Tuesday, 14 March 2017

miscellaneous pics


A few pics have wandered in to me from the first part of the build, so I thought I'd just make a new post for them. Thanks Steve!

The lot, just after clearing. Building materials for the foundation are being stockpiled near the back.

Excavation for the footings is underway

Ross and builder Jésus discuss pillar placement. A whole lot of steel goes into the footings in order to make the building meet new earthquake standards

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  1. Test14 March 2017 at 19:16

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