Back to work!

 

So, we're back at it, and many of our spring crew are back to work with us again - yeah!

Pepe (our 80ish year old electrician, Jose, our fun and crazy plumber/coordinator, and the young one, Camillo, the apprentice electrician/plumber.  They were here in the condo this day helping fix a leaky tap (okay, we had to replace it), and putting in a stove vent for us.  It was an all afternoon event, but a good chance to catch up with them.  4 hours x 3 workers, $200 (pesos), so about $16. Cdn!

 

 

Back at the house, new projects are under way.

Here below the guys are putting the second coat of cement on the walls, and starting some of the finish coat on the ceiling.

The kitchen window comes out!

 

 

So now there's just a hole and the wrought iron protectores in place. :(

 

It's still bright in the kitchen / living room area, before the new mud goes on.

 

And already, below is the beginning of our arched window above the newly centered kitchen window.

 

And the cutout for the window in the bathroom to be relocated to.

 

And more scaffolding being set up (note the old planks on the stacks of bricks!) to be able to reach the ceilings and walls to throw more mud!

 

And now things get a little scarier - watch for the next house photos!