tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24925895209221789222024-03-04T23:33:30.507-08:00Poured Earth HouseBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-49452657408587682942010-12-11T20:46:00.000-08:002010-12-11T23:44:25.358-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnXnRbgQJPv8E8QPL5URQEPZkHjxNuRFkmz5NTeUEbRY3uKT52xMNixJE4Il34jxFxNkeqvVMRkXgZadpv3S2RDGlo9NRi1J6MknNyOHnwmHq6Uco-7ocsL68BR6LrgBjr4bkTDk03-XL/s1600/IMG_5347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnXnRbgQJPv8E8QPL5URQEPZkHjxNuRFkmz5NTeUEbRY3uKT52xMNixJE4Il34jxFxNkeqvVMRkXgZadpv3S2RDGlo9NRi1J6MknNyOHnwmHq6Uco-7ocsL68BR6LrgBjr4bkTDk03-XL/s320/IMG_5347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549652827267031090" border="0" /></a>This photo was taken on Sunday 5th Sept 2010, the day after the 7.1 earthquake. At daybreak on the 4th we tentatively peeked down the road from the driveway of our rented house, as you can see the house was still standing. Better than that, there has been no damage at all from the earthquake despite be 20km from the epicentre.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdow0v2yQbQj5ANeCJ-pzKh9MXwOc1b1LBY89kvzTPvKgzD9aGrRkCVchC4PKSKndCPM7znbOu4h_mBzicgrGGFiUUjGk8YLJtjjUbVE2riurlyE8ntn8SZEee4V8GjIu9GWg59ku3zke/s1600/IMG_5352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdow0v2yQbQj5ANeCJ-pzKh9MXwOc1b1LBY89kvzTPvKgzD9aGrRkCVchC4PKSKndCPM7znbOu4h_mBzicgrGGFiUUjGk8YLJtjjUbVE2riurlyE8ntn8SZEee4V8GjIu9GWg59ku3zke/s320/IMG_5352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549677898366602370" border="0" /></a>Our wastewater system is an Autoflow system, which is unusual in that it has separate black and grey water tanks, the water drains into the 3rd tank, so that the toilet waste is composted with the aid of worms!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGvb4fk3xh24hoIcYVQO72tG6_eUymZG9y6BHI9ADxJudZeJXdD2_V5mU4RY2dBkBIkYZd_Ke7k7xfv_4WXDEmrliPX1hctM6Wo2PLqDo9mdzXoy9cz6SUgmfRpzXWlsZhC03WuUjCNkh/s1600/IMG_5419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGvb4fk3xh24hoIcYVQO72tG6_eUymZG9y6BHI9ADxJudZeJXdD2_V5mU4RY2dBkBIkYZd_Ke7k7xfv_4WXDEmrliPX1hctM6Wo2PLqDo9mdzXoy9cz6SUgmfRpzXWlsZhC03WuUjCNkh/s320/IMG_5419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549679445444043186" border="0" /></a>Progress on the roof cladding - which I didn't do - got the pros in to install as I sure didn't have the time to do it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lTzjafTNRz9RGV6dSzSCfdv_QvUds2rgwzQGjKMXx7xfo0HLVoxHWcei-CT8Qehjug4OFZi4VHT2N2-qXtZsmrGOkQAwQnJa7wvrgRDZtNFhAB1EZtmtVbPmv2JBVvMY1n4fRMjRTcoX/s1600/IMG_5472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lTzjafTNRz9RGV6dSzSCfdv_QvUds2rgwzQGjKMXx7xfo0HLVoxHWcei-CT8Qehjug4OFZi4VHT2N2-qXtZsmrGOkQAwQnJa7wvrgRDZtNFhAB1EZtmtVbPmv2JBVvMY1n4fRMjRTcoX/s320/IMG_5472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549688044316862610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeiiU5yg2Fa57Tl_6Te3TsEH6EYUMrqXr4i3Ca2hRjPq1EB0KlrR2QcOYeKy3WreP60Q_iiOsOH1IBY40Xx_K1b-HE9o6cNhFPkCnjA22lrLSwa11x0gpQCV9MAyy7v-cxymxJaJ25b3L/s1600/IMG_5480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeiiU5yg2Fa57Tl_6Te3TsEH6EYUMrqXr4i3Ca2hRjPq1EB0KlrR2QcOYeKy3WreP60Q_iiOsOH1IBY40Xx_K1b-HE9o6cNhFPkCnjA22lrLSwa11x0gpQCV9MAyy7v-cxymxJaJ25b3L/s320/IMG_5480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549688049791417906" border="0" /></a>Underfloor