| Construction of the walls to
the upper floor follows the same principles as for the ground floor. |
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| Here the lintels are set in
place above each window. This requires a length of rebar which is tied into
the vertical rebar at each the side of the window. The whole is then
shuttered and concrete poured in. |
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| In addition to the lintels
above the windows, a belt of rebar encircles the entire upper-floor wall -
just below the roof line. The rebar is, in turn, tied into vertical rebars
at each corner of the house and at intervals between each window opening. |
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| This photo shows the vertical
rebar which is to be found at each corner of the house. |
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| Here we can clearly see the
sandwich construction which makes up the loadbearing stone walls. It
consists of an inner wall in breeze block, 8cm of insulation, an outer wall
in stone and then reinforced concrete to bind the whole structure together. |
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| The upper floor is now
complete and ready for the roof to be put in place. |
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| A trussed roof is going to be
used which avoids the need for supporting walls on the upper floor and
allows greater flexibility in the arrangement of the accommodation. |
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| The round tower is higher
than the rest of house and requires a great deal of attention to ensure a
perfectly circular result! |
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| The roof is pre-fabricated
and delivered in numbered sections... |
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