Week #11
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…
Category Preliminary Work
Week #10 (August 18, 2018)
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…
Week #09
Ok I know I mentioned some excitement around the idea of getting the concrete slabs in place for the basement and living areas, but then the workers went off to another Balinese ceremony for three days (it was supposed to…
The Invisible
There is so much going on in the early stages of construction that becomes completely invisible as the structure progresses. Just like so many things in life, it is hard to appreciate the unnoticed. Of course there is a good…
Week #08
Workers returned with a vengeance. All of the foundation holes are completed: 44 holes, each between 3-5 meters deep. Steel and concrete to fill the remaining holes are almost done. Forms are being built for the retaining and boundary walls,…