heating manifold and pipe. About 900M of it for the whole house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6qPWAcZK5un8AMY0XUmcjTqTt5t2KV5YNQQBpVIsWBjF_7WnQzteCiU2il03QCfZEbnNuk5h8Vruvx5C85NOd3QK7nmR9bwWPtIPGBjjvbOviRtEd7E6sJKJDMauW3r9HGWeTJds0Fwa/s1600/IMG_5535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6qPWAcZK5un8AMY0XUmcjTqTt5t2KV5YNQQBpVIsWBjF_7WnQzteCiU2il03QCfZEbnNuk5h8Vruvx5C85NOd3QK7nmR9bwWPtIPGBjjvbOviRtEd7E6sJKJDMauW3r9HGWeTJds0Fwa/s320/IMG_5535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549688058715482338" border="0" /></a>We have floors, yay, Went with concrete in the end after thinking about doing earth floors. We added terracotta colouring to the top when bull floating. The floor is a bit dirty in the photo.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAy645nJ2oXezVm36KoxzrCM9hyphenhyphenAB-fXup0EuuavnJQq5k5bA6GU3gQZmdcgLY66sLCy-8Ae0VOfBVv1vv4RAfM9BBYlzsM38Rzh93G9FYKKImm6cNekHcHOk_q8N5E5INMC9L4r0qqpK/s1600/IMG_5545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAy645nJ2oXezVm36KoxzrCM9hyphenhyphenAB-fXup0EuuavnJQq5k5bA6GU3gQZmdcgLY66sLCy-8Ae0VOfBVv1vv4RAfM9BBYlzsM38Rzh93G9FYKKImm6cNekHcHOk_q8N5E5INMC9L4r0qqpK/s320/IMG_5545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549692410526325058" border="0" /></a>What, I'm working on right now, casting the window sills.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAjmGJuT7_9P9JR6weHY8U4uQymS_Kr-623YOwKZahsWnSXdwxDZcNGQKFe5pF3QWDezwY7gSr80qRem8fs2FM-Wm2qidaD28tQ2eUozbPOxqokkz86PeTV7pjqgDmJUfMJobSEFFQUz1/s1600/IMG_5548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAjmGJuT7_9P9JR6weHY8U4uQymS_Kr-623YOwKZahsWnSXdwxDZcNGQKFe5pF3QWDezwY7gSr80qRem8fs2FM-Wm2qidaD28tQ2eUozbPOxqokkz86PeTV7pjqgDmJUfMJobSEFFQUz1/s320/IMG_5548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549692419299108162" border="0" /></a>Trying out a clay slip for fun.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmieGb-Y_DDfQAvXeJdR5EOwn5pflkIQAh5WqDRcp7LByJmtFa-GMGqe0dcRVFre5jo2vbnrWdBWCIKltH9VMD8b064OspNIGDVhHPXNE5FucCKR1a2Wjof0-i71jeRJEgbGXaokaxGIbT/s1600/IMG_5522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmieGb-Y_DDfQAvXeJdR5EOwn5pflkIQAh5WqDRcp7LByJmtFa-GMGqe0dcRVFre5jo2vbnrWdBWCIKltH9VMD8b064OspNIGDVhHPXNE5FucCKR1a2Wjof0-i71jeRJEgbGXaokaxGIbT/s320/IMG_5522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549696827980729810" border="0" /></a>The house today. If you look you can see the cut-outs for the window sills at the base of the windows. I cut them out with a diamond saw blade on an angle grinder and a chisel.