The diagonal bracing was today completed and the roof now stands on its own and looks a lot more stable.When I arrived at 10:40am on site this morning they had already done 3 of diagonals, and were just about to start the last… It was good that I came anyway, as they were preparing to just sit it in the wrong position, too difficult to do it the right way it seemed, but with a little incentive and monitoring I managed to convince them to chisel it into position.
The end result is quite pleasing, they do not interfere with the space and give it quite a modern look. I was sad I had not arrived a little earlier, as there is one of the poles that is too low and will have to be shaved so as not to interfere with the top of the wall detail, but considering how hard it was to get all the bracing done I guess I mustn’t complain (I even got a free brace that I hadn't asked for)!
The stone that arrived yesterday was started to be placed in the whole, (the pipes having previously been wrapped in geo-textile and left to sit on the foundations, but this flow of stone was to be stopped as our truck broke down! Tomorrow maybe they recon it will be operational again…
Let’s just hope so! Monday I will meet Ntate Linakane again and hopefully discuss a new end date.
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