Day three got a bright and early start again this morning, and things started off well. We had to stop in Shirati to pick up the rest of our lumber since they were only able to deliver 2/3 of it the night before (the truck that they used to transport 100 2x4s and 10 1x8s was the size of a Chevy S10, and looked like it was about to break). After picking up the lumber, it was off to our special little hillside in Burere.
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| Day III progress |
Richard started the morning by helping Sakei work of formwork and bracing, while also making sure the crew placing the rebar cage into position was doing it correctly. While Richard was doing this, I was working with Deo, Michael and two others (hopefully I will know and remember all their names by the end of the week) cut and bend #6 rebar. We cut and bent a total of 15, 40ft pieces by 11am, so the day was off to a great start. I forgot to mention it last night, but our rebar crew is one well oiled machine. They cut and bent 332, 8" square stirrups in two days! So, by the end of the day all off the rebar needed for the ring beam has been cut and bent, and is now just waiting to be put into place. Sakei was his normal beastly self, working hard as ever to make sure the progress of the formwork stays on schedule.
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| Rebar cage in place |
The first section of rebar that we implemented on Tuesday took a little bit longer than expected, but by this afternoon the crew putting it into place seems to all be on the same page, and is running much more efficiently. This afternoon they successfully put in the cages in the corners of the building, so now over half of the rebar cages are in place. There will still be a few adjustment that need to be made before concrete is poured, but we have been making wonderful progress.
Usiku Mwema! (Good Night!)
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