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Ceiling after taping complete.dozer00000
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Mixing up a bucket of taping cement.dozer00000
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Taping the sheetrock seams. (07-Jun-04)dozer00000
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Electric conduit will lay on top of the metal support structure. (18-May-04)dozer00000
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Sheetrock laid in place with cut outs for lighting and fans. (12-May-04)dozer00000
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Installing sheetrock. (11-May-04)dozer00000
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Checking the frame. (07-May-04)dozer00000
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And it attaches to the support metal framework like this. (06-May-04)dozer00000
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Metal supports are spaced at about 2/3 meter square.dozer00000
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The metal frame is supported by attaching wire to the truss metal. (05-May-04)dozer00000
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This shot shows a sample of the support metal which is used to support the ceiling sheetrock. It is the 'U' shaped metal piece in the upper portion of the photo. (27-Apr-04)dozer00000
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If I knew now what I knew then. These oh so common words with regards to building here. So what would I have done differently? Keeping in mind that the house turned out very well, yet even so these are things that if I was starting over I would consider...

With respect to the plan, I would have done a more thorough job. There are a number of books sold at the bookstores here, which have 100's of house designs in them. I would try to find a nice design suitable for the shape of the land, and have the
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