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The footing for the bathroom. The ground beam will be on top of this.dozerSep 28, 2011
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The external bathroom footing with the rebar footing pad in place. dozerSep 28, 2011
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Side view of the house, still partially finished. The bathroom is in the rear (with two glass blocks). dozerSep 28, 2011
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Approximate wall thickness after rendering, about 8 cm. dozerSep 28, 2011
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The interior after the pour of the floor and walls rendered. The floor was poured 8 - 10 cm and broomed rough in preparation for floor tiles. dozerSep 28, 2011
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After the exterior walls have been rendered. dozerSep 28, 2011
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The exterior prior to rendering the surface. dozerSep 28, 2011
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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. dozerSep 28, 2011
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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. dozerSep 28, 2011
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At this stage the roofing has been done (notice if it was heavy roofing the walls would be completed first). dozerSep 28, 2011
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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). dozerSep 28, 2011
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