Alternative Building Construction

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Tanganyika boiler

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Tanzania as you know is the union of Tanganyika (mainland) and Zanzibar.  Before 1964 we were Tanganyika.  For 100 years some people have be...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Stone wall versus cement block

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Traditionally most Urban houses have some sort of fence around the property.  Most common is Kaiapple fence, a tenacious long thorn with som...
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Catalan vaulted roof/ceiling

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This was a project done last year and  I thought I had made a post about it, but looks like I did not. After several small span  Catalan  ...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

First real concrete counter top

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there is some water on the counter and why it is so shiny, which I like. I found some acrylic cement additive and replaced the water...
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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...
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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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