

This post has been edited by iwubpreve: Nov 3 2014, 08:24 AM

Thanks for clearing my doubts.

good info I guess that why always come out?

can i build my own house using my own hand, if i need local authority to approve it ?

yes, u need local authority approval. therefore, get the design-build contractor to pau everything for u.

i mean my own hands, not contractor

same, if ur own hand, mean urself is a contractor. and yes u need approval from local authority. else how u get water supply? electric supply? even u don't need that or u generate electric urself, u also need to comply requirement under uniformity of building under relevant by-laws where only local authority only can grant u approval.

ic, i am not license architect, also can get approval ?

how much need to pay for all this approval ?

cost wise i have no much idea. but then it definitely take a lot of ur time. if u get a design and build contractor, he pau everything to u as he know the procedure well and also got "shortcut". not just involve architect, it involve engineer, licensed planner as well. competent contractor can even build for u first and get approval later as he know how to get the approval. hence can do both design and build concurrently. this save a lot of time.

Ic, however, I am planning to do a small house myself, maybe get a helper, because its my hobby to play lego when small, now big already, wanna play real thing

oic. u need machinery to do that. everything by hand? seems impossible with just a helper

but for sure u need to get license architect / engineer to design for u and do submission to local authority.

yes might need to buy some light machinery, i am not building a big house, just a small one on my own land

i have read on www how people do that overseas, but not locally

any standard for building a car park shelter construction on roof of a building or what is the correct method ?

especially how they secured the column onto the cement slab?

ic. play Lego is different coz just plug and play. construction in real life is not one man show thing, no company can do everything and therefore need a main contractor to sublet all the work to other. remember also u have to consider mechanical and electrical element beside structural and architecture of building. various profession. so u will miss out many thing i guess and regret later

no standard. for rapid construction, usually will use steel column (could be in circular hollow section or square hollow section) as straight away can deliver to site and fix it on the spot. to fix it on the concrete slab, first have to drill in chemical bolt for better anchor to the base of column. like the picture below


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chemical bolt ? I see, I thought they should be using an anchor bolt or put a threaded plug to secure the bolt properly.

Thank you.

ic. chemical bolt have way better strength than the threaded plug u mention. depend on size each chemical bolt will cost u abt RM50 especially hilti / ramset brand