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-79227701316216209442010-07-08T03:22:00.000-07:002010-07-18T17:38:23.332-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui6NkxJg4sdP6CGD7dVBUDBSXhLEGpFGSXnHKMjfaRuAJo-q5h1BQWjTaNLXYNQ6OpdIeFhHI4jJUmXevLqkNhQ5Zb2ZJW5hPqn9X6_bE3LZwB8VQwe1LOBAaJXDPT6fNj6OhaPQF3PXc/s1600/IMG_4500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui6NkxJg4sdP6CGD7dVBUDBSXhLEGpFGSXnHKMjfaRuAJo-q5h1BQWjTaNLXYNQ6OpdIeFhHI4jJUmXevLqkNhQ5Zb2ZJW5hPqn9X6_bE3LZwB8VQwe1LOBAaJXDPT6fNj6OhaPQF3PXc/s320/IMG_4500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491488868640637666" border="0" /></a>Finishing off an archway<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmfDrtSfTXWtgom8qBYz1rarHSHGs_PiuuFNLw6WSeg0gSkZ7zYTgUax1oNscdLcpxKDngWuRIuxqxw8fn4SIpUM5ZR_zUpJsNCzSj_B7EnSoBu0tDq1Y_VOMpkSqcZtbJ6vj2a3Jcp8x/s1600/IMG_4504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmfDrtSfTXWtgom8qBYz1rarHSHGs_PiuuFNLw6WSeg0gSkZ7zYTgUax1oNscdLcpxKDngWuRIuxqxw8fn4SIpUM5ZR_zUpJsNCzSj_B7EnSoBu0tDq1Y_VOMpkSqcZtbJ6vj2a3Jcp8x/s320/IMG_4504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491488874103545042" border="0" /></a>Bella, my assistant<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnD0YJLQ-XGmpomjz32D4nf8Z-TVruGsA_7nU2afIJTNLtMQZ7dLquIXMhm2Dlii0oU-wNfWe3qiV2ZLV9FMKEtZTKPIzbIpfRYHHTZ0Z6_pyFD2hUUsxJaVmSUW_RBTRY46n_YX7lvhW/s1600/IMG_4889.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnD0YJLQ-XGmpomjz32D4nf8Z-TVruGsA_7nU2afIJTNLtMQZ7dLquIXMhm2Dlii0oU-wNfWe3qiV2ZLV9FMKEtZTKPIzbIpfRYHHTZ0Z6_pyFD2hUUsxJaVmSUW_RBTRY46n_YX7lvhW/s320/IMG_4889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491488877786861890" border="0" /></a>Starting the bond beam pour<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7anGViHBGTXfESTH1lbxy62wb4SMJQ-Kdxr_Gm12ogrggXtg8iiQZ2-4CrYyhDBhBfHfZz67jr8d9xbqBRuu1wksRyxfSKT-PvsxVJjzB5eCyrfosYuAf4WtIYdc4RT54qmym3QkrIma/s1600/IMG_4899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7anGViHBGTXfESTH1lbxy62wb4SMJQ-Kdxr_Gm12ogrggXtg8iiQZ2-4CrYyhDBhBfHfZz67jr8d9xbqBRuu1wksRyxfSKT-PvsxVJjzB5eCyrfosYuAf4WtIYdc4RT54qmym3QkrIma/s320/IMG_4899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491488885089111346" border="0" /></a>Bond beam again. Helpers on standby to move ladders and scaffolding<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN9d_s4myVecu_EJAbpOyBIpz3YBN2JEsoRvMbtBlpkacuWwA70KSw-wCFvTcrvLGBkgtRwvhEvm4BTTDuGz6MzLSYE_jJLYm7GKKYvhenq4Sy2cvSFr8RrYMWIKe1UvmYEG8oQBW79Wv/s1600/IMG_4906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN9d_s4myVecu_EJAbpOyBIpz3YBN2JEsoRvMbtBlpkacuWwA70KSw-wCFvTcrvLGBkgtRwvhEvm4BTTDuGz6MzLSYE_jJLYm7GKKYvhenq4Sy2cvSFr8RrYMWIKe1UvmYEG8oQBW79Wv/s320/IMG_4906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491488886935699154" border="0" /></a>Me after vibrating 10 cubic M of