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Monday, September 26, 2011

Humble Pie

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I was dealt a "piece of humble pie" today. I was called at the town office by the Clay factory manager mid day Friday. She han...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ho Hum houses

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Call me a snob, but if you are going to spend all this money, why can't an architecht do something more interesting. And why the cast c...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Vault House Progress IV Early September

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We have made some progress. the groins are over 2m high now and each vault coming in is a bit over a meter from the inside wall. Those bri...
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Ceiling of ground floor of new house

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All of this was done almost one year ago but I wanted some pictures for readers to experience the effect of the four groined vaults together...

Extending brick roof over brick walls

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So you have this beautiful brick walled room. How are you going to get a roof overhang if it is a brick vaulted roof? Or overhang on a flo...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Progress III

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Note: Since I live in Tanzania, I will use the format that ground floor is ground floor, and the floor above ground floor is first floor. ...

Good Rock work

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I saw this house by chance on a bike ride. Excellent rock work, and then lousy windows
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I grew up (?) in Washington State, USA. Moved to Tanzania right after college (1977) and when my parents left Tanzania I was left behind. Currently I run an ISP but would rather be biking or building a house.
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