Time for a break, an Icy one
While it’s not easy to forget you’re in the tropics each and every day, it’s something else to work hour after hour doing physical labor in the intense heat. The above photo shows happy workers sucking on ice pops. A…
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“Finishes” under way
In the building trade the word finishes refers to aspects of the structure that remain visible once construction is completed. For months and months everything that you see at a construction site: steel, pipes, wires, formwork, etc will become invisible…
Reaching skyward
Now that the second floor has been poured the crew has turned it’s attention to the final set of columns, beams and ultimately, the flooring for a flat roof. For those of you who have an attention for detail, the…
Week #20 — concrete floor #2 poured
A week where you pour a concrete floor, start building brick walls, and start finish work on concrete ceilings and columns in the basement is a big deal! I am continually amazed at the prowess of the Balinese workers. They…
The start of the very first brick wall
It seems almost precious, like a fledgling bird sprouting a new set of feathers. For a building is not a building without walls. With a concrete column and beam structure the walls are not for support. They are used to…