Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 22, 2011 7:41 pm Hi , We will be having our slab poured hopefully on Tuesday if weather permits. It's a M-D class slab, the Waffle pods are laid with all the iron/ steel reinforcements. What is the usual time for curing of concrete before the frame goes up even though they add curing compounds. I have done a bit of research, it mentions that 28 days of curing achieves max strength but 7 days of curing is more than enough. If anyone in the forum could share there experience please. Re: Concrete Curing period ?????? How many days ? ??? 2May 22, 2011 8:40 pm At least 2 weeks between the pour and the start of the frames would be really good. In general. But, many builders ignore that ... As you know, the slab is mostly cured after 7 days (there's a % that I forgot), but the longer, the better. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Concrete Curing period ?????? How many days ? ??? 3May 22, 2011 8:46 pm Thank u for ur post. I can see a lot of volume builders start the frame work the very next day compared to local builders who leave it for atleast 2-3 weeks. Does anyone know of any guideline about Australian standards for concrete curing Re: Concrete Curing period ?????? How many days ? ??? 4May 22, 2011 9:19 pm I'm a civil engineer, next day is fine. The loading from framework is nothing to worry about. Soil is about 5mpa and a slab poured with 25mpa would have about that after 24hrs. Don't stress I'd be happy if they framed up the day after pouring the slab Re: Concrete Curing period ?????? How many days ? ??? 5May 23, 2011 12:33 pm The building code states, Loading of concrete slabs with stacked materials or building plant must not occur for a minimum of 7 days after pouring although construction of wall frames and setting out of brick work may be undertaken durring this period. This is only required in SA. Other states have no requirements in this regard. you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5278 8 6082 I'll be here once a week, lets make that Mondays. If you have a question, this will be the day I will log in for a look around.. If your lucky, sooner. Ask away...… 0 6332 |