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14 viewsThis shows the septic being vented out the to the rear away from the house. If it is the solid septic, PVC is sometimes used (as shown here) to direct the exhaust air out and away from the house. (21-Aug-04)

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14 viewsGrounded electric is not yet a standard here. Most appliances only have 2 prongs, like the following example shows. This two pronged plug has a position to add a ground, and it can easily be modified by adding a round piece of metal as the ground. This isn't the only type of plug, there are many variations, from the round posts to straight posts. As of the current date most house electrical is not grounded, but that is slowly changing. To turn on the electric service now an inspector from the electric company will require grounded electric, but the inspection I observed wasn't very thorough. The inspector only asked about how the system was grounded, but did not check. There are simple voltage meters which can check voltage as well as the ground. Also, the same inspector then immediately approved a house that I know doesn't have grounded electric. Anyway, the point is that they are starting to require grounded electrical here and there really isn't any reason for new construction not to have it. As an added note to clarify: they are not requiring that all (or any) socket outlets in the house be grounded, only that there be a ground connection from the breaker.dozer
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13 viewsThe metal frame is supported by attachment to the truss metal. (05-May-04)dozer
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13 viewsThe counter will be supported by red brick columns. (13-May-04)dozer
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13 viewsPartial wall tile completed. dozer
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13 viewsAffixing grout to the kitchen floor tiles. (27-May-04)dozer
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13 viewsTo allow extra light into the bathroom I like the idea of supplementing with glass blocks. They are inexpensive and when finished look really nice. (09-Apr-04)dozer
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13 viewsThe lower part of this picture shows the free drainage hardware that came with the acrylic bathtub. The top is a heavy duty copper set with costs about 1500 Baht. Using the low quality free drain kit wouldn't be worth it since it is a lot of trouble to later fix a plumbed in bathtub.dozer
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13 viewsThe correct orientation of a large switch box, with the tabs on the left and right side. (26-May-04)dozer
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13 viewsThis shows the location a ground wire and rod. In this example, the ground wire (grounding electrode conductor) is size 16, which runs to a piece of metal rod with is run into the ground 1.8 meters. The metal is 4 hun. (02-Jun-04)dozer
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12 viewsThe support metal for the sheetrock (the U shaped metal piece). (27-Apr-04)dozer
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12 viewsElectric conduit will lay on top of the metal support structure. (18-May-04)dozer
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