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Showing posts with label Bou. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 December 2016

Open-plan kitchen, inside of laundry room and pantry
Oopplankombuis, binnekant van waskamer en spens



In the picture you can see how our open-plan kitchen and dining room looks like now. Trevor has worked very hard to get the cupboards so beautiful.
In die foto sien julle hoe ons oopplan kombuis en eetkamer lyk. Trevor het baie hard gewerk om die kombuiskaste so pragtig te kry.




Furthermore you see the laundry room with built-in linen cupboard. The refrigerator is also in the laundry room, because it is cooler than the rest of the kitchen.
Verder sien julle die waskamer met ingeboude linnekas. In die waskamer is ook die yskas omdat dit koeler is as die res van die kombuis.




In the last picture you can see the pantry. Just below the worktop made from recycled kitchen tops, there is a chest with four drawers, not visible. Just visible is the broom closet.

Just a reminder all the cupboards are made of recycled wood.

Lastly, it is incredibly dry in Orania and we will probably have to add 3kl to our tanks.

In die laaste foto sien julle die spens. Net onder die werksblad wat gemaak is van herwinde kombuisblaaie is daar 'n nog 'n laaikas met vier laaie, buite sig. Ook buite sig is die besem kas.

Net weer 'n herinnering al die kaste is gemaak met herwinde hout.

Laastens dit is ontsettend droog in Orania en waarskynlik sal ons 3kl water moet toevoeg tot ons watertenks.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig & en Retha Everson
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Saturday, 27 August 2016

- Kombuiskaste -
- Kitchen cupboards -




In the picture you see the hard work of Trevor. This is beautiful kitchen cupboards made from recycled wood. It is definitely not the easiest job to use secondhand wood. To have cupboards from real wood is a plus point, no make believe plastic wood.

Cradle to cradle (recycling) our answer to many environmental problems.

Regards

Op die foto sien julle die harde werk van Trevor. Dit is 'n pragtige kombuiskaste gemaak van herwinde hout. Dit is beslis nie die maklikste taak om tweedehandse hout te gebruik nie. Om kaste van egte hout te hê is beslis 'n pluspunt, geen kamstige plastiek hout.

Wiegie tot wiegie (herwinning) is ons antwoord op baie omgewingsprobleme.

Vriendelike groete
Ludwig & Retha Everson

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Monday, 6 June 2016

Gang plafon vordering / Corridor ceiling - aardskip.com



The ceiling in the corridor is done except for the start and end. We leave it open to finish off the plastering. We used quite heavy recycled wooden panels. It was incredibly hard work, 34 panels had to be hoisted with ropes.

Greetings

Die plafon in die gang is gedoen, behalwe vir die begin en einde. Ons laat dit oop om die afronding te kan doen. Ons het redelike  swaar herwinde hout panele gebruik. Dit was ongelooflike harde werk, 34 panele moes opgehys word met toue.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig  en Retha Everson
Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Sel: +27 53 207 0029
Tel: +27 73 134 9671
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Saturday, 22 November 2014

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

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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, 26 July 2014

Snappy installed - www.aardskip.com - Snappy geïnstalleer

Hierdie week het ons die Snappy induksieplaat in die kombuistafel geïnstalleer .

Ons het ook begin met die installering van die deur van die derde slaapkamer.

Binnekort sal ek foto's plaas van ons groot blomkool met 'n deursnee van meer as 30cm en wortel met 'n deursnee van byna 10cm.

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This week we installed the Snappy induction plate in the kitchen tabletop.

We also started installing the door of the third bedroom.

Soon I will post some photos of our huge cauliflower with diameter of more than 30cm and carrot with diameter of almost 10cm in the planter.

vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Tel: +27 73 134 9671
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Saturday, 17 May 2014

Internal windows - www.aardskip.com - binne vensters

Last weekend we went and had a look at an energy efficient show house in the Eye of Africa golf & resident estate. http://www.eyeofafrica.co.za/energy-efficiency/our-green-house.html

The house have the following features:
1. PV solar system that is both a battery backed-up and energy saving grid-tide system.
2. Solar geyser / gas backup
3. Solar underfloor water heating / heat-pump for backup
4. Solar swimming pool heating
5. LED lighting / high efficient fridge and freezer / automatic passageway lighting
6. Central vacuum-cleaner
7. Central audio-system

Back at the range:
+ We busy installing the third bedroom's passageway wall. It consists of a window and door frame. See photo.
+ Further more you will see in the photo how well the plants are growing.
. The banana tree that we got in December from Retha's parents is already shoulder height.
. In the foreground you will see how our butternuts are doing. We already have 13 from two stalks.
. There are some beetroot, basil and a pink geranium, beans, spinach,carrots and cabbage.
+ Not in the photo is our tomatoes that is really doing very well. Currently there are between 60 and 70 tomatoes in different stages of ripeness. Worthy point to note is that the months where we had no direct sunlight in the house the tomatoes produced flowers but no fruit.

