Construction of the Revolution Hospital in the Dominican Republic

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015

Concrete placed, much Water needed

Monday afternoon - Watering to help concrete gain strength

Well, done with making and placing concrete, now it is time to help it get as strong as it can get - this means water, a lot of water, and constantly needing application, and over the next several days.

This is what remains from 10,600 bags of cement

So after our long pour over the weekend, we needed to jump right into watering, which of course is no easy thing here in the DR. All you need is electricity and water, right?

Water Boy (one of many)

No water (canals are dry) and no electricity (its out all of the time, and it also happens to be on the wrong side of the project relative to the well). So this morning was spent trying to get a generator running and then getting it connected to the well and small water pumps (requiring different voltage), then getting the pipe from the well connected and adapting the other pumps to the cistern, then trying to connect over 800' of water hoses, get water trucks scheduled and delivering water, and dealing with a mess of mud.

Standing in the canal after setting up the pump -
BUT this was Saturday, NO WATER TODAY.

But, it all worked out, I'm worn out after multiple hardware store trips, getting the electrician to reconfigure setups to finally get a solution, very wet and muddy feet, and wondering if my truck will ever be clean inside and out again.

The concrete company "Lora" is disassembling the batch plants so they can start a job near Santo Domingo, they started this morning and will be at our site late tonight making a second trip.
I have to mention Lora, JG Lora, who is the owner of the concrete company. What a great person to work with, he was on the job for the entire time, often running our skid steer. We are completely blessed to have had him do this work, and it was an another amazing "Godincidence" (my interpretation of an exceptional coincidence) that led us to this company. I will write about this in my next post.
About 64 hours of continuous work, everyone involved is a bit worn out, but we are happy it was successful with no injuries or major issues.

It was a little muddy and wet Sunday night!

Water, water, water, and enjoy Christmas and New Years. Looking forward to an amazing 2016 - a building will arise and many great adventures will take place.