We were tempted to start more projects, but we knew we needed to finish all that had been started. The dividing wall in the upper dorm room was built to create a separate space for a bathroom. Mattias and Jim are shown laying blocks.
Willa is shown mixing mortar, but Tias and Kai did their share of mixing as well.
Kai took on the job of drilling holes through the floor for three drains; the toilet, sink and shower. That was some difficult work. Kai became noted for his concrete hole drilling prowness. Tias helped with the drilling as well.
We also had the job of laying out all the new plumbing in such a way as to accommodate all the planned for new additions beyond our work as well. This was much fun and challenge. Especially the challenge of finding the existing sewer lines and where we could possibly tie in our new drain lines. Kai and Tias excavated a hole under a wall on the first floor to find the sewer main. If space allowed, there is a great picture of Kai bent way over into the hole looking rather headless!
Michael wore many hats during the two weeks of projects. Here he is shown doing more electrical work, adding an outlet, overhead light and light switch for the new kitchenette/lounge area. We had lots of fun sorting out the existing electrical wiring, exploring unused conduits to figure out where they went (we even used compressed air to blow through the conduits to try to figure out where the conduits terminated. About half the unused conduits seem to disappear into the floors or ceilings. We couldn't push wires through them either.
Linda did alot of painting, as well as planning for colors, floor tile, bathroom layouts, etc, etc. We even got involved in figuring out how to use some of the available spaces around the place. Here Linda is shown painting in the new kitchenette/lounge area.
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