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A construction technique based on pre-manufactured polystyrene panels cased in mesh on both sides.
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Process
• Panels are directly tied to dowels of floor by wires.
Panel Standards
Wall Panel
1. Mesh of 50x50mm Should be used.
Staircase
For Staircase roof panels are used as their base with triangular
meshed stairs are tied together with wires.
You will need: Foundation with starter bars at 50 cm distance from each other.
Material Required: L-mesh, U-Mesh, 1:2:3 concrete mix, 1:5 (cement : sand), Binding Wires
Tools Required: Fastner, Saw, Hot Gun, Wire Cutter
The walls of EPS sandwich panel are made Wall is placed such that bars go between
L-mesh soppurts wall joints from inside and
up of polystyrene between a mesh of mesh and polystyrene. Mesh and starter
outside. Attached with faster at 100mm
2.5mm 50mm CC. And 3mm 100 CC wire bars are atteched with the help of a fasten-
spacing.
through polystyrene welded with the mesh. er, using binding wires.
For door and windows, markings are made Mesh from both outside and inside is cutted
Mesh support is added at all the four
where ever necesssary, cuts are made in and seperated out along with the polystrene
corners of the door or window and is
the mesh and then the layer of polystyrene layer to create an opening. U-mesh is
attached using a binding wire and fastner.
is cut to make the openings. attached on all four sides of the cut out.
How to Build
Quick Build 3D Panels (EPS sandwich panels)
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For ducts and plumbing line, mesh is cut For plumbing lines mesh is cut at joints and
where ever necessary. For making space, a outlets, space for pipes is created by hot Electrical outlet box is also attached in the
hot gun is used on the polystyrene, after gun. If not suffcient, mesh can be cut to same way.
which the ducts and plumbing lines are make required space.
inserted.
For roof panel, 2mm 50 CC mesh is used on The roof panels of dimensions 1.2X0.6 m,
Supports are given for proper wall alignment both side of polystyrene, and 3mm wire at are placed on the walll panels. After being
from inside as well as outside. 100 c/c going through it. The mesh extends placed they are attached to each other
on all 4 sides for attaching panel . using the extended mesh, by a binding wire.
L-mesh soppurts wall and roof joints from Shuttering detail for roof. Concrete mix of 1:2:3, 15mm coat is
inside and outside. Attached with faster at sprayed onto the panels, from outside as
100mm spacing. well as inside. And another coat of 1:5
(concrete: sand) is applied after, which is
then finished by a coat of fine plaster.
Costing 4
Here we’ll consider the costing of a 3BHK apartment. We’ve assumed that the apartment takes 10days to get completed.
3D Panels
200mm Exterior Panel: Rs.1,200/sqm
70mm Interior Panel: Rs.800/sqm
Total Area: 110.42(Exterior) + 61.10(Interior)
Total Cost: Rs.1,81,392
Concreting
Total Cost: Rs.60,000 (inclusive of cement, sand and aggregates)
Labour
Trained Labour: Rs.775/day x 5 persons
Unskilled Labour: Rs.350/day x 3 persons
Total Cost: Rs.49,250
Total: Rs.6,00,642