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Interior wall lath installation
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Inside the house
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Nimal and his Mother
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Rear of the house
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| Shamira & Andura install lath on the interior walls. Chamara & Chamindra are also inside installing lath. Nimal and his Mother stand proudly in front of their house at the end of the day. Another view of the framed house from the rear. |
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| Day 9: Preparing the roof |
Making final roof connections
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Hanging soffit lath
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Up on the roof connecting components
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Catching some shade
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| Nuwan & Donald make the final roof connections in the hot sun. Ravi jumps in to volunteer his time to hang soffit lath. Shamira & Andura are on the roof connecting components. Nuwan, Habitat for Humanity Site Supervisor, catching some shade in Nimal's current house. |
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Reflective foil keeps house cool
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Nimal strikes a pose
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Nimal's daughter & granddaughter
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Nimal's mother helping out
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| Reflective foild installed under the Calicutt Roof tiles keeps the house very cool. Nimal strikes a pose on top of the roof as roof tiles are installed. Nimal's daughter and granddaughter stop by to see Dad working hard. Nimal's Mother helps out by carrying roof tiles. |
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| Day 11: Stucco installation begins |
Masons working on interior walls
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Masons working on exterior walls
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Rear view of house
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Front view of house
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| Masons are at work installing SOS High-Strength Struccural Stucco on interior walls. Two more masons at work installing the SOS High-Strength Stucco on the exterior of the house. Rear view of the house with some stucco applied. Front of the house with stucco application in progress. |
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Stucco being applied
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Another mason at work
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Work continues on stucco
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End of day 12 - front view
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| Sri Lankan masons are hard at work applying the SOS Stucco. Work continues on the stucco through day twelve and is nearly complete by the end of the day. |
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| Day 13: Stucco on front nearing completion |
On-site design revision
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Stucco application nearing completion
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Stone Equipment donated Mortar Mixer
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End of Day 13 - Side View
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| Due to local customs regarding the Bathroom, a revision changing the door location was easily made on site per request of the Homeowner, Nimal. Stucco application on the front of the house nears completion. Stone Equipment donated a mortar mixer (US$2,500 Value) which makes it much easier to mix the stucco on site. Day 13 ends with the exterior stucco base coat completed. |
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| Day 14: Rain, rain, go away... |
Front window installed
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Front door installed
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Roof tile installation, rain or shine
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Calicutt Tile installed on roof
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| Saturday brought heavy rains in the morning. 60% of the crew, mostly masons, did not want to work even though areas were protected with tarps to keep them dry. The front window was installed in 20 minutes as the top coat of the stucco is applied. The front door is installed with customary lattice above openings allowing for natural ventilation. The rain, however, didn't slow down the Sri Lankan workers up on the roof - tile roof is installed rain or shine. Donald & the crew lift the Calicutt Tile up to Nimal & Shamira for installation. |
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| Day 15: Fireplace built and bathroom revision |
A traditional Sri Lankan fireplace
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Galvanized Steel Frame cannot burn adding a fireplace is no problem
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Final coat on the Left Side nears completion
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SOS Structural Stucco's are applied
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A traditional Sri Lankan fireplace uses cocunut husks as
fuel for everyday cooking. Since the Galvanized Steel Frame cannot burn adding
a fireplace is no problem for the house. Final coat on the Left Side of the hosue nears completion. With the Bathroom door revision completed Stucc On Steel(SOS) Structural Stucco's are applied. |
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Today was Poiya...a Sri Lankan Holiday which falls on every full moon of
every month. Because a majority of the people here are Buddhist we fell
short on manpower. However, progress continues.
DEDICATION: The house will be dedicated (turned over to the family) this
coming Monday afternoon around 4pm. If you'd like to attend please contact Donald Stevens via email or phone. 077-642-5577
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