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majimaji
#11 Posted : Monday, May 23, 2016 2:49:54 PM
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[quote=jokes]I have noticed the concrete floors in office building and homes done during and immediately after the British colonization and my older uncles homes in shags are still new and in pristine condition while the ones we do now days including mine are developing cracks within a very short period of time.
whats the cause of this? (You are)
what are we doing wrong? (hiring quacks)
are our fundis that bad (no, but skilled ones cost money)
sitaki.kujulikana
#12 Posted : Monday, May 23, 2016 3:40:33 PM
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mimi I am not an expert, but just from observtion, I see most cracks appearing on the outer smother layer, kitambo they used a mixture of some very fine sand and cement for that layer, siku hizi they just mix cement and water for the same.
4eva eva
#13 Posted : Monday, May 23, 2016 4:27:01 PM
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OPC(ordinary portland cement 42. 5N) vs PPC(pozzolana 32. 5N),in yester years the former was used while presently the latter is widely used but ratios of materials or mix design has remained the same e.g 1 cement:2 sand:4 ballast for class 20 concrete
Kratos
#14 Posted : Monday, May 23, 2016 5:15:10 PM
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Impunity wrote:
We has BS and KS...there lies the answer.
Check the railways buildings done in 1900a and those Victorian buidings scattered in town.


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#15 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2016 8:38:12 PM
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majimaji wrote:
[quote=jokes]I have noticed the concrete floors in office building and homes done during and immediately after the British colonization and my older uncles homes in shags are still new and in pristine condition while the ones we do now days including mine are developing cracks within a very short period of time.
whats the cause of this? (You are)
what are we doing wrong? (hiring quacks)
are our fundis that bad (no, but skilled ones cost money)


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