concrete<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFN1gio9XRJ94x9qR8xXTQcyA70Sz5CrKN8zN-KuqIjQHSAcQRBiIz4diQugx_fddm1790sHVsdim6uwOqjrLJioPk27xZNQ7CspmBTqTStywk2-lAKkDNm3SyqpaHUGF1yLQqteW90Td/s1600/IMG_4912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFN1gio9XRJ94x9qR8xXTQcyA70Sz5CrKN8zN-KuqIjQHSAcQRBiIz4diQugx_fddm1790sHVsdim6uwOqjrLJioPk27xZNQ7CspmBTqTStywk2-lAKkDNm3SyqpaHUGF1yLQqteW90Td/s320/IMG_4912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491490064384214674" border="0" /></a>The first roof truss going on<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxnweobLzz74fhAf25nysm5t_dHPJLPZJPp5Z2DJIRdjjp8eb_Rkf-egja010aq-B8bnApbueFAoQqxsZQmRYVIXAPYVnUoobrB70EE8pz1zktJaHxl-E7r8IrY2wl0rx2OUHTgkZMJ5S/s1600/IMG_4924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxnweobLzz74fhAf25nysm5t_dHPJLPZJPp5Z2DJIRdjjp8eb_Rkf-egja010aq-B8bnApbueFAoQqxsZQmRYVIXAPYVnUoobrB70EE8pz1zktJaHxl-E7r8IrY2wl0rx2OUHTgkZMJ5S/s320/IMG_4924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491490071374890882" border="0" /></a>Lifting the attic trusses into place<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYeTVM7TYaGz4k37JXN1pdN9R4F4-4XsS227kAH_MEAwNdxHKGIXVqMAdJODTrgakxOW2e7cKr7nMonITWmuRcFS6BvbSOAaGzqan0aMF9ZzgWNmD1LNm6MSijZBhVQ_MMIrY_SzClssY/s1600/IMG_4933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYeTVM7TYaGz4k37JXN1pdN9R4F4-4XsS227kAH_MEAwNdxHKGIXVqMAdJODTrgakxOW2e7cKr7nMonITWmuRcFS6BvbSOAaGzqan0aMF9ZzgWNmD1LNm6MSijZBhVQ_MMIrY_SzClssY/s320/IMG_4933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491490079833864562" border="0" /></a>All the trusses are up, still got the rafters (at the other end) and the verandah to do.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-58754275392250883702009-11-06T21:50:00.000-08:002009-11-07T00:09:11.783-08:00Update at last<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Due to popular demand, here's some more photos.<br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp07vR0qnb81ZgxRgke9oQBD0Y_KLsEIuudygpXZTSkT2Am3S9oSZhU-6PaEBPOYDsU_-cFzCpQTIt3fwKAHJy2MP4FODzjDigA5ltJfo_p_scTAhPvES0QYrFz7Yd0SvQEASji_if2EtK/s1600-h/IMG_4021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp07vR0qnb81ZgxRgke9oQBD0Y_KLsEIuudygpXZTSkT2Am3S9oSZhU-6PaEBPOYDsU_-cFzCpQTIt3fwKAHJy2MP4FODzjDigA5ltJfo_p_scTAhPvES0QYrFz7Yd0SvQEASji_if2EtK/s320/IMG_4021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401248657414321586" border="0" /></a>The whole picture. When the sections we are currently working on are complete, we will have 40% of the walls done!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhikt_lV-rxpVP_HG68fda5YYMJTervFyTfeaOPkeo31lzO0INI9UUY1tb9DnTPpzgta4mimmWtxOBRiU6qoS-V3X7YRJgjKLs1KPqoQn_O1C2jTWSUx-0eGWYy-zKW_oRTze6iv9fXou/s1600-h/IMG_4013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhikt_lV-rxpVP_HG68fda5YYMJTervFyTfeaOPkeo31lzO0INI9UUY1tb9DnTPpzgta4mimmWtxOBRiU6qoS-V3X7YRJgjKLs1KPqoQn_O1C2jTWSUx-0eGWYy-zKW_oRTze6iv9fXou/s320/IMG_4013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401238431699348738" border="0" /></a>Carpet skirt, keeping the walls moist, to avoid shrinkage