Showing posts with label Sakke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sakke. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Outbuildings
Buitegeboue


Die jaar het ons begin om die motorhuis afdak aan te pak. Ongelukkig het ons teen spoed gehad met ons eerste kontrakteur. Die tweede kontrakteur Rico het tot dakhoogte gekom. Ongelukkig het hy van sy werkers verloor en staan die projek stil.

In die fotos sien julle Rico en Eben.

Aardskip groete
During this year we started the garage. Unfortunately, we had some trouble with our first contractor. The second contractor Rico manage to build to roof height. Unfortunately, he lost one of his workers and had toe stop.


Here you can see a picture that Rico building himself. In the second photo you see Eben and Rico.

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
http://www.facebook.com/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

Saturday, 20 July 2013

Honor befell the - aardskip.com - is geplaas op die http://naturalhomes.org/themap.htm kaart - Goto the weblog for more info.

Die plasing van die Sonskip op die Natural Homes kaart is 'n ongelooflike eer, want hulle plaas geen aardskepe / "earthships" nie. Siende dat ons Sonskip van "earthbags" gemaak is en nie buitebande het hulle laat besluit om dit wel te klassifiseer as 'n eko-vriendelike-huis.

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A great honour befell us, our earthship the "Sonskip" (Sunship) is listed on the Natural Homes map. Currently no Eartships are mapped on this map, but because our earthship is build with natural building material we are listed. See http://naturalhomes.org/themap.htm?earthbag.

See also www.aardskip.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-natural-homes-eco-house-map-see-if.html.

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig, Retha & Arno Everson

Friday, 26 October 2012

We added a lime plaster layer to prevent dissolving of the clay plaster layer. - aardskip.com - Hier kan julle duidelik die kalkpleister laag sien om die muur waterdig te maak.

Die kalkpleister bestaan uit:
2 dele sand
2 dele rooi grond (kleiagtig)
1 deel kalk
Kleurstof

Die doel van die pleisterlaag is om die sorg dat die reën nie net die kleipleister laag afspoel nie. Ons het sopas 30mm reën gehad en dit het gehou.

Die afwerking vir die muur gaan so organies bly.

Tussen hakkies omdat ons suidelik dak so plat lê het die sterk suidelike wind het die reën onder die nok in gedryf en dit het gedrup in die plante bak. Ons sal die gate tussen die dakplate en die nok moet blok.

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The lime plaster consist of sand, ground (clayish), lime and colour. The purpose is to prevent the rain from dissolving the clay plaster. It works, we had a storm yesterday with hail and 30mm rain and the plaster is still intact.

By the way, at the notch of the roof the strong southerly wind blow some rain into the earthship. We will have to block the holes between the notch and the sheets, no train smash.

Groete / Greetings
Ludwig, Retha, Hennie en Omar,

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Het stoortje

1) Die manne wat die stoor gebou het.
The team that build this store. This store stabelized the western wall.
Danie, Frank & Alan
 
2) The store agains the western wall.
Die stoor aan die weste kant.
 
3) Venster in die stoor. Hier is slegs bottels, klei en strooi gebruik.
The store window. We only used bottles, klay and straw.
 
The last couple of weeks we prepared to place the back roof. Everytime we plan to place the roof something else happens.
 
Die week wat kom SAL ons die agter dak plaas.
 
Groete van die span
Ludwig, Retha, Alan, Frank en Danie
12 Mei 2012
 
 

Friday, 4 May 2012

Challenges

Currently we have the following serious challenges.

1. The one earthbag wall on the western side is not stable enough and we decided to build the store room first before we continue placing the roof.
See photo of store room in progress.

2. Due to heavy rain in April almost 200 mm. We discover earth movements on the water tanks and we analysed it and have solution to prevent it in the future.

3. Unfortunately we have a more serious water leak on the eastern side of the earthship. This was not suppose to happen, because we were fairly causes with our water protection layer. Unfortunately something went wrong and we will have to do repairs. Additions that we will add, is to keep the rain from penetrating the hill behind the earthship. Plus we will add extra water drainage systems underneath the earthship's floor.

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Alan, Frank en Danie
www.aardskip.com
2012/05/04

Thursday, 16 February 2012

We have done it again!

Ons maak alweer nuus.
See our ship mentioned on the "Earthbag Building Blog".

" http://earthbagbuilding.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/earthbag-earthship-timelapse-video/"

Nog net een en halwe laag sakke en die dak kom op.
Just 1,5 courses bags and we start with the roof.

Earthship greetings - Aardskipgroete,
Ludwig, Retha, Jaco, Hennie, Jacobus en Willem
www.aardskip.com
2012/02/11

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Die span en 'n vriend van die aardskip!

Photo 1: The team and a friend.
Photo 2: Only two and a half courses to go!
Earthship greetings
Ludwig, Retha, Jaco, Hennie, Jacobus, Willem en Jan
www.aardskip.com
2012/02/11

Saturday, 4 February 2012

... nog net 'n paar rye aardsakke - just a couple of course earthbags to go!

