Bye, bye thatch

As you might recall from earlier photos, there was a thatched roof over the back porch to my house. It was the cheapest way to go, was attractive in an indigenous way and kept the sun and rain off the porch. It was TOO attractive to a myriad of tiny, little termites and other insects and spiders. It had to go :( and will be replaced by a ferro-cement roof. Here you see Rousseau and Robenson (on top) and Verrouce preparing the infrastructure. We've never done this type of work so it'll be interesting to see the results. Stay tuned.