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Verlede naweek het ons en het 'n blik op 'n energie-doeltreffende skouhuis in die Eye of Africa Golf & residential Estate. http://www.eyeofafrica.co.za/energy-efficiency/our-green-house.html

Die huis het die volgende kenmerke :
1. PV sonkrag stelsel wat beide 'n battery rugsteun en energiebesparende netwerk gekoppelde stelsel .
2 . Son-geiser / gas rugsteun
3 . Solar ondervloerse verhitting water / hitte - pomp vir rugsteun
4 . Solar swembad verhitting
5 . LED-beligting / hoë doeltreffende yskas en vrieskas / outomatiese gang verligting
6 . Sentrale stofsuier
7 . Sentrale klank-stelsel

Terug by die aardskip:
+ Ons besig die installering van die derde slaapkamer se gang muur. Dit bestaan ​​uit venster- en deur-raam. Sien foto.
+ Verder sal jy in die foto sien hoe goed ons plante groei.
. Die piesang boom wat ons het in Desember van Retha se ouers gekry het is reeds skouerhoogte.
. In die voorgrond sal jy sien hoe goed ons botterskorsie doen. Ons het reeds 13 van twee ranke.
. Daar is ook beet, basiliekruid en 'n pienk malva, bone, spinasie , wortels en kool.
+ Nie in die foto nie, is ons tamaties wat regtig baie goed doen. Tans is daar tussen 60 en 70 tamaties in verskillende stadiums van rypheid. Belangrik om te noem is dat die maande waar ons het geen direkte sonlig in die huis gekry het nie, het die tamaties blomme, maar geen vrugte geproduseer nie.


vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha 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
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Slaapkamerplafon vorder - www.aardskip.com - bedroom ceiling is getting there.

Die jaar, 2014, is 'n bietjie van 'n deurmekaar jaar. Op die oomblik is dit onmoontlik om die voltyds te werk aan die aardskip.

Arno is op UJ, Retha werk voltyds en ek is betrokke by verskeie projekte wat my aandag weghou van die aardskip. Gelukkig is dit almal groen verwante projekte.
1. 'n Aardverwarmingskursus aangebied deur MIT. (Nogal 'n bietjie straf vir 'n man wat nie veel weet van geologie en chemie nie.) Ja, daar is so iets soos mensgemaakte aardverwarming.
2. Ontwerp van sonkrag-stelsels, ook by Grootgeluk son-park.
3. Voorsitter van die Volhoubare Energie Groep.
4. Net om alles te kroon gee ek ook nog ekstra wiskunde les, skryf artikels en so meer.

Wat die Sonksip betref, hy vorder. Die 3e (van die huis) slaapkamer se plafon is besig om vorm aan te neem, sien foto. Ja die plafon maak 'n verskil in temperatuur. Neem kennis ons het nou drie lae isolasie teen die
aanslag van die son.
A) 40mm herwinde plastik wol teen die dak.
B) 40mm polistireenplafon.
C) Sakke gevul met herwinde polistireen.

Die plante is weer besig om baie mooi te groei. Die piesang bome se blare word al lastig in die gang en die boom staan al so 1 meter hoog. Ons tamaties het weer begin te dra en die basiliekruid is nou 'n oerwoud. Verder is ons nuwe spinasie ook besig om baie mooi te groei.


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The year, 2014, is a bit hectic. At the moment it is impossible to work full time on the earthship.

Arno went to UJ, Retha works full time and am involved in several projects that keep my attention from building. Fortunately all the projects are green related.
1. A global warming course hosted by MIT. (Quite difficult for a man who does not know much about geology and chemistry.) Yes, there is such a thing as man-made global warming.
2. Designing solar systems, also for the Grootgeluk solar park.
3. Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Group. Still small but growing.
4. Just to top it all I'm giving extra maths lessons, writing articles and so forth .

What the Sonksip concerned, it progresses. The 3rd (of the house) bedroom 's ceiling is taking shape, see picture. Yes, the ceiling makes a difference in temperature.

The plants are again becoming very attractive. The banana tree leaves are getting in the way and the tree is about a meter high. Our tomatoes have started to produce again and the basil is a jungle. Furthermore, our new spinach is growing very well.

