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Step 4Colored Cement Projects
These are some of the colored cement paint jobs I have done at my guesthouse (Beautiful backwoods Puerto Rico. Models and musicians are especially welcome as guests.) The underlying architecture is a cement block house which was here originally. The wood and corrugated iron roof rotted away and I replaced it with one using "nylon-cement" construction techniques, which are similar to ferro-cement techniques except that nylon fishnet replaces the chicken wire used in ferro-cement.
For more on nylon-cement uses see: http://www.instructables.com/id/ZIPPER-STAIRS-a-new-type-of-stairway-using-Nylon/
Also: http://www.instructables.com/id/ROAD-REPAIR-with-NYLON-CEMENT/
For more on nylon-cement uses see: http://www.instructables.com/id/ZIPPER-STAIRS-a-new-type-of-stairway-using-Nylon/
Also: http://www.instructables.com/id/ROAD-REPAIR-with-NYLON-CEMENT/
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Jul 1, 2010. 8:45 AMjanetsellers08
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'what is the wire nest thingy on the roof?
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Jul 1, 2010. 8:23 PM
Thinkenstein (author)
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Thinkenstein (author)
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It's a trellis made of rebar. It connects to the ground on the back side of the house. Vines that grow on it shade the house and provide food.
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Jul 1, 2010. 10:46 PMjanetsellers08
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Wow. Brilliant. Is it a seasonal plant?
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Jul 2, 2010. 12:30 AMThinkenstein (author)
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Thinkenstein (author)
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Some of the vines live for more than a year. Most don't and have to be replanted.
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