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Fill Dirt after PostsThis build used 4 meter tall prefabricated columns. They were set in footings and allowed to dry for 1 week, then fill dirt was brought in to raise the floor level. dozer
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Fill Brought InShows the level of the dirt raised after fill is brought in via a tractor. The tractor was 500 per hour. dozer
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Here the foreman is doing the roof structure. The apex of the column is 4 meters (as can be seen imprinted on the top of the column) and is underground about 1 meter leaving about 3 meters. The stick is being used temporarily level the upper room beam. dozer
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The roof apex is 1.5 m above the prefabricated columns. Here the foreman is setting the roof apex in place. dozer
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More work on the roof. The cross members are set in place. The helper in blue is holding the ground while the foreman welds. dozer
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The 3" hard wood is hammered into place to create a surface for the fascia board to be attached. dozer
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Attaching the grc synthetic corrugated roofing board to the roof structure. Brand of roofing was Elephant, thickness 5 mm. Notice the parallel metal c sections used to form the gutter in the roof valley. dozer
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The form for the ground beam. The ground beam is dug out and formed using concrete blocks. The blocks will be left in the floor. dozer
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Another shot showing the pour of the ground beam. The prefabricated columns have holes which allow the rebar to be affixed to the ground beam. You can see the rebar producing from the column at the 12 o'clock position. The columns are arowan block brand (premium). dozer
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At this stage the roofing has been done (notice if it was heavy roofing the walls would be completed first). dozer
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Galvanized metal that comes in a roll 90cm wide is used to form the gutter. It is shaped so that it has a 10 cm wide gutter area which fits in the two parallel roof c sections. dozer
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With this type of roofing the are two parallel c sections done on each ridge. Notice also the roofing is affixed to the metal by using a u bolt which penetrates the roof sheeting. dozer
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