Day 4 - 9: Well Pavement Building

We're spilt up into 2 groups to construct well pavements in 2 areas in Day 4 morning. In the afternoon, we went to do the 3rd one.

The well pavements built was actually a platform raises surrounding the well. This will bring convenience for the villagers to do washing by the well.

Firstly, we added in the huge rocks on the base. The dry mixure of the cement powder and sand will be poured onto the rocks to fill up the empty spaces as well as the holes in the rock when the water was poured in. In order to smooth the top surface, an additional layer of wet cement had to be added on. It's not the last step. The last step is to build brick wall around the cement platform to firm the whole structure. The wind and sun will deliver the drying effect and finishing!

Sound easy? The mixing of cement and sand are manual as well as producing the cement paste! Not using the cement mixer we normally see at the construction site! As well as shifting the rocks here and there!

On our way there!

Briefing Time! Adding in large rocks as the base
Let's get started!
The small rocks shall be slotted in between of the large rocks
Next, manual pile the rocks into the soft soil ground
Use more force!
Mixing sand and cement powder together
Using that!
Happy Mixing!
Girls can do it as well!
Work harder!
Pouring the cement powder onto the sand!
Mixing...
the dry mixture is being poured onto the rocks
spreading the dry mixture around
this is done to fill up the small cavities of the rocks and small spaces in between the rocks
let's work together!
Ahh..heavy!
Jia you!
I can carry alone!
Need to wet the dry mixture so that the 1st layer will be done!
learning how to get water from the well!
pouring the water onto the dry mixture
For the next layer, we need wet cement...
hurry up! We need more cement powder!
mixing the dry mixture and water
pouring the wet mixture on top
need more!
spreading the wet mixture and flattening too...
Jia you!
prevent the wet mixture from falling off the boundary
adding bricks by the side to firm the structure
filling the wet mixture into the pail
Tired!!!
Let's rest under the house!
Yea!!! We're done!
Project L.O.V.E 2008 being craved on by Yee Teng!
Group pic!
All 3 groups meeting to go back together!

'Sun-setting'!

Let's hurry back!

Sherri