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19 viewsA house being constructed from small red bricks.dozer
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19 viewsThe base rebar (4 hun full) is placed on top of a gravel sub footing. The stick represents the middle of the foundation post which is to be poured.dozer
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19 viewsThe foundation post holes should be around 1 meter square and 1 meter deep. 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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18 viewsClose up of small red brick construction.dozer
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18 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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18 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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18 viewsThis wood bathroom window frame shows how red bricks are used to make the brick row even, on top of the window.dozer
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18 viewsThis cabinet door shows how nails are used in framing doors. Notice the nails at regular intervals around the door, these are then used to anchor the cabinet (or door) frame to the wall. (13-May-04)dozer
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18 viewsBathroom doors are made of waterproof plastic material. Here one is being prepared for installation. (23-Jun-04)dozer
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18 viewsFor wood windows, one option to make for easy opening is a push/pull rod like this. These are not commonly sold, but can be bought at Homepro. Once the screen is installed an apparatus like this makes opening the windows very easy. The handle you see is a rod which connects to the window. It can be pushed to open the window and closed to shut the window without having to adjust the screen. (27-Jun-04)dozer
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18 viewsThis shows a ball bearing type door holder. These come in many models and types. Some of the models affix with magnets but the more expensive ones use a ball bearing mechanism such as shown here. (20-Aug-04)dozer
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