Alternative Building Construction

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Marble dust, Concrete counter tops, masailand bush walk

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I have long wanted  to make concrete counter tops .  If you don't know about them they can be attractive and  granite  replacement. th...
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

New Product: Thin facing bricks

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For years we have been asked for facing bricks. Well we are now making them. Here is to compare with our standard 24 x 11.5 x 7 cm br...
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Monday, March 31, 2014

Just a garden wall, with corbel at top.

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As I have a clay brick factory I often have "reject" bricks , like these under burnt/salmon/soft bricks in the wall below and over...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Floor finished

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It has taken awhile to sand the floor smooth.  Or to the point it is "good enough". I put three coats of two pack Polyurethane g...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Second try at dry stack retaining wall

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Sean and Matt hope you will comment. Dig some stones out of a hole. This hole will be used to make an underground dome water tank. Some ...
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How I make the wood floor

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Cut a tree down, preferably a sustainable harvest.  I had some grevilia robusta trees, a semi hardwood about 40 years old.  I took a few o...
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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Floor almost there

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First mistake was cutting the trees into planks with chain saw. I thought it was pretty even but now realize they are not very uniform and ...
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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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