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54 viewsGroundbreaking on the house building project. (29-Feb-04) dozer
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54 viewsCement is hand mixed, adding in sand and stone. Notice on the left is a support rebar base.dozer
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54 viewsThis is one sheet of the original plan which is a pretty good representation of the layout of the house. The overall shape of the house is a rectangle of 9 * 18 meters. It features 2 nice size bedrooms of 5 * 3.5 meters each. There have been some modifications: The patio is larger than shown, being 3.5 * 4 meters. Also the back bedroom was modified to be 3.5 * 5 meters, which enlarged the kitchen to 3 * 3 metedozer
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53 viewsThe metal support structures for the house use metal of guage 4 hun full with the cross supports 3 hun full. They are temporarily held upright by a wood support. dozer
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52 viewsHouse, left view. (13-Aug-04)dozer
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44 viewsTalking about project hindsight, here was an interesting build of something we drove by one day! They obviously forgot something important, foundation column that would hold up the structure!
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43 viewsKitchen cabinets.dozer
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42 viewsThe kitchen sink.dozer
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40 viewsA shot of the finished house. (13-Aug-04)dozer
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39 viewsFor each bathroom there are 2 septic tanks, dirty water and solid waste. Standard depth is 4 cement drainage rings, we use 5 which is better. This shot shows the solid waste septic on the left (servicing the small bathroom). The PVC which runs from the toilet is 4" in diameter. (22-Apr-04)dozer
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38 viewsHouse from the right.dozer
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38 viewsThis shot shows how the kitchen cabinets were formed. First off the counter is poured cement with a wire mesh cross support. This cross support is anchored in the wall. Then bricks are laid and finally the doors are placed. The doors are anchored into place with nails affixed to the side of the frame. (14-May-04)dozer
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