Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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Overview photo of project:
Stairs are arizona flagstone, rock on the side of the stairs gathered from local mountains.

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Photo of work completed this year including the bamboo bench redo to make it more waterproof. Section with raw cement blocks will be another bamboo bench.

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Photo of bench project

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More on work done this year - again, the section of raw cement block will become another bamboo bench.

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Rgds
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Re: Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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Looking great Fred!
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Re: Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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What Alan_L said :)
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Re: Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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Fred, not sure why you've taken so much time and effort on the bench. A bamboo bench is much easier to make than any of us thought:

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More here:
http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/12/raw-bamboo-bench/

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Re: Update to bamboo bench and stairs project

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Doing a level per year. Total time to date approx 4 months (2 people). Yes - each step has a concrete base. As you can see it is very steep so a base is a must. The rock on the side of the steps helps to give it a natural look. Thanks/Rgds
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