Raising The Roof

The roof sheeting is finally going on!

Iron Roof Going On!

The double sprockets, which you can see under the eaves above and in the photograph below, were Bernard’s suggestion and I think they look great.

Double Sprockets

A few of the workmen are living on the site now because of the time it takes them to commute from their homes on a daily basis. I ‘m not entirely comfortable with this.  It’s difficult to accept that their living conditions at home could be such that they are prepared to ‘camp’ on a building site in mid-winter for the sake of saving on travel time – which is the reason given.

Lunch Break

A wheelbarrow, as shown above, is a many-splendoured thing.

July view from main bedroom.

We are still debating how to ‘finish’ the gaps in the upstairs balcony wall as seen above.  We want the ‘cut-out’ sections for the view they provide but will have to put in either railings or glass panels.  The Jury is still out.

Pyjama Lounge taking shape.

Looking from Bedroom 3 through Bedroom 2.

The photo above was taken from the doorway into the third and smallest bedroom, down the short passage (hall) into the second bedroom.  There is a walk-in linen cupboard off to the right and the room glimpsed on the left is the pyjama lounge.

Site Art.

Multi-Tasking.

It seems that all the workmen on site have cell phones and are adept at using them no matter what else they might be doing. (Research has shown that by December 2013, African mobile (cell) penetration had hit 80% and was growing faster than anywhere else in the world.  According to those statistics more than 8 in 10 Africans have a cell phone.)

More Site Art

And suddenly there was this lovely surprise…. a traditional African pottery bowl.  I’m guessing someone’s mother or wife sent a meal in it.  It was there one day and gone the next.