The mixture used is varied depending on what is to be built, the cost and availability of materials in the locality of the proposed site. The Detailed Construction Guide packaged with the machines, gives 17 different concrete mixes that can be used depending on the application.

For general planning purposes, a generic mix of 2 parts 13mm concrete stone; 4 parts river sand; 2 parts building sand and 1 part cement can be used.

One and a half hours. So if a FinnBUILDER® Operator starts building at 07h30 from point A, and reaches point B at 09h00, he can immediately come back to point A and start his second row of the day at 09h00. It follows that he will start the third row at 10h30, the fourth at 12h30 after lunch, the fifth at 14h00 and the sixth at 15h30.

As soon as the concrete is compacted and the FinnBUILDER® has been levelled, the mould can immediately be moved forward. This normally takes between two or three minutes.

About 15m2 of vertical walling a day. A Trainee will complete about 5m2 a day and progress over time to 15m2. By comparison a bricklayer will do about 7m2 of vertical walling a day (800 bricks per day).

Yes. FinnBUILDER supplies a site speciifc rational design for each unit based on the specifics of our technology.

Yes. Based on the accreditation of the FinnBUILDER® system by the NHBRC, all local authorities in South Africa will approve building plans. The process is that Building Plans must be submitted with the currently dated FinnBUILDER Certificate of Licence of the Licenced FinnBUILDER Contractor. Building plans are also being approved in other countries based on this accreditation of the NHBRC

Yes. All major Banks in South Africa are granting buildings loans for new homes to be built with FinnBUILDER® technology. This must incorporate our site specific rational design, our QMS, on site inspections by FinnBUILDER inspectors who issue a certificate of compliance on completion and overall sign off by the appointed Engineer.

Customers make a payment and the moulds are delivered door to door within 3 to 5 working days in South Africa. International deliveries take 7 to 14 days. Customers can also visit our Showroom, make payment (cards or EFT) and collect the moulds.

We do not have Branches. Instead product is delivered from our Showroom in Johannesburg directly to Customers door to door.

It is slip-form concrete shuttering using no-slump reinforced concrete. The strength of the concrete is varied from 5 MPa to 30 MPa depending on structural requirements detailed in the FinnBUILDER® site speciifc rational design.

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Walls to be built with FinnBUILDER® moving shuttering as per site specific rational design supplied by FinnBUILDER® and constructed by a certified specialist (Licensed FinnBUILDER Contractor who can produce their currently dated Licence to confirm their accreditation).

This depends on which of the 17 concrete mixes is specific for the site speciifc rational design. However for general planning purposes the following ratios can be used as a guide for 110 mm wide wall;

1. Take off Quantities - measure the length of all 110 mm wide walls from the final building plans. Multiple the length by the height of the walls. (This is commonly referred to on the building plans as the wall plate height). This calculation will give you the area or square meters of vertical walling to be built. Now add on the area for gable walls and deduct for the area taken up with windows and doors.
   
   
2. Calculate Quantities - having arrived at the area of vertical walling above, now multiply the area (m2) by the factors shown. This will give the m3 of materials required, or in the case of cement the kilograms of cement required. (e.g. How much stone is required for 100m2 of 110mm wide walling: - 100m2 x 0,033m3 = 3,3m3 of stone).
   
   Divide the kilograms of cement required by 50 to arrive at the number of bags of cement required.
   (e.g. Cement = 100m2 x 21 kgs = 2 100kgs / 50kgs = 42 bags)
3. Repeat this calculation for all wall thicknesses and heights.

Yes, both usb (under surface bed construction plastic) and dpc (damp proof course) are used.

Yes, both brickforce and high tensile steel reinforcing is used and will be specified in the FinnBUILDER® site speciifc rational design.

Yes. We send a site specific rational design for the structure to the Licensed FinnBUILDER® Contractor which specifies the materials, concrete mix, concrete strength, width of walls, reinforcement, ring beams, slab detail, roof fixing detail etc.  This is used to enrol the site with the NHBRC and followed in construction. FinnBUILDER® inspects the structure and issues a COC (certificate of compliance) on successful completion to the Engineer of record, the Builder and the Owner.