Photo story of building a $1000 house in the Philippines
(Or as close as we can come) ALBUM 2

Post forms in place.

Pouring cement into forms.

Excuse the picture quality of following pictures. My digital camera was dropped and broken. The below pictures were taken with a $10 mini-digital camera.

The roof starts to take shape.

Another view of the roof.

Last view of roof framing.	First course of hollow blocks laid in footing.

First course of hollow blocks with rebar in position.	Hollow blocks laid to level of the slab. The blocks will be the form when the cement is poured.

300 pieces of nipa roofing material

Installing the nipa roof.

Another shot of workers installing the nipa roof.

One month progress on the house.

The old house torn down and gone (23 Nov)

What is left of the old house (23 Nov)

Leveling the ground (23 Nov)

Nipa roof in place (23 Nov)

Overall view of the house to show progress (23 Nov)

CHB neatly laid for wall

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