Category: Plumbing
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The Kitchen Conversion
In the beginning. This was the last area of the house we knew that we desperately needed to do something about before we could consider it “livable” – as you can see from the picture below, which was taken just before we moved in. It was about year behind schedule, but finally under way, with…
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The Laundry Conversion (Part 1)
Day 1, master builder Freddy going over the plan with his labour End of day 1, foundations dug and laid Day 2, up to floor level Day 3, slab preparation and keying for doorway Day 4, full swing getting to roof level and floor slab Day 5, floor screed and truss extensions fitted. Roof level…
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The Borehole
For those of you who haven’t been to Zimbabwe, life in the blue collar suburbs of the capital city is more like being on a farm than anything else. You need: a 4×4 to get to and from your house given the state of the roads the ability to survive without electricity (given the frequency…
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Two weeks plumbing
After two weekends of some SERIOUS graft on the water system with Bobby, “Skinny” Pete (a.k.a. la Pistola) – 85 meters of PVC pipe, 106 joins, 42 meters of thread tape and 18 beers later… I present to you, our new water supply system 🙂 P.S. We are indebted to the executives, directors, managers, staff, shareholders, ladies and…