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From the left looking back across the sitechangnoiOct 24, 2009
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The right hand ground beam taking shapechangnoiOct 24, 2009
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Looking Across the front of the house ..Closest too us is where the porch/entrance deck area will be and furthest away will be the carport area, that will still leave a good 4-4.5 metres infront of the house for a second car and some garden.changnoiOct 24, 2009
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Looking across the front of the houseRight hand most square closest to the neighbours wall is where the car port will be and then just behind that will be the large lounge area.changnoiOct 24, 2009
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Three Weeks and front to Back ViewSo we are now three weeks into the build and the landscape is starting to change already. As you can now see the cement mixer is now well and truely broken in and dirty.changnoiOct 24, 2009
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And one more for luckchangnoiOct 24, 2009
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Some more ring beam and column workchangnoiOct 24, 2009
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Ground Ring Beam Taking ShapechangnoiOct 24, 2009
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Another shot of the ring beams getting completed left hand sideHere you can see the guy in blue manually diggingthe infill out with hoe and bowls and mr red coming up behind with the empty barrow for yet another load.changnoiOct 24, 2009
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Front Left to Back Left Ring Beam & ColumnsSo this picture was taken to show how the land is more flatter since having to dig out at the back, and to confirm that the distance between neighbour and us is as requested by "moi" Approx 1.5m. It also will show whether we can get our water tanks in down there. Builder thinks not but I still think we can we shall see in December when we go back and buy one and slot it in. changnoiOct 24, 2009
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A cemented in Columna close up of a column afte r the pit has been filled with rebar cement , some stabilising bricks and then cemented inchangnoiOct 24, 2009
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Some call him wood and metal but we call him " the rebar bender"Nothing to o complicated here for bending the rebar metal for strengthening the columns and ring beamschangnoiOct 24, 2009
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