Slowly and in between rain showers we go on with block gluing. So far the rainy season does not bring as much as water as last year but we have some more weeks to go. And don't get me wrong, it's still a lot.
We reached the two meters high level for all walls (load bearing as well as space/room deviding) now.
Every other meter we bring in double rebar to strengthen the load bearing walls even more. So, yesterday we started to bring in the 2 meter level of rebar and started the preparations to make the lintels above future doors and windows.
Some days we cannot work because of the rain or the blocks being to wet to glue.
After a tropical rainshower we have to take out the hundreds of liters of water on the floor with floor squeegees. Last week I bought already the third one because at the concrete floor they wear out quickly. Some days we have to take out the rainwater three times a day and that's a bit boring and time waisting to be honest.
The reason Thai build in a different way. They make first poles to carry the roof and after that fill up the structure with the walls. So, they can work 'dry' in the rainy season.
This morning I bought 'half glass blocks'. At several places we bring them into the walls. At two places, right (living room wall) and left (bedroom wall) of the entrance, we bring them in two meters high to get some daylight effects in the rooms.
So the coming weeks we hope to finish the second layer of rebar wall reinforcement and make the lintels. After that the load bearing walls have to go up till 3 meters high to be ready to start with the steel roof construction.
During daytime we get our three dog inspectors on a regular base to check if we go on working. During the nights not only our cctv camera's but also some owls keep an eye on our progress.
By the way, we installed a letterbox and I changed my main address in Thailand from Chiang Mai to our place in Surin.
Frans Captijn
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