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| Started the cladding on the balcony wich is the difficult part |
This is the chicken wire mesh that was
salvajed although it was in pristine
condition.
There are three layers of mesh screwed together
to all corners and the top beams
The mesh is also conected to the floor slab
by drilling holes each 20 cm. and then banging
in some big nails
The mix is a bit special I did mix some sand cement and
floor adhesive for it to stick better, really easy to apply
to the mesh.
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| Squeeze!!! |
Make sure the mesh is well attached if it moves just add some more nails or screws straight into the structure
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| Just checking out the space, not using it!!! |
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| More mix!!! |
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| The finishing coat is made using hidraulic lime and sand on a 3/1 basis |
This are the elements you need to make an automatic siphon or bell siphon
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| A 40mm. cap |
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| 110mm. cap |
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| A piece of 110mm. pipe |
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| 1m. of 40mm. pipe, a T and 3 male female elbows all 40mm. |
Glue together both caps sanding down and cleaning with solvent before.
Do the same with the T and the elbows.
Drill some holes on the pipe as shown!!!
Sand them down so they are clean, then cut the pipe up to 20cm.
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| Glue it to the cap!!! |
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| Then place the so called bell |
The bell will keep an air bubble that will stay trapped till the water
pressure is enough to push the water that is inside the U bend on the
part below, for this to happen there has to be water in this part
beforehand.
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| Fix the piece to the bottom also!!! |
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| Easy!!! Just place this part on the hole and glue it with waterproof adhesive |
This is the system ready for the final test !!!
The bell will not be glued to the U bend for further maintenance purposes...Very important!!!
Now the doors are fitted and the first layer of the roof is installed
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| the view to the garden |
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| Also had time to make a solar oven that can be use the whole year around!!! |
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| Preparations for the toilet seat |
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| prepering the lining for the EPDM membrane |
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| the final product |
