Carport plastering - Afdak se pleister - Aug 2018

Ons is nog steeds besig met die afdak. Hier is Rikus besig om die binnekant te pleister.

Aardskip groete

We are still busy with the carport. Here, Rikus is plastering the inside.

Regards

Ludwig en Retha Everson

Lampshade made with brick-force - Lampskerm gemaak met herwinde materiaal. - Feb 2018

Hier sien julle ons tweede lampskerm gemaak van herwinde materiaal. Die raamwerk is gemaak van steenwapening. Verder is daar dan kristalle aan gehang.

Ook kan julle meeste van ons skilderye sien, van my ma, ander bekende Oraniers en Suid-Afrikaners.

Aardskip groete

Here you can see our second lampshade made of recycled material. The framework is made of brick-force. Then we used crystals to make it beautiful.

You can also see most of our paintings, from my mother, other well-known Oranians and South Africans.

Regards

Ludwig en Retha Everson
Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
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Plafon en pleisterPlaster and ceiling.

Trevor

Morné 

In die fotos sien julle Morné en Trevor se hande werk.

Trevor het die sitkamer se plafon ingesit en Morné het die pleister werk gedoen.

As julle mooi kyk sal julle ‘n rekenaar skerm sien wat as ‘n waarheidsvenster dien. In die venster is nog die enigste plek waar strooibaal te sien is in die aardskip.

Vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

In the pictures you see Morné and Trevor's handy work.

Trevor placed the ceiling in the living room and Morné did the plastering.

If you look carefully you will see a computer screen that serves as a truth window. The window is the only place where straw bales can still be seen in the earthship. In the window you will see straw, earthbag, cob and lime plaster.

Regards
Ludwig and Retha Everson

Small portion of our autumn harvest - aardskip.com - klein deel van ons herfs oes.

Afrikaans volg.

In the photo you see some of our autumn harvest; butternut, peppers, cucumber and nightshade for jam.

Last week we lost our induction plate which in turn cause the failure of our inverter. We just got news that both items are fixed.

I've started to plaster straw bales in the inside above the eastern entrance. Soon the straw bales will be completely plastered and much more fire proof. You have no idea how quickly an unplastered straw bale house can burn to the ground. Fortunately the earthship use very few straw bales.

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In die foto sien jy 'n deel van ons herfs oes; botterskorsie, rissies, komkommer en nastergal vir konfyt.

Verlede week het ons induksie plaat gebreek wat op sy beurt veroorsaak dat ons inverter ingegee het. Ons het sopas verneem dat beide items herstel is.

Ek het begin om die strooibale in die binnekant rondom die oostelike ingang te pleister. Binnekort sal al strooibale heeltemal gepleister wees en dan is die huis nog meer vuurbestand. Julle het geen idee hoe vinnig 'n ongepleisterde strooibalehuis tot op die grond kan brand. Gelukkig maak die
aardskip van baie min strooibale gebruik.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Die pleister- en verfwerk aan oostekant van - aardskip.com - finish on the easternside.

Hier sien julle hoe die pleister- en verfwerk lyk aan die oostekant van die aardskip. Uiteindelik is al die strooibale aan die buitekant toe gepleister.

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Here you see how the plaster and paint work looks like on the eastern side of the earthship. Finally all straw bales are plastered on the outside.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig

Volunteer came to help us at the - aardskip.com - is gehelp deur Willem van As.

In die fotos sien julle Willem van As, wie ons kom help het in sy vakansie. Baie dankie Willem.

Ons het aan die ooste kant van die aardskip gewerk. Die strooibale is weer vasgebind en alle gate is toe gestop. Tans is ons besig om die muur te pleister.

Binne kort sal julle geen strooibale in die aardskip sien nie.

Wat dink julle moet ons 'n waarheidsvenster in sit?

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In the picture you see Willem van As who come to help us in his holiday. Thank you Willem.

We worked on the eastern side of the earthship. The bales are tied to the structure and all holes were plugged. Currently we are plastering the wall.

Soon you will not see any straw bales in the earthship.

What do you think, do we need to place a truth window?

vriendelike groete
Ludwig Everson en Willem van As
Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
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Final product of western and front wall of the - aardskip.com - se weste-voor hoek.

Hier is foto van die finale produk van die pleisterwerk en verf aan die weste en voorkant van die aardskip.

