Day 8 - the last walls and some ceiling

Today started off with a visit to the local timber yard where the cut the wood to size using a massive saw. The wood is then planed using a very antique looking machine - it does the job so we are not complaining.

The saw

Fanny weight lifting in the timber yard

The saw in action - we will have 4 x 3.5m 3"x2" and 4 x 4.5m 2"x2" cut to size

The plane

Sawdust by the machine - the rainbow of colours

back walking through the streets of Pisco with wood on our shoulders

 The wood we bought this morning was for the roof beams. They are spaced out every 1.25m in each of the rooms. From here we line the ceiling beneath the beams with tarp, lay polystyrene on top and them red plastic corrigated roof panels.

Fanny and Kim holding the tarp while F staples it in place

 While the roofing tream was putting the tarp in place I set out painting the outside of the modular home. The paint comes in a 5kg bag of white paste which you ahve to mix with water. It goes on much like water - clear and liquidy and dries white.

The polystyrene panels for the roof

One part of a painted wall - first coat done

Only the other half of the wall to go

The tarp attached to the ceiling beams with recycled beer bottle caps

 So all the beer the we drink has a purpose... we collect the beer bottle caps flatten them out and we use them as a washer device to keep the tap up and stop it from tearing in our modular homes. Make sure the beer brand name goes up - or it gives the children bad brand placement...

The paint paste and me covered in it!!!

View over the top of the house with the tarp and roof beams in place

Carl and Kim hard at work flattening bottle caps