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Home prices are high and so is uncertainty. 3 minute read Surging home prices suggest that many who are working from home and find themselves without working space are in the market for a bigger house. People struggle to setup offices in their already cramped houses and now with offices running remotely people can pretty much work from anywhere in …
When is the best setup to use rib and block to do cement floor installations? The Pro Rib and Block system consist of pre-stressed Ribs and hollow-core Blocks. They are then populated with Y-10 rebar and Ref100Mesh. All re-inforcing steel & mesh requirements are calculated as per the engineer’s bending schedule. When you are doing a basement floor. Pro Rib …
Rib and Block Floor Slabs Advantages There are two major advantages of using the rib and block concrete slabs system Use of Rib and Block floor slabs eliminates soffit shuttering Soffit Formwork is basically a mold in which the wet concrete is poured in order to get the desired shape. It is specially made from materials like timber, steel, fiber, …
Building a House Addition, the pros & cons Whenever interest rates drop and home equity loans become affordable, the sound of workers frantically building house additions become louder and louder. The house addition is the single most expensive home remodeling purchase a homeowner will ever make. Unlike an interior paint job or landscaping, a house addition is one project that …
Concrete houses are thought of as being unconventional as they are not built using brick or with a timber frame structure. Some people see them as ugly and not as pleasing aesthetically on the eye as a brick house may be. However architects and designers have ensured that modern concrete houses can still look pleasing. But what are the advantages …
With the decision to build a home comes many questions, but perhaps none bigger than ‘when is the best time to build?’ Getting the timing right when building your home is very important in order to minimise construction delays and subsequent unplanned costs. The most important consideration when building a home is weather. In poor weather conditions, your build can …
The quick answer to this question is, if you want to know how long before the neighborhood kids can’t leave finger prints on your new paving, in about 24 to 48 hours. The truth is Concrete never actually cures 100%. It will always be in a state of hardening. For concrete there is no Cure! The continual hardening or referred …
For construction professionals who install structural building products, chances are you’ve already heard of concrete slabs. There are many good reasons why construction professionals choose concrete slabs as opposed to steel. You don’t need to look far and wide to get to the bottom of why this concrete slab design is growing in popularity in Mpumalanga. You can read more …
Concrete Flooring basics: Concrete flooring for domestic applications in Mpumalanga At Pro Rib and Block we work with strong concrete slabs to create suspended concrete flooring but we have noticed that people often do the basics wrong, and if the foundation isn’t good it can effect the rest of the building. We expect concrete flooring to last for many years, …
Concrete slab floors come in many forms and can be used to provide great thermal comfort and lifestyle advantages. Slabs can be on-ground, suspended, or a mix of both. They can be insulated, both underneath and on the edges. Conventional concrete has high embodied energy. It has been the most common material used in slabs but several new materials are …
Here is why you need to use the Pro Rib and Block slab system. The technology in doing concrete flooring very quickly has been updated during the past few years. Rib and block concrete slab systems has been designed for easier installation and quicker building times. For those who don’t understand what this Rib and Block means. The two-part system, …