Die mengsels wat ons hier gebruik het, is as volg:
Sement pleister: 1 sement : 3 sand : 2 rooigrond
Sement verf:      1 sement : 1 kalk : 4 rooigrond

Ander mengsels ook gebruik in die aardskip:
Binne 1ste laag pleister:   1 rooigrond : 1 skalie klippies : 1 strooi
Binne 2de laag pleister:   3 rooigrond : 3 riviersand : 2 kalk
Binne kalk verf:               2 rooigrond : 1 kalk

1ste laag grondvloer:  1 rooigrond : 2 skalie klippies : 1 strooi
2de laag grondvloer:  1 rooigrond : 2 riviersand
Olie grondvloer:         2 lae sonneblom olie, 1 laag lynsaadolie gemeng met terpentyn
Politoer grondvloer:   Vloerpolitoer so veel keer as wat jy wil.

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Here is a picture of the final product of the plastering and paint of the
western and front wall of the earthship.

The mixtures that we used here, is as follows:
Cement plaster: 1 cement: 3 sand: 2 red soil
Cement paint:   1 cement: lime 1: 4 red soil

Other mixtures also used in the earthship:
Interior 1st layer of plaster:   1 red soil: 1 shale stones: 1 straw
Interior 2nd layer of plaster:  3 red soil: 3 river sand: 2 lime
Interior lime paint:                 2 red soil: 1 lime

1st layer ground floor:    1 red soil: 2 shale stones: 1 straw
2nd layer ground floor:  1 red soil: 2 river sand
Oil ground floor:            2 layers sunflower oil, 1 layer linseed oil mixed with turpentine
Polish ground floor:       Floor polish

vriendelike groete
Ludwig

Plastering on the front wall of the - aardskip.com - se voorste muur word gepleister.

Hier is foto van die pleisterwerk aan die voorkant van die aardskip.

Verder het ons heelwat sade geplant, so ons hoop om heerlik vars groente uit ons binneshuistuin in die middel van die winter te kan oes.

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Here is a photo of the plastering on the north facing wall of the earthship.

In addition, we sow a lot of seeds and we hope to harvest delicious fresh vegetables from our indoor garden in the middle of winter.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig

Pleister rondom die binnekant van die westedeur van die - aardskip.com - Inside plastering on the straw bales.

My worker decided not to return. That is sad, because he was a good worker.

Anyway here is a photo of the inside plaster on the straw bales around the western door.

We also modify the planter slightly to be able to handle more water, by adding a pipe in the western planter. The pipe will assist in storing more water under ground.

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My werker het besluit om nie terug te keer nie. Dit is jammer, want hy was 'n goeie werker.

In elk geval, hier is 'n foto van die binnekant pleisterwerk op die strooibale rondom die westelike ingang.

Ons het ook die plantebak effens verander om meer water te op te neem, deur die toevoeging van 'n pyp in die westelike plantbak. Die pyp sal help deur meer water onder die grond te stoor.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig

Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
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Herpleister westemuur van die - aardskip-com Replastering the western wall.

Ons het voort gegaan om die weste muur met sement te pleister en is tans besig om dit te verf met 'n mengsel van kleigrond, kalk en sement (4:1:1). Die muur lyk net soos die oorspronklike kalk pleister. Verder is ons besig om die binne kant van die weste muur met kleigrond, skalie en strooi (1:1:1)
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We continued to plaster the west wall with cement and currently painting the wall with a mixture of clay, lime and cement (4: 1: 1). It looks just like our original lime plaster. Furthermore, we are plastering the inside of the western wall with clay, shale and straw (1: 1: 1).

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Danie

Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
GPS: -29.8168,24.4115

Aardskip donations / skenkings
Bank: ABSA
Swift code: ABSAZAJJ
Branch: 632005
Account name: LRHV Everson
Account nr: 9272495193
Reference: Aardskip

Read the visitors entries June 2014 - www.aardskip.com - Lees wat ons besoekers sê.

Foto van 2e kamer, die avokadoboom en druiwerank wat julle sien is binnenshuis.

Die week het ons die 3e kamer se vloer herstel en meubels terug gesit, sal 'n foto later plaas.

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Photo of 2nd room, the avocado tree and vine you see is indoors.

This week we repaired the 3rd room floor and moved the furniture back, a photo will follow.


Visitors book / Gasteboek
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Entries is entered in the original language please use https://translate.google.co.za/#af/en/ to translate from Afrikaans to English.

