Clearing and Leveling area ready for Floor Slab Day 1
Today, we carried on with the tidying up task of removing the batter boards, disassembling the unused concrete shoots, collecting up all the rubbish and any other miscellaneous items left…
Day 3 – Completion of Bitumen Waterproofing of Perimeter Wall
This morning, under a baking sun (temperature reached almost 30°C in the shade), we finished off the 2nd coat of the Bitumen waterproof treatment of the Perimeter Wall, around the…
Day 2 of Bitumen Waterproofing Treatment on Perimeter Wall
This morning, under a blanket of white clouds, we carried on with the bitumen painting of the Perimeter Wall, from the back corner of the Great Room and along the front…
Waterproof Bitumen Paint Job Started – Day 1
Today, we started the task of applying the bitumen paint to the outside surface of our Perimeter Wall to make it waterproof against damp and floods. The morning was spent…
Day 11 of Perimeter Wall Assembly and .. It is ALL Done!
With the rise of the sun (;-), we started work early today at 9am, it was a very humid and stuffy morning with no breeze to keep us cool. But…
Day 10 – Construction of Perimeter Wall
A long day of doing the 3rd course of the block wall and going onto the 4th layer with our morning and afternoon sessions. The morning one saw us doing…
Day 9 of Perimeter Wall Block by Block!
We started early this morning to try and do as many concrete blocks on our 3rd tier of the Perimeter Wall before lunchtime and the predicted rain coming this afternoon.…
Day 8 of Perimeter Wall Heading Upwards!
We set a new record today of putting down 85 concrete blocks in two sessions! This morning, we carried on with the 2nd layer and completed the Great Room, the…
Day 7 of Perimeter Wall Construction, Layer by Layer
We finished off the 1st layer this morning and then started the 2nd layer around the back of the building (Bedroom 3 and just into Bedroom 2) before lunch. That…
Day 6 of Perimeter Wall Rising Out Of Ground!
Today we carried on doing the 1st layer of the blocks, filling in the straight portions between the corners. Even though we had a delayed start (due to a haircut…