In the beginning. The front door sill.
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Attaching the corner post
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Door sill from outside with post in place.
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Second floor support.
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And other end
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Door in place.
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A closeup.
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From the outside.
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First cans in the wall.
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From the outside.
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Me plastering the outside surface.
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Nothing fancy. Just cans and cement.
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Getting a bit tired.
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Inside before plastering.
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Outside after drying.
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Raw materials.
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Now in the wall.
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Screws in the wood to give the cement something to hang on to as it doesn't adhear to wood too well.
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A few more rows and about time to start with the wire.
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A short recess while the power company puts the wires back up after the hurricane this morning blew a tree down onto them.
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Me cutting the limb off that will become the bannister to the second floor. I thought Bill had cut it but looks like I was the one.
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The next day and plastering more cans.
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Bill mixing and me plastering.
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Using the mortor board to wipe the mix onto the wall off of.
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Another somewhat clearer shot.
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couple of days later after it has dried some. Note the wire mesh on the right hand side of the top row. Put a 3 to 4 inch strip in every 4 or 5 rows to reinforce and tie into the doorframe.
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Glass gin bottles as glass bricks over the door.
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Modifying the mordor board.
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Outside view of bottles.
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Going up.
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