June / Junie 2014
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02/06
* S Da Corte - Johannesburg - Inspirational!! Thank you for showing us possibilities beyond our imagination.
* R van Vuuren - Van der Kloof - Wonderlik
* Elsa Muller - Van der Kloof - Baie inspirerend doen so voort!
* Marinda Roux - PE - Absoluut wonderlik om herwiningsmateriaal se potensiaal te sien.

03/06
* Kames & Karin Kemp - Orania - Indrukwekkend!!

04/06
* Andre & Carin Rust - Mosselbaai - Inspirerend. Alle sukses!

05/06
* Frik van Staden - Pretoria - Baie insiggewend. Voorspoed!
* William Badenhorst - DXB - Great ideas of reuse.
* Helen Sagahiron- DXB - Very impressive! Thank you.

07/06
* Jeff Momb - Pretoria - Keep it up!

09/06
* Pat & Ronel, Chris & Dara - Pretoria - Pragtig en sterkte.

10/06
* Aguese - Latvia, DK

11/06
* Rochell de Swardt - Plettenbergbaai - Baie goed en interessant

13/06
* Petert Huysom - Kempton Park - Baie interessant
* Marie Soul - Kaapstad - Fantasites!
* Carol Hiunchsen - Kaapstad - Inspirerend

14/06
* Wanda Coetzee - Pretoria - Pragtig
* Elmar Scheepers - Pretoria
* Amy Barhard - Krugersdorp - ouilik - Hou so aan!
* Marten van Wyk - Middelburg - Baie interessant
* Albert & Waniotha du Toit - Pretoria - en dankie vir die welkom.

16/06
* Diana - Stellenbosch - Well done - doing the talk
* Van Wyk - Benoni & Kaapstad - Baie interessant!!

17/06
* Margit & Andy d'Augiun - Swakopmunt, Namibie - Nuwe inligting gekry - very inspiring!
* Hendrina - Philippolis - Puik, doen so voort!

26/06
* Urbanus de Witt & Helene Kleynhans - Pretoria - Ongelooflik!


vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

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Ons het terug getrek in tweede kamer - www.aardskip.com - Sneak view of our 2nd bedroom after we moved back.

Ons het terug getrek in die 2e slaap kamer. Die kamer se vloer het ook 'n nuwe olie en politoer laag gekry.

Verder is ons besig om 'n bietjie opknap werk te doen in die 3e kamer voor ons verder gaan met die plafon in die waskamer.

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We moved back in to the 2nd bed room. The room's floor also received, a new layer of polish and oil.

Furthermore, we will do some renovation work done in the 3rd room before we continue with the ceiling in the laundry room.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson
Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
GPS: -29.8168,24.4115

Son skuif in - www.aardskip.com - it is autumn and we are getting sun inside.

In die foto sien die herstelde plantebak. Die plantebak se muur was gebou met cob en blikkies. Die bokant se pleister laag was iets te dun en moes dikker gemaak word.

Verder kan u ook sien hoe die son weer begin inskyn in die plantebak in. Dit is goeie en slegte nuus. Die goeie nuus is dat ons weer saadjies kan saai, want in die somer wou die plante nie groei nie. Daar was geen direkte sonlig in die plantebak nie. Die slegte nuus is dat Orania nog nie behoorlik afgekoel het nie en die gang bly nou iets te warm.

Wie van julle kan die botterskorsie sien?

NOTA: Dit het so week gelede 16.9 mm gereën en gister nog so 6mm. Van laas week al is ons 30kl tenks vol.

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In the photo you can the renovated planter. The planter wall was built with cob and cans. The top plaster layer of the wall was to thin and had to be made thicker.

You can also see the sun shining into the planter again. This is good and bad news. The good news is that we can sow seeds again. In the summer the plants did not grow, because there was no direct sunlight in the planter. The bad news is that Orania has not properly cooled down and the passage is
now still a bit to hot.

Who of you can see the butter nut?

NOTE: Last week it rained 16.9mm and this week 6mm. Out tanks are full. - 30kl!

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson

NOTE: Thanks for all the donations that we already received.

Aardskip donations / skenkings
Bank: ABSA
Swift code: ABSAZAJJ
Branch: 632005
Account name: LRHV Everson
Account nr: 9272495193
Reference: Aardskip

Herwinnig in die - www.Aardskip.com - use pipes and bottels to create doorhandles and glass bricks.

