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On
Friday we know that we are going to have to hustle. Walls and
ceiling need more paint. The doors and trim need more paint, and
there are a host of odds and ends to take care of.
There seems to be concern at the top. At
breakfast they no longer spoke of finishing at noon but at 4 pm, and
they asked people who finished early to help houses that are behind.
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I
worked a bit on the plumbing system. The unit in the center contains the
water heater, sink, and toilet tank in one unit. The shell is made
of perspex (plexiglass).
The tub and stool bolt to the main unit.
Additional pipes go to the right, through the wall, to the sink.
The system hookups come through the back wall. (Here on the Indian
Ocean coast, they don't worry about freezing.)
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It's getting
serious now. The drywall is dark and the paint is very thin.
Three coats are required, so we put everything we have into
painting. It dries quickly, although in a couple of places, the
drywall compound wants to flake off.
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the house, we clean paint and drywall compound spots off the
floor. Another crew puts vinyl baseboard down. Michelle
Gavigan (Pasadena, Ca) and Ruth work in the kitchen. |
Debbie
Hadjes (Metairie, LA) and Nhlanthla Hlophe (a volunteer from the Durban
Finance office) plant a Mango tree with direction from our House Leader,
Mel Hecher.
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Some
final sprucing up. Monica cleans windows with Bonnie.
Matthew Hardin (Decatur, Georgia) in the background is coming out for a
break.
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The
Carters come around for an inspection and discuss it with Mel. He
pronounced it good. (What else could he say?)
The fellow in the green vest is one of his SS people
and the white cap is staff. Quentin and his wife, Mary, work in
the background.
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We
are close to ready to call it done. It looks pretty nice.
Ruth gets a few photos.
The plumbers need to make the final hookups, and the
electricians have some work to do. We wish we could do another
coat on the drywall joints, but we are happy with what we have built
with Monica. So is she.
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