Construction Update by Wayne

Monday –

Got teenage boys started painting the girls’ apartment.

Removed damaged swing set and developed design to correct the problem.

Started moving the concrete material for the patio and developed design for retaining wall.



Tuesday –

Completed retaining wall and developed design for keeping it in place using rebar and concrete. Set up concrete for Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 PM.

Wednesday –

Changed design for retaining wall, picked up more rebar and installed concrete tile form in the morning. Installed the fix for the swing set and put it back in place, ready for concrete to pour in the holes. Ate lunch a little early to be sure to be back before 1:00 concrete delivery.

Waited on concrete until 2:00, driver was a dufuss. New design worked perfectly and we got pretty good help from a few of the boys. Although the extra concrete was just dumped on the ground we made very good use of it for the orphanage by putting it where Kiro suggested. Four trucks loaded with fill dirt arrived just before the concrete truck left and dumped the dirt in a location that would require wheel barrows to move it into place. Several of the boys competed to see who could throw the dirt the longest distance with shovels ( remember Tom Sawyer and the fence painting?) Only a severe lightning storm prevented a good broom finish on the concrete.

Thursday –

We moved all the dirt and were able to install most of the concrete tiles. Naiden, Todor and a couple other teenagers worked on filling the joints between the tiles with a concrete solution suggested and recommended by Kiro. Svetly worked on anything we asked of him (we like to keep him busy) and Misho showed his ability to know what comes next on a construction project ( he would be a very good carpenter foreman or superintendent). We also sent Kris to purchase a product similar to plywood with which to build a set of boards on which to play the popular game called Corn Hole.