Bou: Die week het ons gewerk aan die badkamer. In die foto sien u die bottel muur se buitekant wat gekalkpleisterlaag is. Verder sien julle hoe ons, ons eie moderne deurhandvatsels maak maak met herwonne materiaal.

Plante: Baie dankie aan tannie Magda Opperman vir die koejawelboom, die boom het onmiddellik uitgeloop. Verder doen ons tamaties baie goed en die eerste tamatie is ryp, volledig organies. Die piesangboom doen nie goed nie, die stegie was seker verkeerd afgesny. Kan iemand vir ons 'n nuwe piesangbome
skenk? Die avokadoboom loop ook baie mooi uit. Verder is tweede oes slaaiblare is ook al eetbaar. Ons eerste blomkool het ook begin blom.

Water: Die gryswater wat gebruik word vir die spoel van die toilet is nou stabiel en skuim nie meer uit die bak uit nie. Reën is nog baie skaars en ons moes 'n paar keer 'n paar liter rivierwater toe gevoeg in ons tenks.

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Building: This week we have been working on the bathroom. In the picture you see the outside of the bottle wall. We plastered the lime layer and you see how we make our own modern door handles with recycled material.

Planter: Thanks to Aunt Magda Opperman for guava tree, the tree already sprouted. The tomatoes are doing very well and the first tomato is ripe, fully organic. The banana tree does not do well, maybe the cutting was the wrong size. Can someone please donate the earthship another banana trees? The avocado tree
is doing fine. Our second harvest salad leaves are already edible.

Water: The grey water used for flushing the toilet is stable and does not foam out of the bowl, anymore.Rain is still very scarce and we had to add a few litters of river water in our tanks.

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vriendelike groete
Ludwig, Retha en Arno Everson

Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Tel: +27 73 134 9671
Web: http://www.aardskip.com
Bakkies: http://www.facebook.com/groups/aardskip
GPS: -29.8168,24.4115

Aardskip donations / skenkings
Bank: ABSA
Swift code: ABSAZAJJ
Branch: 632005
Account name: LRHV Everson
Account nr: 9272495193
Reference: Aardskip

Sewage week - Julle sien hier die aardskip se gat (vir die septiektenk)

Die week het ons gewerk aan die riool stelsel. Die eerste 16 meter pyp is reeds gelê. Verder is die septiektenk se gat gegrawe. Agter die huis is ons besig om "landscaping" te doen om seker te maak die water van die heuwel kom so gou as moontlik na die voorkant van die huis en bly nie agter die huis nie. Die werk word gedoen deur die mense wat uiteindelik die biogasverteerder gaan instaleer, Gradus Teseling.

Binneshuis het ons twee panele van die badkamer geplaas. Die waskamer en eetkamer se kalkpleister is klaar. Die 2e-, 3e-, bad- en waskamer se mure is reeds afgewit.

Die plante groei goed, ons sal die week ons eerste bone oes, verder is die pampoen besig om groter te word.

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We are busy installing the septic tank. The first 16 metres of drain pipe is installed. At the back of the house we are busy with landscaping to make sure the water flow to the front of the house as fast as possible.

Inside we are busy with the bathroom panels, the lime plastering and white washing.

The garden is doing very well. We are now letting the pumpkin climb up the windows and who knows just now we will have hanging pumpkins. Next week we will harvest some of our beans.

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno


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Tel: +27 73 134 9671

Donasies - donations
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Swift code: ABSAZAJJ
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Account name: LRHV Everson
Account nr: 9272495193
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Die 2e kamer se vloer is nou geolie - www.aardskip.com - The second room's floor is now water resistant - Goto the weblog for more descriptions.

This week was a very slow week we only had two productive days. We worked on the bathroom's dry walling and continued with plastering. Photo show the second room's oiled floor. The floor is now completely water resistant and will not keep on giving of dust.

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Die week was 'n reedelike onproduktiewe week. Die week wat nou kom sal ons werk aan die riool stelsel.

Die foto wys die tweede kamer se geoliede vloer, wat nou ten volle waterdig is. Daar is twee lae sonneblom olie en een laag lynsaadolie gemeng met terpentyn.

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

We can harvest and eat. - Binne drie maande is die eerste bone al eetbaar.

Ons is besig om die kamers een vir een te pleister en te witwas. Die tweede- en badkamer is reeds klaar. Die tweede-kamer se vloer is ook nou heeltemal klaar.

