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Electric conduit will lay on top of the metal support structure. (18-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Sheetrock laid in place with cut outs for lighting and fans. (12-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Installing sheetrock. (11-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Checking the frame. (07-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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And it attaches to the support metal framework like this. (06-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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Metal supports are spaced at about 2/3 meter square.dozerSep 28, 2011
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The metal frame is supported by attaching wire to the truss metal. (05-May-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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This shot shows a sample of the support metal which is used to support the ceiling sheetrock. It is the 'U' shaped metal piece in the upper portion of the photo. (27-Apr-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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If I knew now what I knew then. These oh so common words with regards to building here. So what would I have done differently? Keeping in mind that the house turned out very well, yet even so these are things that if I was starting over I would consider...

With respect to the plan, I would have done a more thorough job. There are a number of books sold at the bookstores here, which have 100's of house designs in them. I would try to find a nice design suitable for the shape of the land, and have the
dozerSep 28, 2011
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This is another case where most expensive is not necessarily best. These Grohe bottom washers are super heavy duty but somehow constrict the water flow, meaning that the emitted water is low pressure. A low cost standard washer has not problem with pressure. I know it is these washer since I had two installed and they both had the same problem. Later I replace on with a 'cheapy' and that one works great.dozerSep 28, 2011
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Here is something you wouldn't (or at least I wouldn't) think of. A toothbrush holder where the holes are too small to hold a toothbrush. (26-Aug-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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These glass bricks were poorly placed. This goes along with the point about spending more time in the planning phase. When the door is opened, the glass bricks are covered (which defeats their purpose of allowing natural light to filter in. (23-Aug-04)dozerSep 28, 2011
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