September 2016 - Page 2 of 2 - Negros Construction

Monthly Archives: September 2016

FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS

Once the excavation for the structural footings and wall foundations are complete, we measure everything again to ensure we are ready to construct our structural pads will be in the proper locations. First we fabricate our layouts with the necessary steel reinforcing bars then set them in place in the wood forms. Next we mix […]

SAN MIGUEL SITE DEVELOPMENT

Getting started, we had to first set up a basic bunkhouse and storeroom for our materials. /this is built out of native materials including wood and bamboo with a nipa roof. Once the temporary structures were set up, we submitted plans for temporary electrical service to Noreco, and arranged our hookup. The next step was […]

LAYOUT AND STAKING

With the Temporary facilities constructed, we set to the task of accurately laying out and staking the building footprint. Once staked out we could precisely determine the locations that we needed to excavate in order to pour our structural footings and wall foundations.

JULY PROGRESS

July Progress With the date fast approaching when the clients will be returning to the Philippines for a vacation, we are under a very tight deadline to complete the washroom renovation phase to the stage where it can be occupied and used. Working two shifts, we are doing the finishing touches including instaltion of electrical […]

JUNE PROGRESS

June Progress After completing all the necesaary roughing for plumbing and electrical, finalizing of all interior partion , concrete hollow block walls, and pouring the new reinforced concrete floor slab, we were ready to start the basic finishing. This included tiling, preparation of wall surface, cabinets and cupboards.