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Nylon String for Column LayoutA nice heavy nylon string to be used in setting up the site layout (location of each column) which works better than the invisible fishing line commonly used. dozer
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PlanThe front page of the blueprint package which got a lot of use during the project. dozer
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Footing FrameThe footings holes will each be 1 meter wide by 1 meter long by 1 meter deep. The footing frame is placed in 35 cm of concrete at the bottom of each footing hole. This is a pic of 5 of them stacked on top of each other.dozer
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LayoutA piece of nylon string and 3mm rebar indicating the middle of a particular column. dozer
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Column LayoutThe boards on the outside of the building area are for attaching the layout lines which indicate the positions of each footing/column. dozer
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Excavating a FootingThe cinder blocks will be used as formwork for the footing. dozer
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Footing FrameThe footing frame in place with 5 cm. spacers on the bottom and the upright rebar indicating the center of the footing. dozer
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House RaisingHere is the house raising do hicky that will be used during the celebration to raise the first post. The bag of 1000 baht notes is for show only although we did throw quite a few coins in the post holes.dozer
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Footing and Column FrameworkThe footing frame and the column framework in place. Spacers are at the bottom and side. dozer
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FootingFinishing off the top of one particular footing, height of 35 cm. dozer
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Column Framework set in PlaceThe column frameworks are held upright by using pieces of 1 x 3" timber. dozer
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Column FormworkThe formwork for the support column on top of the footing is done using cinder blocks which will stay in place after the pour. dozer
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