Week #14
This week we were able to get most of the forms and beams in place to pour the first floor of the residential side of the building. In addition, all of the columns for the first floor of the guest…
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Week #12
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 🙂
Bali: a culture of MacGyvers
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…
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…