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Damp Course317 viewsThe damp course is a thin plastic sheet which prevents water penetrating concrete on top of it. This is the look of sub flooring ready for the ready mix concrete floor to be poured. Note the bent pieces of rebar which come out of the ground beam and tie in the rebar to a fixed surface. Also note the depth indicators and spacers.
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External Front Right View312 viewsOn the sides of the house there are decorative glass blocks (a row two high) above the windows. The windows and doors will be of high grade aluminum. dozer
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Frame Spacer312 viewsThe use of a spacer with metal tie to keep the metal frame off the surface. The spacer is used to keep the rebar metal frame in the middle of the anticipated concrete pour.
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Bathroom View 3311 viewsdozer
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Floor just after being poured309 viewsThe poured floor. The bathroom will be hand poured later. The floor is appx. 7 cm thick.
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Hip Roof Structure showing Truss307 viewsAnother shot of the hip roof structure from outside. There are 1 x 1" pieces of metal at 31 cm. apart on the top to carry the tiles. The M truss is visible on the inside. The truss will not be supported within the structure.dozer
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Plumb and Helper Lines306 viewsThree lines are used at each corner, one plumb line along with a line to set the straight line for that particular side. The lines are clear lengths of heavy gauge fishing line.
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Scale Overlapping Rebar306 viewsThis scale shot shows an overlapped section of the 12mm rebar, which is rising up vertically has the oversize cinder blocks are laid in place. The distance of the overlap is specified at at least 18 cm. Notice how the overlapped sections are cleanly wired together. Notice the open hole is filled with burnt rice husk, which is an excellent and clean insulator.
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Metal Plumb305 viewsA 1 kilo metal plumb weight is used to determine the plumb line, which is affixed to the top of the metal scaffolding. The plumb lines will stay in place during the laying of the block walls.
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Bathroom Floor305 viewsThe bathroom floor being rough finished in prep for tiling. This bathroom floor was hand poured due to the 5 cm difference in elevation. Notice the plumbing has been secured in place prior to the pour.
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Front View298 viewsHey, what happened to the car? Notice the openings in the exterior wall on the front, there will be down lighting inside these. There are glass blocks on either side of the front door and window.dozer
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Poured Foundation297 viewsThe poured foundation - which includes the outside ground beam (plus interior ground beams) and the poured floor surface. The floor was poured on top of the ground beam, so the level of the foundation increased by appx. 7 cm during the pour. Notice the plumbing in the bathroom and the vertical rebar each 40 centimeters.
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