1. Aardskip binne. - The small wooden poles indicates the position of the roof supporting poles.

2. Vooraangesig. - Front view.
We have moved more earth behind the house. This will assist in laying the last layers of bags. - Daar is nou genoeg grond bo om die laaste sakke te vul.

Ludwig, Retha, Jaco, Hennie, Jacobus en Willem
www.aardskip.com
2012/02/04

Monday, 30 January 2012

NO aansig / NE view Sonskip


Time lapse video of the earthship, build with dirt-bags. Daaglikse foto video van die aardskip gebou met sandsakke.

Groete Ludwig en Retha
http://www.aardskip.com

Saturday, 28 January 2012

Daaglikse vordering (Time-laps) van die Aardskip

Time-laps slide-show of the Earthship, "Sonskip"



Early days / Begin dae

The team - die wen span.

1. The winning team / Die wen span.
2. Aardskip as viewed through the door. / Kyk hoe lyk dit binne 'n aardskip.
3. You need to hit quite hard to break the content of the dirt bags. / Vyf houe is nie genoeg om die inhoud van die sandsakke te laat kraak nie.

Ludwig, Retha, Jaco, Hennie en Jacobus
www.aardskip.com
2012/01/27

Sunday, 8 January 2012

Fotos eerste week 2012

1. Wouter, Esme en Marlize Jordaan by die inligtingsbord.
2. Ruaan, Joanelle and Juan busy to install tank number five.
3. Al ses tenks in posisie - 30 000 litres water. - The sandbags got a thin
plaster protection layer against the harsh sun.
4. Twedehandse / weggooi polistireen word onder die vloer versteek as
tempratuur isolasielaag. - Also notice we have tarred the bags to protect
them against the Karoo sun.

We have reached layer ten, well done to the team. At this rate we will
putting up the roof before March 2012.
1. Baie geluk aan die span; Hennie, John en Jaco.
2. Ek wil ook baie dankie sê vir die tydelike span; Arno, Driekus, Joanelle,
Juan, Micheal en Ruaan.
3. Verder heet ek Jolene welkom by ons span.
4. Dankie ook aan die mense wat kom inloer het na ons vordering.
5. Also many thanks to all the words of support.

Ludwig en Retha
www.aardskip.com
2012/01/08

Friday, 30 December 2011

Fotos 29 Desember 2011

1. Ludwig en Retha by die inligtingsbord van die Aardskip projek. -
Information board.
2. Voorbeeld van bou materiaal. - Building materials.
3. Voorbeeld van bottel boustene. - Bottle bricks.
4. Die vliegende buiteband. - A flying tyre.
5. JoJo tenks van voor. - Water tanks from the front.
6. JoJo tenks van agter. - Back.

Fotograaf/photographer Melina Hartzenberg.

Ludwig en Retha
www.aardskip.com
2011/12/29

Saturday, 10 December 2011

Vordering - 2011-12-09 - Progress

The last two weeks we did a lot of back filling. Work left out by my previous foreman.
The door-frame on the right was treated with oil, seeing that the plastic were torn off by the wind.
We also treated the dirt-bags with a tar like substance to protect it against the sun.
Three of the water tanks are in place.
All the ventilation pipes except for one is in place.

We still have to build 12 dirt-bag levels. Then we will start with the roof.
From now on we will alternate between one level bags and one level backfilling.

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Sedert ons vorige voorman ons in die steek gelaat het, het ons baie agterstallige werk verrig.
Die deurraam aan die regter kant is geolie, omdat die plastiek in die wind begin skeur het.
Die sandsakke is met 'n teeragtige chemikalie geverf om dit teen die son te beskerm.
Drie van die watertenks is in plek.
Op een na is al die ventilasie pype is in plek.

Ons het nog 12 sandsak-rye om gaan voor ons die dakhoogte beryk.
In die toekoms sal ons wissel tussen die lê; van 'n ry sakke en die opvulwerk.

Ludwig en Retha
www.aardskip.com
2011/12/09

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Dringende Versoek - Urgent Request

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We are urgently looking for a foreman to volunteer for this project.
Ons is dringend op soek na voorman wat as vrywilliger wil help met die projek.
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Hier is 'n paar fotos van ons vordering van die laaste paar dae.

Progress from the four corners. / Vordering vanaf vierhoeke.

Foto van bo, hier is die slote vir ons ventilasie pype duidelik sigbaar. / Ditches for our ventilation pipes.

Foto van ons proef sonkrag opstelling. / Our test sun-power systems.

Have ever seen a sunflower with this many flowers. / Het julle al ooit 'n sonneblom met soveel blomme gesien?

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Ludwig en Retha www.aardskip.com 2011/11/27

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Wednesday, 26 October 2011