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…
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Interior spaces: finally something to show
Above: our mural artist Maria, whom we met in Bali a year ago, came back from St. Petersburg, Russia especially to create murals on our walls. We first started working on the interior in bits and pieces, in different rooms,…
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…
The male/female divide
The construction industry is notorious for it’s dominance as a “male” industry. In the USA it would be rare to have a female roofer, plumber or an electrician bid for a job. But in Bali one interesting area where females…
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.