Here are the stoneys taking a minute from the hot wind.
Chippies and roof men working side by side.
40 degrees in the shade and it was all action yesterday. The wind from the north was hot and uncomfortable!! But the boys toiled on while we stayed inside away from the heat!
I can't believe the difference a day makes! Monday the girls were surfing, Tuesday it was too hot to contemplate even leaving the house and today it's cool almost cold!!!!! I guess Tuesday was our summer!
The guys below are adjusting the scaffolding.
The stonemasons did have a bit of relief by being able to choose what side of the house to work on, obviously wherever there was a bit of shade. See the little guy in the singlet? He's the go'fer, he mixes the cement, carts it, carts the water and prepares all the stoneys require to do the job, I reckon he weighs about 45kg and probably a few kgs less at the end of the day!
Texas Sherry, this bit is for you :) The stone used for the house is limestone which is quarried locally. The area we live in is called the Limestone Coast, I guess that explains things just a little, we live by the coast and there is a lot of limestone quarried from this area and a lot of houses here and outside of the Limestone Coast are built using limestone. Try this link for some recent photos of one of the quarries in our area http://scotfield.aminus3.com/image/2008-06-05.html
The chippies who were able to work inside were grateful for the shade of the roof which is almost finished, just the capping and some more guttering to go.
1 comment:
Thanks for the link to the limestone mine. What a production!
I couldn't decide if the blocks were manmade...like cement poured into a mold.
I like the limestone! Tell the guys that they are doing a great job. This Texan says so! ;o)
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