View to a kill

Here is our new view from our new stoep...



...and the rib and block system that has made it possible.



It was a rough day at the building site juggling job responsibilities and some minor and major problems with plumbing logistics and engineering. Not much progress today, hope tomorrow will be better.

All plastered and nowhere to go

The blocks for the slab has arrived. Monday they start packing and Tuesday we'll have our first floor. God willing. Insha'Allah.



Cecile feeling out her new store room. Cozy fit.

Portraits from a building site

These guys are very excited about these portraits. They all want a copy. Shafiq is playing it cool.

Shown in order of importance.



Shafiq



Joe



Rasta



Cannot remember his name (damn)



Isaack

My, what lovely window sills we have!

I never knew one could be proud of windowsills, but i am! The plastering is looking great, and the best news ever is that the rib and block system has arrived from the fine folks at Bobcrete. So from Monday it will be full steam ahead!

Week 5: plastering and (holding thumbs) a roof

The first of the three levels we are building is now up to roof height. We are waiting (and waiting...) for Bobcrete to deliver the rib and block system, so in the meantime the guys are starting to plaster the walls. (Actually the electricity is meant to go into the walls before they plaster, but the electrician is in Riversdale for the week... ) In the meantime im still chasing down that elusive sliding folding door from the company who has been liquidated. All in a days work i suppose... More about our bathroom fittings soon!

My substitute for gin & tonic

Southern Comfort. It's refreshing. It's bold. It's the drink to make you forget the skew walls and to rinse the cement from your mouth. After a hard day at the building site there's nothing like it.

Innie Kaap noem ons dit "Suidelike Gemak".

Recipe:
Generous dollop of SC
Top up with ginger ale
Add some ice
...and Obama's your uncle.

Progress Report: Affirmative!

Things are finally happening. The bitching about the foundations has stopped. Walls are going up at lightning speed and the builders are looking cheerful again. Very possibly because they don't have to lug wheelbarrows of rubble around. Next challenge will be the slab. The pressure is on Bobcrete to deliver drawings and material, like, yesterday.