Verder het ons reeds die kombuis se werksblad, opwasbak en krane is geïnstaleer. Heerlik ons kan al ons skottelgoed met warm water was.

Laastens die plante groei baie goed, hier is 'n foto met ons eerste oes (bone), binne drie maande. Daar is ook 'n paar vlinders in die aardskip.

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Currently we are busy with the plastering and white washing of the all the rooms, the second room and bathroom are done. The second room's floor is also complete!

The zinc's taps are now installed, so we can now wash our dishes with hot water.

We can start to harvest our beans within three months. See photo. The earthship is also home for a couple of butterflies.

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

Ons het warm water - sun will now give us also hot water

Now we have hot water from the sun. Seeing that we have water to fill the geyser it was now possible to install the vacuumed pipes to generate hot water.

We have installed the kitchen table top.

The second room's floor is oiled and it looks stunning. We oiled it with two layers of sunflower oil and one layer of linseed oil. The linseed was diluted with turpentine, so that it could penetrate better. This floor is hard and can be compare to a wooden floor. There is not a single once of cement in the floor.

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Die foto is geneem van die Noord-Ooste en u kan die solarwarmwaterstelsel sien op die dak van die aardskip. Die stelsel is nou ten volle werkend. In die foto kan u ook die PV sonpanele (regs op die grond) en die septiestenk (swart koepel) duidelik sien. Byde die items moet nog op hulle regte plek geplaas word, op die dak en ondergronds.

Verder is 2de kamer se vloer ge-olie met twee lae sonneblomolie en 'n laag lynsaadolie. Die lynsaadolie moet die reuk van die sonneblomolie verbloem of moet ek sê vergeur.

Verder vorder die badkamer-kombuis-eenheid goed. Die kombuis se werkblad en afwasbak (zink) is geplaas. Krane en water sal volgende week gekoppeld word.

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

We can now drink our rainwater - Toevoerwaterpomp is werkend

Ons het die week die volgende vermag.

+ Die 2e kamer se vloer sal Maandag gereed wees om ge-olie te word.
+ Verder werk ons water toevoer goed, alle lekke is ontlek en ons drink ons heerlike reënwater. Maandag sal die songeyser gekoppel word.
+ Die badkamer vorder fluks. Arno kalk pleister die muur, die water is werkend, die badraam is gemaak.
+ Die plante groei ook goed. Sien foto.

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In the foto you see our water supply pump and filter station. The hotwater geyser will be connected soon. Our bathroom is getting on well, all taps are in position, Arno is busy with limeplaster and the bath's frame is installed. Furthermore the plants in the planter are growing much better, see our small-tiny pumpkin. The second bedroom's floor is ready to be oiled.


Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

Gryswaterpomp is werkend en een kamer se muur is klaar - One room wall is done & the toilet can be flushed with grey water.

In the photo you see the inside of the earthship. The inserted photos show enlargements of the plants, the pump, inside tap, the cistern connections and a room.

The plants in the grey water cel use some of the water and the rest will flow to a well. The grey water pump will pump the water to the inside tap and toilet cistern. The cistern connections are made in such a way that clean water can also be used to fill the cistern if there is not enough grey water. There is also a one way valve to prevent the grey water to flow to the other taps, e.g.. the zinc taps.

The wall of the room that is finished, was initially plastered with cob (1 straw : 1 clayish ground : 1 shale), then with a lime plaster (1.5 clayish ground : 1.5 sand : 1 lime ) and finally white washed (2 clayish ground [colour]: 1 lime).

Currently it is only my wife, my son and myself working on the earthship.

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In die foto sien u die binnekant van die aardskip. Die invoegsels is vergrotings van die plante, pomp, binne tuinkraan, spoelbakkonneksies en 'n kamer.

Die gryswater loop in die gryswatersel (plantebak) in, die plante gebruik van die water en die oortollige water loop in 'n put. Die gryswaterpomp pomp
die water na die kraan en die toilet se spoelbak. Die spoelbakkonneksies is so gemaak dat grys- of skoon water kan die spoelbak vol maak. Verder is daar ook 'n eenrigtingklep wat verhoed dat die gryswater sal uit kom by die ander krane soos die wasbakkrane.

Die voltooide muur is eers gepleister "cob", toe met 'n kalkpleister en laastens gewitwas (met 'n kleur).

Groete
Ludwig, Retha en Arno