Guest House wall

The Guest House wall is looking pretty good these days.  The stucco is done on the inside so all we're waiting for are the gates. 

 The above is a shot of the side wall.

Guest House wall

Most of the masonry (if not all) for the Guest House wall be be done this week.  We'll have to wait for the two metal gates which might take a week.  After that-- a coat of primer and another of paint and we'll have ourselves a nice protected courtyard.  Moving our accounting office into the Quad really necessitated this little project.   Yes, these are earth bricks made from clay, moist sand, a little cement and then compressed by hand.

New wall

Two photos of the Guest House wall under construction.  We've been talking about this for a while and decided now was the time to make it happen.  The crew for this job is the same as the alternative charcoal team which is on hold until our friend, Andre, comes back.  Foundation is almost done and the prep work for the poles is finished.  The guys will be fabricating earth bricks for the wall to match the Guest House.