Apparently they try to rent the forms for the piers before they pour the concrete?   They also sell them 10,000 baht a piece?  Anyone familiar with this  practice?  TIA

2 hours ago, charleskerins said:

Apparently they try to rent the forms for the piers before they pour the concrete?   They also sell them 10,000 baht a piece?  Anyone familiar with this  practice?  TIA

are you referring to the tall posts ?    (pronounced SOW  , like owl) .  You are building a house or ?

1 hour ago, rumak said:

are you referring to the tall posts ?    (pronounced SOW  , like owl) .  You are building a house or ?

no the piers are in the ground fairly deep set on a poured pad    then they form rebar and put a wooden form over the formed rebar and pour concrete   friend is building one

15 hours ago, charleskerins said:

Apparently they try to rent the forms for the piers before they pour the concrete?   They also sell them 10,000 baht a piece?  Anyone familiar with this  practice?  TIA

Yes they use steel froms in two pieces bolted together. Readily available for rent. We live in Krabi and it is easy to spot the yards with the steel forms stacked up. main problem is that the locals do not vibrate the concrete, although small electic vibrators are available for < Bt 3,000.

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12 hours ago, charleskerins said:

no the piers are in the ground fairly deep set on a poured pad    then they form rebar and put a wooden form over the formed rebar and pour concrete   friend is building one

You mean like this. On my house the pads are a metre below the floor beams.

 

 

2 hours ago, Dr B said:

Yes they use steel froms in two pieces bolted together. Readily available for rent. We live in Krabi and it is easy to spot the yards with the steel forms stacked up. main problem is that the locals do not vibrate the concrete, although small electic vibrators are available for < Bt 3,000.

Strange hard to come by out here apparently      i will buy the vibrator and give it to the builder  Thanks

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1 hour ago, sandyf said:

You mean like this. On my house the pads are a metre below the floor beams.

 

 

interesting photo 

1 hour ago, charleskerins said:

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Forms for concrete piers question 

 

Yes you can rent them for the Posts and same for the Forms for the foundation Walls if you  need them.

I've seen them using lenghts of Timber/Planks to make the forms for the Tall Posts so they can pour them in one pore.

5 hours ago, charleskerins said:

interesting photo 

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