Stone House Construction.

[asra]

Hiya MitchWOW I am again amazed.Dose every thing you do turn out awsum?What with the Butterfly,and now a rock mason and carpinter,and I have seen pics of your younguns,all beautiful!Did you do the design your self?I am green with envy[]I'd wish you luck on your project,but I don't think you need it ,looks like you've got under control.[8D]best regards Sonny

[asra]

Oh yea is that red motor gonna be yard art,heeheeheeSonny

[Greg Mitchell]

Hey Sonny,I posted some stuff asking you about Monte and wood blade plans under the "cutting alum 6061-T6"Mate, putting Butterfly together is fun and like laying stone, anyone can do it. Now, I'll always take credit for the kids. The general layout of the rooms on both levels we had on paper, my passion for things built of stone, then got an architect who had to be a Frank Lloyd Wright fan to come out up with the final concept. We got him cheap but that meant I had to design and build in all the finer detail. Actually went out with the 'Girl' and picked a ton and a half of rock today, mostly corner stones. I'll post another pic when I finish this wall I'm on.Nasty Winter over your way, Stay Safe,Mitchwww.thebutterfly.info

[Echo]

When I get time Greg ( famous words ) I want to come down & check this out, what you have done is amazing.I can appreciate the amount of time it takes to do something like this.Keep up the good work. Echo

[Greg Mitchell]

Thanks Eric, welcome any time mate, would be a good opportunity to have some fun in the Butterfly as well, "two birds with one stone" so to speak. I've put in three days since arriving home and just yesterday shifted the form boards on the current wall, (last lot of pics.) Another week and it will be done. Then I only have one large wall containing 10 corner sections and a small nib wall, then we can look at roofing and upstairs master bedroom framing. Deadline for stone work is this comming Christmas, funds allowing it should have a roof on it by next winter. I'll make sure I have a bottle or two of this Jamaican Rum (Swan) on hand. Nice drop.Take care,Mitch.Took these this morning.Image Insert: 79.88 KBImage Insert: 77.73 KBImage Insert: 82.39 KBImage Insert: 66.02 KBImage Insert: 70.71 KBI mentioned before that I am using a 75mm X 5mm thick galvanized steel top plate. Gal bolts are set in concrete at top of wall in the last 'lift'. This lift has a run of reo through it. When I cap the wall, I drill and set the top plate at finished level, it rests on nuts placed on bolt threads and is then held down by a second set of nuts. I put a long form board on back of top section of wall, then before I put the cap on another run of reo is tied to the vertical reo bars and locks it all together. Brackets are welded where and as required to carry timbers. (Bolts are on the left and threads are duct taped for protection, vertical reo bars on right. Also, use a mix of bondcrete and water, brushed on just prior to conc capping going on.) Cheers.www.thebutterflyllc.com

[Echo]

Mate, you could teach them boneheads in Bagdad how to build houses, I reckon yours is bomb proof....

[birdy]

Woulda been alot easer if you just moved up ere Mitch, we got pleny o caves, ready built ones at that.[][]Ignorance is bliss............but only till you realise you were.Ingratitude stinks.......be generous carefully.

[Echo]

Dont do it ,Mitch.I heard stories that people never come back from 'up there'.

[asra]

We feed tossers to the crocs, up ear[] yea,they don't return mate.Flyinhi........cum on up....luv to meet you[^]Russ....A1014 NT....gods country

[Greg Mitchell]

They is still findin bodies in wells, caves and yea many a human croc feast not secured away proper, bloats and floats. That's the Territory and part of its character, but too bloody hot and the further north you go, humid to boot. Dont know how the house will fare in a bomb strike, I hope she comes through a mild quake with not to much patchin to be done. I'll move back to the mainland down the track a bit but this place will be great for long summer vacations. (more famous words Echo).Cheers,Mitch.www.thebutterflyllc.com

[asra]

You don't want to feed me to the crocs do you?This stone house looks wonderful! I am impressed.flyinhi

[birdy]

"You don't want to feed me to the crocs do you?"Wot ever give you that impression???Ignorance is bliss............but only till you realise you were.Ingratitude stinks.......be generous carefully.

[asra]

We feed tossers to the crocs, up ear yea,they don't return mate.Flyinhi........cum on up....luv to meet you

[Echo]

I reckon the croc would only take one bite of you flyinhi, then spit you out..........cause you're full of ****........[] Go away, this thread is about 'Stone houses'.[!]

[Greg Mitchell]

Gents,Lay the top row (finished level)in ready for mudding up. Then cap off. 3 meter tall Wall.Russell,Pics are taken on Olympus 3.2 megapixel I have four different pic sizes or resolution, I use the lowest for posting pics...SQ2 640 X 480. This is how they turn out. To easy. Hi Nick.[][)] Just like Magic![]Mitch. Image Insert: 69.88