It's been great being in town watching the build. Have I mentioned the mangos yet? They're everywhere. I've never been here in late May/early June, which is mango season. It seems like every other tree is a mango, and all are producing lots of fruit. So much that it's almost a hazard underfoot. And nobody told me that there were something like 20 species of mango, each with their own character. Apparently, most don't travel well, which is why we don't see them in Canada. I had no idea. I don't know how many mangos is too many, but I haven't got sick of them yet. It's all mango, all the time.
Anyways... Onto the build update.
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| Meet our build team, having a break in the shade in the afternoon under a mango tree. A good group of guys that work hard. |
Ever wonder how concrete stairs are built? It begins with the platform forms. Then the horizontal rebar is drilled into the wall and installed, about one per stair. Then a foot is poured on the first step, and the running rebar is cemented in. These are the ones you see sticking up. After they've set, they're bent into the stair and tied into the other rebar in preparation for pouring.
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| horizontal bars are anchored at the bottom of the staircase, soon to be bent into and tied into the other rebar. |
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| Formwork for the next part of the stair is being set up. |
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| Stairs as viewed from the second floor |
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| Arch that was created improperly is complete and is set up |
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| Arches under construction on the second floor balcony |
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| Tacho creates the form for the arch that he's building out of bricks and mortar. He'll build this form which will support the bricks as they dry. |
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| Main span beam being installed at the rear of the house. That these guys strong-arm these beams up into position is pretty amazing. This is the last main structural beam before boveda ceiling construction on the second floor starts |
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