Posts Tagged: Construction

First roof structure and first Felix at the site
Today the project did a further step: The first roof structure is installed and finally Felix arrived on site.

First roof structure and first Felix at the site
Today the project did a further step: The first roof structure is installed and finally Felix arrived on site.

Fully Comet – high life on the site
F like Francis – the Trucks in Sri Lanka are really colourfull and for us they bring the cement. In the morning at 10:00 with 30 degrees everyone is working hard. The welder are the happy ones who can work

Fully Comet – high life on the site
F like Francis – the Trucks in Sri Lanka are really colourfull and for us they bring the cement. In the morning at 10:00 with 30 degrees everyone is working hard. The welder are the happy ones who can work

Waiting for more material
The morning starts with rain and we are still waiting for the delivery of more bricks and wooden 2by2s. When it rains in the morning the laborers go home again and don’t work at that day even if it stops

Waiting for more material
The morning starts with rain and we are still waiting for the delivery of more bricks and wooden 2by2s. When it rains in the morning the laborers go home again and don’t work at that day even if it stops

Working on the first part of the Ringbeams
The material is deliverd by the colorfull sri lankan lorrys. The furniture is ready for use.There is still the palmtree leaf-roof missing at the little office building to make some shade. To get special prepared bananaleafs it will take two

Working on the first part of the Ringbeams
The material is deliverd by the colorfull sri lankan lorrys. The furniture is ready for use.There is still the palmtree leaf-roof missing at the little office building to make some shade. To get special prepared bananaleafs it will take two

We proudly present: The materials
Brick versus brick. Valentin and Noemi did some test on the material. Quality, stability and price are aspects that have to be discussed. Definitly proud 😉 Meanwhile the steel is prepared for construction.

We proudly present: The materials
Brick versus brick. Valentin and Noemi did some test on the material. Quality, stability and price are aspects that have to be discussed. Definitly proud 😉 Meanwhile the steel is prepared for construction.

REVIEW Week 5: We go on!
Carpenting Banks for the classrooms. Reinforcement and stirrups waiting for use. The special column. But finally after a hard days work, you can see the buildings backbone.

REVIEW Week 5: We go on!
Carpenting Banks for the classrooms. Reinforcement and stirrups waiting for use. The special column. But finally after a hard days work, you can see the buildings backbone.

REVIEW Week 5: Concrete works
Valentin did some material research with brick and tile samples…

Impressions from the site
A big selection of steelbars at the hardware shop in town… and today’s-steel-delivery tractor service station

Impressions from the site
A big selection of steelbars at the hardware shop in town… and today’s-steel-delivery tractor service station

Review Week 2: Everybody at work
The carpenters at work: the roof will be their workshop and later a class room. … Francis at work … … builders at work… … Valentin and architect Janaka at work… … and all together make the progress visible. The

Review Week 2: Everybody at work
The carpenters at work: the roof will be their workshop and later a class room. … Francis at work … … builders at work… … Valentin and architect Janaka at work… … and all together make the progress visible. The