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson
30 April 2014

Saturday, 28 September 2013

The sneak preview of the bathroom's bottle wall. - aardskip.com - Die onafgewerkte badkamer se bottelmuur.

Die week was daar nie veel gewerk nie, omdat ons familie hier gekuier het. Die sitkamer vloer is klaar en verder het ons ook gewerk aan die badkamer se panele en deur.

Hier is 'n foto van die onafgewerkte bottelmuur van die badkamer.

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This week we had family visiting and in the process the work a little bit slow. However we did finish the lounge floor and started with the bathroom door and panels.

In the photo you see the bathroom's bottle wall, not yet complete.

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vriendelike groete
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Friday, 7 June 2013

Dag agt in www-AARDSKIP-com, insig deur die NUWE skuifdeur - Our new sliding door and view of our kitchen. - For more info go to the weblog.

Captain blog: Day eight (8) in earthship, earth year 2013 (ac)

This week we worked on the tiles in the kitchen and the external doors. See photo for view of the sliding door and Retha laying the tiles in the kitchen.

The electrical system worked well, but we logged the in- and output and make sure we did not run the batteries flat.

We also have to watch the water levels of the planter especially if we use the washing machine.

Last couple of weeks we had a number of journalists at the earthship and in Orania. They did come specifically for the earthship, but they were here: Huisgenoot a national magazine, Aljazeera international news TV station, Vryheids Front Plus political party's magazine, Rapport and News24(publishing a coffee table book of Orania) and the Volksblad regional daily news paper.

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Die laaste paar weke was daar heel wat joernaliste in Orania en het ook onderhoude gevoer met ons, oor die aardskip, sien hierbo die lys.

Hierdie week het ons gewerk aan die buitedeure en die kombuis vloer. Die skuifdeur is geplaas en werk goed. Verder is die ooste en weste deure se kosyne geplaas en tydelike deure is geplaas. Op die foto kan julle Retha sien hoe sy besig is om herwonne teëls te lê in die kombuis.

Die temperatuur in die aardskip is op die oomblik in die oggende nogal koud, maar wel so 7 grade warmer as die oggend buite temperatuur. Die res van die dag is die temperatuur heerlik.

Verder het die krag goed gewerk, deur die gebruik te balanseer. Bo en behalwe die normale apparate (yskas, mikrogolf, induksiestoofplaat, ligte, radio, rekenaars, selfoonlaaiers, haardroër, broodrooster en wasmasjien) wat 'n mens gebruik in 'n huis word daar ook nog elektries geboor, geslyp, geskaaf, geskuur en gesaag. Moet ook nie vergeet van die twee pompe wat die water laat bly vloei.

Ons moet nog wel leer hoe om die son-warm-water optimaal te gebruik.

Laastens het ons agtergekom dat ons sal beslis ook ons water gebruik moet balanseer anders gaan die plante bak oorloop. Ons moet dus die toilet genoeg
trek veral as die wasgoed gewas word.

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig, Retha & Arno

Friday, 31 May 2013

Ons woon nou in die aardskip. Foto van die final badkamerteëls - www-aardskip-com - We moved in the earthship and here is a photo of the bathroom tiles.

Ons kamera werk weer so bietjie. Ons woon nou al in die aardskip. Nog baie om te doen, maar ons het 'n dak oor ons kop.

Hier is 'n foto van die badkamerteëls, alle teëls is by ons herwiningsbank op getel. Elizabeth Potgieter het gehelp met die uitleg en plaas van die prentjie. Wat dink julle stel die prentjie voor?

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We moved in to the earthship, still lots to do, but at least we have a roof over our head.

In the photo you see the final bathroom tile layout. Can you see what the picture represents?

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig, Retha & Arno

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Badkamer voorskou - Bathroom sneak preview...

Hier is 'n foto van hoe die badkamer nou lyk. Ons het 'n vrywilliger gekry wat ons gehelp het vandag. Baie dankie Elizabeth, jou werk is fantasties. Ek plaas binnekort 'n foto van die finale mosaiek. Retha het die raam gemaak. Die hele kunswerk is gemaak van teëls wat ons opgetel het by Orania se herwiningsbank.

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Here you see a sneak preview of our unfinished bathroom. We had a visitor, Elizabeth, in Orania who volunteer and helped Retha to finish the tiles in the bathroom. She really did a magnificent job. All the tiles was collected from our recycled centre in Orania.

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha, Arno & Elizabeth

Friday, 17 May 2013

'n Hoekslyper as teëlsnyer - www-aardskip-com - Angle grinder as tile cutter... - For more info go to the weblog.

