Hey John,
Thanks for your reply again..
The whole mesh thing seems to be contradictory to a certain extent. Conflicting messages from a variety of sources.So I will keep researching!
Even the use of some type of mesh to allow plaster (cement,
cob,lime etc) to adhere to the PP walls, seems to have differing opinions from people regarding whether you need to use them or not.
Certainly a different concern as to whether you should use a mesh to reinforce walls for earthquake considerations.
[color=cyan]So what is the deal, have you drifted in and want to build something the locals cant get their head around?
Do they have fixed ideas about building?
Will they only consider pole construction?
Yeah its an interesting question! Over here in the Philippines everything is Cement and Hollow block (often poor quality) 4" and 6" versions (mainly the 4" version is used to cut costs) ...all the roads are built from cement, many of the original roads they build up to a higher level cos they flood so frequently( more so in Manila than here) always done w about a 6" layer of cement...imagine how much cement that is!
But here on the island everything, houses, fences is built from 4" hollow block.
So yeah their ideas are fairly fixed. I have lodged my
plans with a
City Engineer and he seems open to the idea. Once the CAD
plans are finalized , the permit process begins which apparently happens very quickly compared to what us Aussies are used to! He seems to feel it wont have any problem getting approved, but we will see! Even though I am going to be doing the build myself with
local help, the Builders I have spoken to here seem quite open to the idea and once it's explained to them, they seem to understand how strong it would be considering the recent earthquakes experienced here in Bohol a few years back.
The biggest issue for people here is the foundation. They don't get the RTF and think concrete foundation is the only way to go. I suppose you can't blame them for that.
So from what I can tell, it should be approved and I strongly believe that there will be a lot of interest in the build once it begins. the Engineer doing my CAD drawings is keen for me to get started and just from a personal interest point of view, wants to come over and see how it's done!
So I should have my permit in a couple of weeks, maybe a bit longer!
Which part of Bendigo do you live in?
Peter