Conservatories.com - Free Guide to Conservatory Base and Dwarf Wall Construction
Firstly a big THANK YOU - To Ultraframe PLC. This section of our guide is based almost completely on their excellent Step by Step Construction Guide. We are very pleased to recommend Europe's Leading Conservatory Systems Manufacturer and their roofing components.
The guide, by its very nature, can only be a GENERAL
GUIDE. Soil and site circumstances will vary depending on area. It is quite possible that you will not have to complete all of the steps in their entirety. It is even possible you will need to complete some additional steps. Always take relevant professional advice when in doubt.
This guide is divided into four pages - to follow this guide online click on the relevant
PAGE NUMBER at the bottom.
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| 1. The site of the proposed
conservatory. |
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2. Construction work begins. The ground
is excavated to a minimum of 450mm deep for the footings. Excavation
exposes an underground drainage pipe in this example. |
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| 3. Additional steel mesh reinforcement
is introduced to the concrete foundation to prevent the drainage pipe
being crushed. Another alternative sometimes favoured instead of steel
mesh is to insert concrete lintels above the drain in order to bridge it. |
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4. Concrete is poured into the trench to
form the foundations. The concrete is a minimum of 150mm
thick. |
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PLEASE NOTE: Our construction guide is not a instruction manual, we can accept no responsibility for erroneous constructions based on this guide.
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