Die week het ons teëls gelê en die badkamer apparate geïnstalleer.
Ongelukkig was daar 'n fabrieksfout in die pan gedeelte van die toilet, so dit word geruil en sal volgende week weer ingesit word.

Op die foto sien julle Retha met ons hoekslyper en teëls sny. Die hoekslyper het 'n "diamantlem" wat teëls moet sny met water. Ons hoekslyper het nie so
funksie nie, so toe maak 'n boer 'n plan. Heel eenvoudig 'n emmer tot bo toe gevul met water. Bo op die emmer plaas ons hardebord met 'n gleuf. Die le gaan dan deels in die water en van 'n stowwerige gemors word dit 'n natterige gemors.

Verder het ons die sit en eetkamer klaar gepleister en gewitwas. Ons het besluit om die 2e kamer se vloer te politoer en die 3e kamer se finale laag(kleiagtig rooi grond en riviersand 1:2) is gegiet.

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This week we worked in the bathroom. Retha cut tiles using through away tiles from our recycle-bank in Orania, see photo.

We also started to polish the 2e room's floor and poor the final layer for the 3e room's floor.

The dinning and lounge is now lime plastered (2 lime : 3 river sand : 3 clay rich earth) and white washed (1 lime : 2 clay rich earth - for colour).

Groete/Greetings
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

Saturday, 13 April 2013

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

Saturday, 23 March 2013

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

Saturday, 16 March 2013

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

Friday, 8 March 2013

Daar word nou hardgewerk aan die badkamer en kombuis - Bathroom and kithen have all my attention now.

Op die foto sien u die droë-muur tussen die kombuis en badkamer. Ons is hard besig om die water pype aan te lê. Die pype is nou van die pomp tot by die waskammer aangelê. Moet nog al die konneksies maak en styf vasdraai. Dan die warm water en die gryswater en die riool.

Verder is die week gespook om die die 2e kamer klaar te kalk pleister, dit is nou klar sal volgende week net met 'n kalk mengsel die kleur reg kry.(Afwit)

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Currently we are full on busy with installing the water, bathroom and kitchen. See photo.

Secondly we manage to finish the 2nd room's lime plastering, the effect is stunning. Now we need to get the colour even and we will show it to you.


Groete
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

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Pos: Posbus 186, Orania 8752, Suid Afrika
Tel: +27 73 134 9671
2 January 2012

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

Sonskip NW aansig - Earthship NW view time lapse video - Feb 2013

North-west view of the building of the earthship in Orania, South Africa. For more info goto http://www.aardskip and for more photos click on "Blog".
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Die video is gemaak uit daaglikse fotos wat geneem is van die Noordwestelike hoek van die erf. Toe die bouery binne begin was daar slegs een foto per maand geneem.

Ludwig en Retha Everson

Saturday, 2 March 2013

Wie is ons nuutste werker? - We should have a working bathroom soon.

We are busy with the bat kitchen-bathroom-area. The septic tank and water pipes are waiting to be install and soon we will have all the rest of the bathroom hardware. On the right in the photo you can see the dry wall and soon this dry wall will be filled with pipes.

On the left in the photo you can see our latest team member. Now we will really get going. Welcome Retha.

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Ons wil Retha ons nuutste werkende lid welkom heet, sien foto.

Regs in die foto kan u ook die houtraamwerk van die binnemure, waar al die pype gaan kom, sien. Die voordeel van so 'n kombinasie kombuis-badkamer area is dat al die pype is saam en sodoende word daar baie bespaar.

Groete
Ludwig, Retha en Arno

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Sitkamer vloer - Aardskip.com - Lounge floor.

Die week was 'n halwe week, want ons moes 'n bietjie na Kimberly gegaan het vir besigheid en ons het 'n begrafnis van vriende van ons bygewoon. By so geleentheid is daar nogal baie wat deur 'n mense se kop maal.

Verder moes ons ongelukig afskeid geneem het van Omar Fourie wat vanaf Okotber 2012 so twee maal 'n week in die ogende vrywilgers diens gedoen het by die Aardskip.

So tussen al die afleidings deur kon ons darem die growwe vloer laag van die sitkamer klaar gemaak het, sien foto. Verder het ons ook die eerstelaag pleister in die derde kamer voltooi.

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This week was quite eventful; a day trip to Kimberly, a funeral of a friend and a farewell to a volunteer, Omar Fourie.

However we did manage to complete the lounge floor (ruff) and the third room plastering (first layer).

Groete
Ludwig, Retha, Arno en Omar

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2 January 2012

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