The construction crew is an extended family, from Bali. They work seven days a week and camp out on the property in very modest conditions. They work incredibly hard and yet they do not complain. They do require time to…
Well folks this week we went vertical, including the famed bamboo support posts that temporarily maintain the weight of freshly poured beams and concrete floors until they harden: Does it feel good? Oh yeah, it’s like totally awesome dude :)
It seems extremely odd that my Balinese builder would reference the TV show character MacGyver when discussing our hole-digging contractor. (Photo of MacGyver courtesy of Wikipedia) It would appear that MacGyver is as far from an Indonesian hero as possible…
Compacting soil, a concrete pour, then a layer of wire mesh, and finally more concrete. This defines a basement slab for the ground level. After the structure is complete a final layer creates the finish layer, such as tile or…
No concrete slab yet, but the small delays (rain, etc) gave extra time for Wayan, the builder, to add additional drainage pipes into the support columns. This will allow water to drain from the flat roof into four columns at…