week 19 - leap forward

Week 20 starting tomorrow ! 

We now have regular site meetings every Monday with the client and the main contractor, and the works have been steadily progressing since August. 

We're starting racing a bit so that we really have the roofs in place before the rains come - but for now no sign of it, uuuf !

The Dorm was the occasion for the bricklayers to try a new way of laying stones... with less mortar than what they're used to. And they're managing pretty well ! 

 

very few men on this picture... the first Monday after pay day is always a bit difficult...

I didn't realize the ground and ring reinforced concrete beams were going to take so much time to cure when the structural engineer n°1 proposed that... it's a bit unnerving to have to count 21 days before being able to do anything... especially since all these curves* make the shuttering all the more complicated ! (*inherited design from design architect)

oh and soon we'll have compost toilets !

But oh well it's overall quite a satisfaction to see these buildings coming up. The dorm is going to be particularly nice, with its gradient levels and the integration of the tree in the outdoor area !

Oh and i forgot to mention we now have 11300 square CSEB blocks, more than 2000 half ones and 800 round ones... !!