Monday 25 August 2014

Progress of ceiling in second room - www.aardskip.com - 2e kamer se plafon vorder.

This past week we continued with the ceiling in the second bedroom. See photo.

If you asked how do we cut the wood to fit so perfectly in the arch, we will not tell you. Joke, we first measure the arch and then cut a cardboard template and then make the wooden ceiling panel. Tedious process, but it works. By the way the wooden ceiling panels are made from second hand solar panel pallets.

We also started to bake bread in the solar oven and it works very well, thank you very much.

Feedback: The grey water system is working fine again.

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Die afgelope week het ons voortgegaan met die plafon in die tweede slaapkamer. Sien foto.

As jy vra hoe hoe doen ons dit om die hout so perfek te laat pas in die boog, sal ons jou nie vertel nie. Grap, ons meet eers die boog en dan maak ons 'n karton sjabloon en dan saag ons die hout plafon paneel uit. ´n Uitgerekte proses, maar dit werk.

Ons het ook begin brood in die sonoond te bak en dit werk baie goed, baie dankie.

Terugvoering: Die gryswaterstelsel werk weer goed.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Saturday 16 August 2014

3rd bedroom corridor window and door done - www.aardskip.com - 3e kamer se gangvensters en deur voltooi

Die derde kamer is nou afrond en ek en Retha slaap nou in die kamer. Dit is die eerste slaapkamer met 'n deur, vensters en plafon. Die plafon maak die kamer se temperatuur baie meer gerieflik as die ander vertrekke in die aardskip. Bo op die plafon het ons ook tweedehandse polistireen geplaas vir
ekstra isolasie.

Die foto wys die derde slaapkamer se deur en venster van die gang se kant. Kyk hoe groot is die piesangboom.

Die week het ons begin met die plafon van die tweede slaapkamer.

Ander interessantheidjie is dat die gryswater was nie die week genoeg vir die spoel van die toilet nie. Gelukkig is daar 'n eenrigting klep wat ons kan oop draai om die toilet te spoel met drinkwater (soos in ander huise). Die tekort aan spoel water was waarskynlik omdat daar 'n verstopping was en
van die water weg gevloei het na die septiesetenk. Daar is 'n klep wat die gryswaterpyp verbind aan die swartwaterpyp om oorvloei te voorkom. Hopelik het ons het die verstopping skoon gekry. Dit vetfilter het nogal heelwat vet in gehad, wat waarskynlik in die gryswater pyp vasgesit het.

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The third room is finished and Retha and myself moved to this room so that we can start with the second room. This is the first bedroom with a door, windows and a ceiling. The ceiling makes the room much more comfortable than the other rooms in the earthship. Above the ceiling, we also placed second-hand polystyrene for extra insulation.

The photo shows the door and window of the third bedroom from the corridor's side. See how big the banana tree.

This week we start with the ceiling of the second bedroom.

Other interesting point is that grey water was not enough to flush the toilet. Fortunately, there is a valve which can be opened to flush the toilet with drinking water (like in other modern homes). The shortage of flush water was probably because there was a blockage in the grey water pipe, and the waters flowed to the septic tank. There is a valve that connects to the grey water pipe with the black water pipe to prevent overflow inside the house. Hopefully we've got the blockage cleared. We
cleaned the grease filter which had quite a lot of fat, which was probably stuck in the grey water pipe.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Saturday 2 August 2014

Blomkool - www-aardskip-com - cauliflower

Ons is klaar met die installering van die deur en die glas van die derde slaapkamer. Drie verskillende diktes glas (3-6mm) is gebruik, afhangende van die grootte en die doel van die ruite. Volgende week sal ons met die derde kamer afrond en dan sal ons oor trek na die derde kamer en begin werk aan die tweede kamer se plafon en glas/venster muur.

Hier is die foto van ons groot blomkool met 'n deursnee van meer as 30 cm. Die wit bak in die agtergrond is 'n standaard grote roomysbak. Tussen hakkies die plantjie was geplant in Mei 2013, maar het eers 'n paar maande gelede begin blom.

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We finished installing the door and the glass of the third bedroom. Three different thicknesses of glass (3-6mm) was used, depending on the size and purpose of the glass panes. Next week we will be finished with the third room and then we will move in to the room and start with the second room's ceiling and glass/window wall.

Here is the photo of our huge cauliflower with diameter of more than 30cm. The seeds of the cauliflower was planted May 2013, but it only started to from a flower a couple of moths ago.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson