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Checklist Before Slab Casting | 10 चीज़े slab casting करने से पहले जरुर Check करे !!✔✔🔥

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The video explains a 10-item checklist to follow before slab casting. The goal is to prevent defects such as weak slabs, poor strength, blocked conduits, and weak joints/finishes, so that nothing needs to be corrected after casting.

10-point checklist before slab casting (detailed)

  1. Maintain the required “cover” using bar blocks / curb blocks

    • Keep the clear cover between the outer face of steel reinforcement and the concrete surface.
    • Use bar blocks (curb blocks / cover blocks) with correct spacing so reinforcement is not visible after casting.
    • Typical slab border/cover: about 20–25 mm (as per drawing).
    • Ensure bottom bars are supported below with shuttering plates and spaced bar blocks between main bars.

  2. Maintain the designed bar spacing / bar spacing as per drawings

    • Do not change the spacing/arrangement or diameter spacing beyond the design.
    • Effects of wrong spacing:
      • Less reinforcement / wrong spacing → slab strength decreases and structural behavior becomes weak.
      • More reinforcement / tighter spacing → cost increases and creates material/placement constraints.
    • Use only allowable tolerance (mentioned as ~5–10 mm, not beyond).

  3. Check overlap (lap splice) length and binding

    • Where bars are joined (especially when spans require bars longer than ~12 m), provide proper overlap/lap length.
    • Verify overlap length as per code/drawing.
    • Tie/bind properly using binding wire so bars stay in correct position during casting.

  4. Maintain chair bar (support) diameter, spacing, and height

    • Ensure chair bar size (diameter), spacing, and height match drawings/code.
    • Correct support helps keep rebar at the correct levels and avoids weakness or misplacement.

  5. Plan for multi-floor rebar continuity to avoid bending later

    • Slabs are cast floor-by-floor (e.g., 1st floor slab, then 2nd floor slab, etc.).
    • Before casting a slab, consider column steel from the next floor that is left projecting.
    • Instead of leaving steel randomly and later bending (“banding”), position projecting steel vertically using correct spacing/tiles/blocks so it naturally fits after slab casting.
    • This reduces rework and supports alignment and structural performance.

  6. Conduit/PVC pipe (“28K / conduit K”) installation—spacing and joints

    • Install conduits exactly as per drawings/layout (for electrical/embedded services).
    • Key requirements:
      • Do not pack pipes too tightly so there is no space for concrete flow between them.
      • At pipe joints, ensure joints are properly secured so concrete does not enter and block the conduits.
    • Ensure all conduit-related points/openings (including friend box type items) are at the correct locations per drawings.

  7. Centering / formwork level control (avoid slab slope)

    • Level the centering/formwork so the slab is at one correct level.
    • Verify level using auto level/water level methods.
    • Avoid slab sloping caused by incorrect formwork level.

  8. Seal gaps between formwork/plywood/plates

    • When formwork plates/plywood sheets meet, gaps may appear.
    • Seal gaps using tape (from the correct side/top before casting).
    • Don’t rely on checking later from below; unsealed gaps can cause cement slurry leakage, leading to weak concrete and poor finish.

  9. Clean the formwork area before casting

    • Remove all garbage, packets, dirt, and debris from the slab/form area.
    • If possible, wash; otherwise clean with a broom.
    • Prevents poor surface finish and contamination that can weaken the final slab.

  10. Manage construction joints for large slabs cast in parts

    • For large slabs, casting may be done in 2 or 3 parts.
    • When leaving the first portion, create a taper/roughened shape at the end of the casting line (instead of a straight stop).
    • Purpose:
      • The second pour forms a better construction joint without visible defects or weak bonding.
    • If the surface is rough/smooth appropriately:
      • Roughen so old and new concrete merge properly.

Sources / speakers featured

  • Shasir Bhai — speaker (professional estimation and casting engineer; presenter of the checklist)
  • Reinforce channel / course platform — mentioned by the presenter as a source for further learning

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