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Spacers in Preparation for Column PourSpacers are applied to the outside of the column frame so that the frame will remain centered within the form wood during the pour. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Window Opening being SquaredHere the opening is in the process of being squared. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Lintel Pour above the Bathroom DoorHere the lintel is being poured about the bathroom door, and will be continued to the right to form a horizontal ring beam. dozerSep 27, 2011
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ArchwayOnly the bottom portion of the archway is actually poured. The top of the archway (as seen to the left) will be continued using red bricks and mortar. dozerSep 27, 2011
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WindowA window showing a horizontal ring beam underneath it, lintel/beam on top and vertical beams to either side. The picture is at an odd angle, the window is perfectly true (but doesn't look like it in the pic). dozerSep 27, 2011
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Top of ArchwayNotice that top of the archway is being done in red bricks. Also note the vertical lengths of rebar spaced evenly and affixed to the box section at the top as a supporting framework for the archway structure. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Bathroom Door FrameNotice the external bathroom wall. The door frame is affixed in two vertical beams + there is the associated lintel beam on top of the door frame. The extended beam is necessary due to the height of the wall. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Archway Completed Section on the RightThe finished archway prior to rendering: notice the lower portion is poured within formwork and the upper portion is brick and mortar. The heavy lower portion is supported by a rebar strand framework which was welded on to the box section at the top. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Archway, Left SectionA view of all three of the archways.dozerSep 27, 2011
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LintelThe lintels about all windows are extended around the entire house, becoming a second ring beam (for added strength). Here we see the form work for the a lintel/ring beam. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Door FrameA vertical beam will be poured on either side of the door frame. The nail seen extruding from the frame is used as an anchor. It will become embedded in the poured vertical beam and lock the frame in place. dozerSep 27, 2011
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Bathroom PVC Door LockingThe bathroom PVC door has a similar method of locking it into place as a conventional door frame. The affixed hardware will become embedded in a vertical beam on either side of the door, locking it into place. dozerSep 27, 2011
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