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One mad dash to build a rammed earth house before the rains hit in April...

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Construction – Walls Layer Four

A new 3m formwork came online yesterday and is helping the team finish the fourth layer in record time. Master Mason Paul setting the form on the wall between the windows of bedrooms 2 and 3 The scaffolding is particularly useful on the high sides of the foundations. This particular section will end up eight layers high at the peak, which with the foundation will be around 5.5m or 18 feet.
Posted by Hungry at 5:37 PM

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