Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Fruitful Day

We started early this morning preparing foundations and connecting water and electricity to the Knock Down Home (in progress). 

Phatsamon did an early breakfast cooking. Kadhow liked it as well. 
Kadhow is not a real helping hand. Yes, he tries to be the security guard trying to get free cows out of our land. But the cows are looking at him as... What's the matter you small one? ;) 
But he barks so we can come into action if needed. 

Why he is not a helping hand (but tries to be) is that I was digging deep slots to put the electricity wires in special protecting pipes. To guarantee safety even more I cover this pipes with gravel and after that with sand. I created a system the cables are great protected but it is also possible to repair if needed. 

After I finished my actions Kadhow started to dig as a kind of digging machine with lots of fun. The sand is cold and he makes holes to cool down. Together with Phatsamon's dog "Jog" they found under the Knock Down Home already a wonderful place to get a bit cooler temperature. But still today around 42 degrees Celsius. 

We worked on the basic foundation for our Water & Power plant and prepared the pipework for it. 2 filters, a water storage tank of 1000 Liter and a strong constant pressure pump for all what we still have in mind. Also a connection for watering the garden with many spray jets and to support water to the family cows. 

Phatsamon got some short instruction to work with the hand saw. After that she cut the wood for the foundation for the first out of six air-con units. This afternoon we poured the first concrete. Happy to have the experience as an engineer working for Ballast Nedam in Saudi Arabia. 

Level the land. Fill up with dry sand to get it even more straight. Make and level the formwork, place a foil (so the water in the fresh poured concrete stays in the concrete instead of watering the underlying soil, prepare the formwork with a special coating to get is off easy afterwards, prepare the steel/wire-mash, level the wire-mach (2.5 cm covering from the foil and formwork), prepare the concrete in the right composition of cement, sand and gravel (and cool water), vibrate after fresh pouring and perish. During daytime add a curing compound. At late afternoon, evening, not needed but you have to water early in the morning and continue with that process a couple of times. 

A lot of new experiences and a fruitful day. 

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Frans Captijn

e-mail: pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com

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