| Support for a masonry wall partition on the | | | | After the beam to carry the masonry partition on |
| suspended floor is by introducing a beam to carry | | | | the suspended floor is cast, let it cure. Give at |
| the load. This is to avoid the slab from buckling | | | | least fourteen days before striking off formwork |
| under weight. Houses are constructed with some | | | | while watering continuously. Erect the wall using at |
| rooms large such that there's need to divide them | | | | most six inch stones. Plaster the underside part to |
| to more usable spaces. The beam maybe up | | | | make good. Fix the door frame. When plaster is |
| stand meaning it lies on the slab or down stand | | | | dry paint the desired color and hang the door. |
| meaning it hangs below. Once its cast a wall is | | | | Now one extra room will have been created. using |
| then erected to divide the room. Note how to | | | | up stand beams doors cannot be fixed as they |
| access the room is important. | | | | jut up. |
| Access to the room determines how the beam | | | | In making an up stand beam on a suspended floor |
| will be formed to carry the masonry partition on | | | | hack the end walls for anchorage. For this also |
| the suspended floor. First cut the slab through to | | | | hack the floor and make the formwork to hold |
| expose the reinforcement for down stand beams. | | | | the concrete. Put in the steel for the beam and |
| Ensure that floors are supported since the center | | | | cast the beam then vibrate. After seven days |
| is now weak using props below. After cutting | | | | remove the forms and build the wall normally. |
| make the formwork below and introduce the | | | | Finishes including plaster and paint will then be |
| steel reinforcements. Also hack into ring beam at | | | | done. This up stands are mostly used where |
| the ends to provide anchorage. Pour in the | | | | rooms have other access other than through the |
| concrete while vibrating. | | | | built up masonry wall. |