One minute of workers working
These 19 seconds shows about a typical minute of work. The clip is running at 4X normal speed. While everyone in this clip is actively working, I should mention that due to the heat the workers do take several breaks…
Category Construction
Week #33 — 50 workers
We are ramping up to get the finishes done. We have workers encamped from three villages, an electrical & plumbing crew, and a team making custom windows and doors. You can imagine that labor must be cheap and you’d be…
Week #32 – Tile floors & the kitchen sink
We have reached a point where the latest work on the project is bringing a sense of aesthetic and completeness. While not a single room is actually finished, there are pieces of the puzzle that are coming together. My builder…
Week #31 — Kitchen counters and floor tile
The challenge we have now is to finish the residential side of the building so that we can move in by the end of February. It’s great to see painted walls, floor tile and kitchen counters going in.
Week #30 — staircases to heaven & a warung
Construction sometimes seems like a never-ending process. And here in Indonesia you never quite know which workers will show up on any given day. In essence it’s a bit of a mystery to figure out the logical progression of day-to-day…