The side wall of the compound of my rented house became unstable after heavy rain, and rather than go through the time-consuming process of having a new cement wall constructed, decided that a bamboo wall would be a quick fix for my compound.
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| Garden recovering from hot summer |
Another reason for the haste, was I needed to make sure that my all of my six doggies were safe and secure in the compound – so the comparatively quick work of putting up a bamboo wall, seemed to be the smartest decision.
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| Inner Metal Plates for Doggy Protection |
I am posting some before and after photographs below showing the bamboo work at my house. The work is not yet complete as it still needs a bamboo frame and leaves for the inside of the wall. Thus in affect creating an invisible dog-resistant bamboo-metal plate sandwich.
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Bamboo Wall from outside Compound
I know from experience that if the metal plates were not at the bottom of the bamboo wall, my doggies would burrow through in a matter of minutes. So by making a bamboo-metal plate sandwich, it will look nice and be completely dog-proof.
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| Side of House with Bamboo Frame |
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| Side Bamboo Frame joining with Front Frame |
I’ve been told nowadays that the bamboo used to leaves, is taken from immature trees, meaning that the leaves have a shorter life span. However, not too sure if its the leaves, or whether the workers do their work with an intentional short term obsolesce in mind!
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| Bamboo Frame at Front of House |
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| New Bamboo Leaves on Side of House |
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| Side Bamboo Frame at Corner with Front Bamboo |
The leaf work around the side of my house was under two years old but from its previous decrepit, mangy look, seemed to be years older. I used local workers for this job, but nowadays most folk who want seriously good bamboo work bring in artisans from Pondicherry and other spots, as there is a deficiency of good bamboo workers at Tiruvannamalai
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| Front Bamboo Leaves |
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| New Bamboo Leaves, side of Housae |
As strong sun and heavy rains, shorten the lifespan of bamboo, house owners nowadays are also choosing lightweight aluminum in place of bamboo leaves.
