Adding a
concrete basement will provide 50% more floor area for a typical two
storey dwelling.
A basement can also permit a larger garden to be incorporated into
any house plot. This offers the builder or developer an economic,
thermally efficient and speedy solution to increasing the home's living
space with minimal cost.
With traditional construction methodology, a basement requires reinforced
masonry or in-situ concrete walls plus internal plastering - plus
sealing (tanking). Such a basement will take months to install, whereas
a basement made from precast concrete panels can be installed in a
few days.
The ThermoneX
basement forms a rigid box structure that will support the building
of any kind of house or apartment block. The ThermoneX basement is
a dry, warm living space that can be used as an office, utility room,
workshop, games room, kids den or sauna, without compromising space
in the rest of the house.
For a basement, the wall panels and floor slabs are simply erected
on site onto the foundation base. The foundation base is cast as a
normal concrete slab, thicker at the edges and under any load-bearing
internal walls. Walls are attached to the slab with dowel reinforcement,
and sealed with a waterproof expandable grout. ThermoneX wall panels
are sufficiently strong to act as earth-retaining structures.
To ensure adequate drainage, all basement walls are backfilled with
free-draining gravel, lying on top of a land-drain laid around the
perimeter of the foundation. On a sloping site, the land drain terminates
in a soakaway; on flatter ground it is fed into a sump connected to
the stormwater system.
The outside surface of the Thermonex panels can also be fitted with
a capillary-reducing filter membrane to assist downward drainage.
With the external drainage system, basements only require normal domestic
heating and ventilation to keep them warm and dry. Tanking is not
required.
Adding a
concrete basement will provide 50% more floor area for a typical two-storey
dwelling.
Self-builders and developers
can enjoy a thermally efficient and speedy solution to increasing
the home's living space with minimal cost as well as a larger garden
incorporated into the plot.
Compare a readymade precast
concrete basement with traditional construction methodology; a traditional
basement requires reinforced masonry or in-situ concrete walls plus
internal plastering - plus sealing (tanking). These basements will
take months to install, whereas a readymade basement manufactured
from precast concrete panels can be installed in a few days.
The ThermoneX basement
forms a rigid box structure that will support the building of any
kind of house or apartment block. The ThermoneX basement is a dry,
warm living space that can be used as an office, utility room, workshop,
games room, kids den or sauna, without compromising space in the rest
of the house.
For a basement, the wall
panels and floor slabs are simply erected on site onto the foundation
base. The foundation base is cast as a normal concrete slab, thicker
at the edges and under any load-bearing internal walls. Walls are
attached to the slab with dowel reinforcement, and sealed with a waterproof
expandable grout. ThermoneX wall panels are sufficiently strong to
act as earth-retaining structures.
To ensure adequate drainage,
all basement walls are backfilled with free-draining gravel, lying
on top of a land-drain laid around the perimeter of the foundation.
On a sloping site, the land drain terminates in a soakaway; on flatter
ground it is fed into a sump connected to the stormwater system.
The outside surface of
the Thermonex panels can also be fitted with a capillary-reducing
filter membrane to assist downward drainage. With the external drainage
system, basements only require normal domestic heating and ventilation
to keep them warm and dry. Tanking is not required.
· Reinforced load-bearing
precast concrete wall panels
· Integrated insulation - no need for on-site insulation
· Watertight - no need for tanking
· Ready to decorate - no need for wet trade finishing
· Pre-installed electrical boxes & conduits - no chasing
required
· Pre-installed drainage layer - reducing external water pressure
· Rapid construction - wall panels for basements of up to 100
m2 can normally be completed in two to three days
· Minimum ground loading - no need for piling in soft ground
or soils of low bearing capacity

Thermonex
Precast Concrete Panels & Basements
Posh
Panels by Panel Master

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is a new and exciting concept of how to bring a touch of class into
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without the expense usually associated with such a beautiful luxury.
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There is also the added peace of mind, that, just as every room in
every home is different,
we have every size and type you could imagine -
so its tailor made to enhance your type of property to suit you and
your individual home.
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Renderplas
Rendering, Plastering Dry Lining Applications
RENDERPLAS LIMITED, STOURPORT
ROAD, BEWDLEY, WORCS, DY12 1BD
Corner
Beads for all plastered or rendered corners and reveals
to ensure a straight arris and to offer protection against impact.
Stop
Beads for door and window surrounds to prevent cracking
Bellcast
Beads; At or above DPC level and window heads to allow rainwater
to drip clear of the underlying substrate
Movement
Joints; Must
be specified where there is structual movement joint under the render.
May be used as a day joint or to define different coloured rendered
panels. Should be used in cases of a change to the background substrate.
Drylining
Beads for external
corners and extremities of plasterboard providing clean edge and protection.
Shadow gap can be used beside doorframes and also mid-wall or ceiling.
Our products
are designed to be unobstrusive with the narrowest arris on the market,
making it ideal for scratched or scraped finishes. Very popular with
major house builders, our beads are available in white or creamy sand
to blend with most coloured renders.
Used internally, whether
in conjunction with wet plastering or drylining, they will not stain
during lengthy drying out periods and offer superior protection against
impact in heavily trafficked areas.
By specifying a Renderplas
PVCu bead, the problems associated with traditional beads and the
aggravation of costly callbacks are avoided.
Renderplas
Rendering, Plastering Dry Lining Applications
RENDERPLAS LIMITED, STOURPORT
ROAD, BEWDLEY, WORCS, DY12 1BD
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Replacing suspended
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