This will be a picture update.
-Plumbing rough-in is completed.
-Government modifications completed.
-Electrical rough-in is underway.
-Rebar fabrication is underway.
-Door Headers are underway.
-Main Septic Tank only needs
coconut husks(yep) and a top.
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| Water pipes are in place and we will clean away any debris from the pipes and surround with sand - after all have been pressure tested. This is in one of the lab rooms where HOT WATER will also be available. Most sinks will only have cold water - the norm in the DR. |
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| A small bathroom added to the right of one of the main nursing stations |
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| Doorways for patient access have been widened |
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| Location for a panel box for the "consult" section of the building. |
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| Rough-in boxes for wall switches - these conduits run UP to above the dropped ceilings where we will run the wiring to lighting and panel boxes. |
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| A completed outlet installation - wiring will be added later and run below the floor slab. Having these in place will allow plasterers to finish the walls, the floors will be done after the wall plaster. |
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| Electrical Rough-in work underway. Here they are cutting in a slot for an outlet. |
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| Gadget used to bend the rebar |
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| Rebar assemblies ready to go |
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| Rebar "cages" are used to assemble long rebar assemblies - these will be used for our "vigas" |
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| A water level is used to set the bottom heights of the header forms |
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| A carpenter hammering a form in place |
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| Forms are in place for the many headers that span doorways. |
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| Forming a door header |
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| A door header and rebar assembly ready for concrete. |
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| Mixing the concrete for the door headers. |
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| filling the header - one bucket at a time. |
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| The main septic tank is ready for a top once coconut husks are added that will filter the water before it leaves the tank. |
Many things are underway that don't have the visual impact that 70,000 block do, but we are working on the details that create a functional building.
Good stuff.
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