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18 viewsThe strip footing will have the rebar supports at 2.5 meter intervals. dozer
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18 viewsAnother shot of the blocks. Note, there is a piece of rebar placed horizontally in the post then laid on top of the adjacent row of blocks. This metal piece is used to add strength. It is guage 2 hun full and is about 40 cm long. dozer
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18 viewsThis is another material which can be used in combination with the entry posts. Here the posts are surrounded with a large decorative brick. (06-26-04)dozer
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18 viewsHere is a heavy duty but simple design on a regular metal walk in entry with the gate to the left. (26-Jun-04)dozer
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18 viewsA completed gutter section. (18-Jun-04)dozer
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17 viewsSmall red bricks. (03-Apr-04)dozer
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17 viewsHouse being built with superblock.dozer
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17 viewsThe cement is poured to anchor the base in place. The depth of this pour is around 20 cm. After this there will be a pour up to ground level which is 60 centimeters wide. Form wood is used as support for this pour.

There is no picture for this step, which covers creating the 'sub base' portion of the foundation pillar under the ground. A square section is framed (using wood planks) at about 60 centimeters square. After this there will be a pour up to ground level. After this sub base dries, the form w
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17 viewsThe metal substructure which uses 4 hun full guage steel with 3 hun full cross supports. There is additionally another strand placed in the middle of the pour (4 hun full) which hasn't been inserted yet in this picture.dozer
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17 viewsTile roof example (cool thai house). This is the most common roofing material in use for houses built for foreigners. (03-May-04)dozer
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17 viewsA house with a roof made of synthetic roof sheeting material. (12-May-04)dozer
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17 viewsA wood framed window. Notice that above and below the wood frame is a concrete row. For aluminum windows the setup is similar but there is no frame. The construction folks will create a frame of concrete all around the window prior to having the aluminum company come and measure. (28-Mar-04)dozer
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