cracks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn76Rau5YxhSAxSYzBn0U2bn0aqZsopT7y_7gLL9wIlTzCN3tWK5npQ7af6VyUtpeUXy9AIDL6CZGC8tlC2ZtpfDV71bQ90yUA9RO-tzlgrgVs-xJlssnJ32WjxRzsC1IseH8xeIz0PD7m/s1600-h/IMG_4015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn76Rau5YxhSAxSYzBn0U2bn0aqZsopT7y_7gLL9wIlTzCN3tWK5npQ7af6VyUtpeUXy9AIDL6CZGC8tlC2ZtpfDV71bQ90yUA9RO-tzlgrgVs-xJlssnJ32WjxRzsC1IseH8xeIz0PD7m/s320/IMG_4015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401238425022938194" border="0" /></a>The kitchen and living room.<br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlloL2GHvE28UuinpfiTY13vROxZNoOZrWtvK6JFkIpCCHQz6l5R4rmxEzsjaRIs7PGI5vAastgRFzm4byK-meCxvigrVgujJOH19MZenKGlMMAKQqnoFVkUmQUhurW16SSELPBjzRGmWY/s1600-h/IMG_4010.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlloL2GHvE28UuinpfiTY13vROxZNoOZrWtvK6JFkIpCCHQz6l5R4rmxEzsjaRIs7PGI5vAastgRFzm4byK-meCxvigrVgujJOH19MZenKGlMMAKQqnoFVkUmQUhurW16SSELPBjzRGmWY/s320/IMG_4010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The View through the garage doors or actually the space where the doors will be.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomov_wFz0wykP1Ozf_uvix_8WITmhEq_Ed4qyntfN1zxEwU4MqpMyw5e_r_UwPEmTU7usiKOFv4RUaEPalNieDYdvnkUk-a98vcVSeTNhPtKEuinSzML0dkVMDqHsekGVA9Luj8E1OozQ/s1600-h/IMG_3959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomov_wFz0wykP1Ozf_uvix_8WITmhEq_Ed4qyntfN1zxEwU4MqpMyw5e_r_UwPEmTU7usiKOFv4RUaEPalNieDYdvnkUk-a98vcVSeTNhPtKEuinSzML0dkVMDqHsekGVA9Luj8E1OozQ/s320/IMG_3959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401239583939606482" border="0" /></a>Kane mixing the mud.<br /><br /></div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-87794717364290865032009-10-07T01:54:00.000-07:002009-10-07T02:11:40.731-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYguitIxxLhqObY1nOmZ8h_zDijKt7bnvfCZofcPtxziEg8fdSzfHL04PJQwKTr4VOYBADeOB-cQvHibieK4UGj5tF797kelE0tV5kgC3HjmWOSquQXrrcCT978NUwpQ2WnJEcRfPIxgtC/s1600-h/IMG_3786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYguitIxxLhqObY1nOmZ8h_zDijKt7bnvfCZofcPtxziEg8fdSzfHL04PJQwKTr4VOYBADeOB-cQvHibieK4UGj5tF797kelE0tV5kgC3HjmWOSquQXrrcCT978NUwpQ2WnJEcRfPIxgtC/s320/IMG_3786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389780658228388210" border="0" /></a> Starting with the garage, I've done the first pour and I'm in the process of setting up the formwork for the second lift.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ReCAwMwFSxWDMWJMSPkPEjZw_2Qrbnt_GpSBJmk6MCv2DQEU0oKT_6oTR2MXs_DrHj7jPXAeGHInDon-aLYghwpDfJOXRiCq7G6gOB8aFvrgWxU7tVok6JRJ7lrILBBZf30hoFLP3NVq/s1600-h/IMG_3813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ReCAwMwFSxWDMWJMSPkPEjZw_2Qrbnt_GpSBJmk6MCv2DQEU0oKT_6oTR2MXs_DrHj7jPXAeGHInDon-aLYghwpDfJOXRiCq7G6gOB8aFvrgWxU7tVok6JRJ7lrILBBZf30hoFLP3NVq/s320/IMG_3813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389782127063186706" border="0" /></a>Going up. The formwork is almost ready for the 4th out of 5 pours.