CONSTRUCTION
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LABOUR
follows an optimized and sequential process. This allows for the number of unskilled labourers, which are utilised effectively, to be predetermined according to the size of the house, area of formwork for the intended unit and volume of the mortar. The speed of construction is also taken into consideration to calculate the number of unskilled labourers on site, with larger units having additional unskilled labour to optimize construction time.

Local unskilled labourers are trained by a foreman on the client's first unit. The duration of the training process usually takes 1 – 2 weeks, depending on the size of the unit, and all the procedures and phases of the construction process are followed through and explained thoroughly. The client will be supplied with a working document and assembly instructions, which are compiled specifically for the client's project. After training has been completed, the team of unskilled labourers are awarded certificates for the completion of the training programme and will be graded accordingly by our foreman.

A certified structural engineer is involved in the design of the reinforcing according to your local sites soil conditions. A reinforcing schedule would be supplied to the client, or alternatively, a local independent structural engineer would be employed by the client. The engineer would also be involved in sighning off the units and verifying that the correct measures were taken in following the supplied reinforcing schedule.

Key Points;
  • Unskilled labour
  • Comprehensive training programme
  • Engineer design
  • Optimized and sequential process
Labour required to construct a standard 45m² housing unit
1. Erect - 10 labourers are needed to complete in 4 hours
2. Fill - 7 labourers are needed, if manually filling the form, to complete in 2 hours
3. Remove - 6 labourers are needed to complete in 4 hours
2 bedroom
bathroom/toilet
kitchen
lounge
profiled IBR sheet roof
shell completed in an 8 hour cycle
One house in one day with one mould
more houses in one day with more moulds