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19 viewsA completed gutter section.dozer
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19 viewsA house being constructed from small red bricks.dozer
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19 viewsThe vertical supporting rebar structure has be wired on. The height of the structure depends on the roof height of the house. For an average house the columns are 3 meters tall (above ground) for an overall height of 4 meters.

The vertical metal supports are created from rebar. The vertical long strands are 4 hun full. The horizontal support pieces are typically 3 hun full. This is the structure you see in the following photo which will later have cement poured around it and form the foundation column.
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19 viewsThe size of the footing of the house depends on many factors. Normally a minimum of about 15 centimeters is appropriate. (05-Mar-04) dozer
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19 viewsHere is a house with aluminum windows which uses a wood entry door. (03-Apr-04)dozer
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19 viewsThe problem with doing septics this way is that the materials will cross flow between septics. Also the dirt pack will be tighter if each hole is dug individually.dozer
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19 viewsStucco being applied to the perimeter wall.dozer
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19 viewsFinishing touches applied to the top of the perimeter wall foundation post.dozer
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19 viewsYou can see from a close examination of this wall section that the post was not correctly poured around the blocks. (14-Jul-04) dozer
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19 viewsRoller mechanism for the gate. There is one metal roller on the outside and one on the inside of the upside down 'U' piece of metal. Metal rollers, even though subject to rust, are better than the plastic ones which wear out quickly. (29-Jul-04)dozer
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Original Wall with Metal19 viewsAnother view of the original wall that will be raised. The metal will be topped and a new beam poured on top. dozer
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Metal Topped19 viewsThe top of the metal was cut off, here it is being smoothed. dozer
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