Dividing grain wall specification

Forever Fendt

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Derbyshire
They do make the very best dividing wall when used in that way except of course it is permanent and requires extensive ground works.
The panels are made with about 5 no 1 1/2" diameter holes in a row equally spaced about 300mm from one end .
The panels are buried 450mm below the finished floor level , a wide "V" shaped trench needs to be dug approximately 700mm deep and 4' wide . A level base should then be poured in the bottom to 500mm below floor level , upon which you sit a supplied 50mm deep box section stools with upright's which assist in aligning the panels at each joint and allowing cranked pieces of rebar to pass under the panel , these then tie to other rebars of 3'6" in length which pass through the preformed holes in the panel .
During installation the panels have to be propped upright with " Accro's" making use of one of the lifting holes specially placed on the top end of the panel to gain a fixing.
Once this is done the trench is flooded with concrete to floor level .
The finished result being similar to a submerged upside down concrete "T" shape.
Whilst it makes a good wall , due to the labour involved it is more used where steel is not a good option such as a slurry store or a silage pit dividing wall.
If i remember correct one manufacturer stopped making these because of the safety implications of propping a row of panels up freestanding before any are secured
 

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