A few days back, a new construction building near my house shifted materials with a Gang/Machine to the 2nd floor RCC.
This method is what I recommend for 2nd-floor and above-floor construction.
They were shifting Concrete Blocks for the construction of the 3rd floor.
I remember once my dad and I roughly calculated the cost of material shifting with the Gang team and with manual labour. We noticed both costs are almost the same.
So, going with the Gang team, you lose nothing.
But with a gang team, you should know a few good and bad things.
Good things –
1) You don’t need to watch the gang team. They will shift whatever material they want to shift without monitoring
2) As they use machines, it’s a faster way to shift materials
3) If all construction materials are readily available, construction speed also increases
Bad things –
1) Blocks can get damaged
2) If you don’t plan properly, you will slow down construction work
3) Stress on RCC is something you should keep in mind
The good thing is there is some workaround to prevent those bad things.
The building, which was shifting blocks, made 2nd and 3rd mistakes. 1st mistake, I cannot see it from home, so I cannot confirm that.
After seeing those mistakes, I added a Material Shifting Tips at 4.69 section inside my Building Contractor Guide.
In this section, I shared a few things you should keep in mind before and while doing material shifting with the gang team.
Download the latest guide to see the updated content if you have access.
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Arun