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-54257507434029322952009-10-03T01:28:00.000-07:002009-10-03T02:06:37.042-07:00Foundations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdHE84fJENAqS0S9nZuQLnuBDw5JY9wGgpoE01Iu2U0AH7kqAF7WUo7JAYjgMNmLTDm-GmhGsp0GMeyFijoEYxZcpRVHc3g7RDGc0pr7qrYSfOR0UsBmOHOuxv9xRy62WVRb2liwRtkKL/s1600-h/IMG_3364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdHE84fJENAqS0S9nZuQLnuBDw5JY9wGgpoE01Iu2U0AH7kqAF7WUo7JAYjgMNmLTDm-GmhGsp0GMeyFijoEYxZcpRVHc3g7RDGc0pr7qrYSfOR0UsBmOHOuxv9xRy62WVRb2liwRtkKL/s320/IMG_3364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388288804940822962" border="0" /></a>All the boxing in place ready to pour the foundation walls. There is about 800M of 200x25 timber.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHUAP_0r4ewPES7nKsA92jt6z0ZJSiTb8NBBnJyYl7dvwwxBqQ9iDS3OXEi5IYyg0Be4TBEnoK8FmM2wA8LBCd6-WPa4O0PFJwUeTRfgf1D9mlxQvW1a__ywCrqsFGTpXHH2wnFvNyKxM/s1600-h/IMG_3330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHUAP_0r4ewPES7nKsA92jt6z0ZJSiTb8NBBnJyYl7dvwwxBqQ9iDS3OXEi5IYyg0Be4TBEnoK8FmM2wA8LBCd6-WPa4O0PFJwUeTRfgf1D9mlxQvW1a__ywCrqsFGTpXHH2wnFvNyKxM/s320/IMG_3330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388288810185001762" border="0" /></a>Lots of rebar to support those heavy walls, in earthquake prone New Zealand.<br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/B%20&%20J/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/09-03/IMG_3389.JPG" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PZr1DC3kSmrPpDl72m8MTeb1q6tDLMyq8fC4IBo6QbQjpZlgvSX1tsOjVnR_e22uCnL3bR1IR4eh1MHaUyTwqrV1gw-onyCKhan-45I1ne0xwhmc3GBDs5gIPbw53o3zNbmoslX0t8R3/s1600-h/IMG_3389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PZr1DC3kSmrPpDl72m8MTeb1q6tDLMyq8fC4IBo6QbQjpZlgvSX1tsOjVnR_e22uCnL3bR1IR4eh1MHaUyTwqrV1gw-onyCKhan-45I1ne0xwhmc3GBDs5gIPbw53o3zNbmoslX0t8R3/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388294699304183106" border="0" /></a>The resulting foundation walls. I was stuffed after a day of removing boxing.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492589520922178922.post-18587925764320809452009-10-02T22:23:00.000-07:002009-10-03T01:23:16.630-07:00Building our houseI've taken 2 months off work to construct the walls of our earth house. I hope I can get it done in<br />that time otherwise I'm going to have to ask for more time off, which will mean a bigger mortgage!<br /><br />One of the reasons I'm writing this is that there is plenty of info on earth building, but not so much on poured earth.<br /><br />Our house wall are constructed of "poured earth" or "poured adobe". This is where formwork is set up and mix of earth and some cement is poured into the formwork. Poured is not quite the right word as the consistency of the mix is more like stiff porrige, so it must be tamped or vibrated to remove any voids. If the mixture was actually runny enough to pour then the shrinkage as it dries would be too much and there would be cracking.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274245444548591183noreply@blogger.com3