Today we worked on getting the concrete floor for the house poured. Luckily one of the neighbor's is also a contractor who happens to own a cement mixer. He is also a friend of Wilfrido (Wilfrido seems to know just about everyone in Puriscal), and agreed to let us use the cement mixer. I can't even imagine how long it would have taken us to get the floor done without the mixer. Continue reading Marcelina’s House – day two
Month: July 2010
Marcelina’s house – day one
Today was the first day of construction on Marcelina's house. We started at 6:30 AM and worked to around 3:30 PM. Yesterday we went and bought construction materials like sand, gravel, concrete, plastic pipes, and wood for the forms. We delivered the materials for use the next day (today). Most of the day was spent leveling out the lot. We then put in the lumber around the exterior to pour the floor. Next came the plumbing, very simple design. We mixed up some concrete and covered the plumbing so that it wouldn't move. We then poured the left over concrete in the back corner that is the low spot of the house. Continue reading Marcelina’s house – day one