just a few lines to let you know what the work we are doing is progressing. Up until today we have been knocking down not building up. We have had to chip off all the old plaster from about six rooms and one stairway in preparation for it to be replastered. The plaster is cement based and very hard, and the cadets have found it difficult to remove without cracking off the layer underneath. The chap in charge of the project, a civil engineer, speacks only a little English so he demonstrates how to do this by hitting the wall and saying 'Tak Tak Tak' this has been taken up by the cadets an is what we all call taking the plaster off.
The other jobs we have been doing have been filling up skips with all the waste building materials lying around, and putting piles of bricks up on the roof ready for the new building. They are going to build upwards on the concrete roof. All the buildings are of massive concrete construction with even the roofs and ceilings made of about 200mm of concrete. it is quite easy to alter walls as they just cut new window or door holes in with no need for lintels.
Tomorrow we are going to mix concrete to level a floor. We have two of us who have laid concrete floors before so it should all go well. m
We start at 7 in the morning with 'smoko' at 10 for 15 mins, the lady who looks after us brings a sandwich and bananas with tea and orange juice. We then work on until 12 when we have a cooked lunch with soup for starters. AT 12.30 We start the afternoon session until 4 when we clean up the site and pack up.
There is lots of laughing and joking going on with much loud and out of tune singing,which makes the Slovakian workmen laugh.
The other jobs we have been doing have been filling up skips with all the waste building materials lying around, and putting piles of bricks up on the roof ready for the new building. They are going to build upwards on the concrete roof. All the buildings are of massive concrete construction with even the roofs and ceilings made of about 200mm of concrete. it is quite easy to alter walls as they just cut new window or door holes in with no need for lintels.
Tomorrow we are going to mix concrete to level a floor. We have two of us who have laid concrete floors before so it should all go well. m
We start at 7 in the morning with 'smoko' at 10 for 15 mins, the lady who looks after us brings a sandwich and bananas with tea and orange juice. We then work on until 12 when we have a cooked lunch with soup for starters. AT 12.30 We start the afternoon session until 4 when we clean up the site and pack up.
There is lots of laughing and joking going on with much loud and out of tune singing,which makes the Slovakian workmen laugh.
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