Digging The Foundation And Concrete Works
Work has now started on digging the foundation for the building. So far there are only six people assigned to this job which seems a bit worrying. It appears these six workers have been awarded the contract of digging the foundation. I would have thought getting more workers involved in this would have been the best option, however it seems the "leader" of the six workers wants to maximise his profits hence the small number of workers assigned to this. I think I will have to speak to the builder about this.
Three days into digging the foundation and the problems have started to show. Today I was at the site and noticed that only three workers were digging the foundation. No one seemed to know where the other three workers were. Just as I was about to call the builder, I noticed him walking down the road. Yes, he was aware of the issue. His foreman had rung to let him know. After our "good morning", he was on his phone organising more workers to be on site. Within an hour he had 15 workers on site digging the foundation. Within the next three days, all of the foundation had been dug out. A lot of laterite soil from the foundation had to be transported across the road. This is necessary as easy access to various of locations on the site is needed. Once the concrete has been laid and block work set, the soil with be used to fill the foundation before the concrete is finally cast to form the substructure. To enable workers move around on the site, planks of wood have been laid down. The whole setup looks dangerous, but I suppose these workers are used to this. Also, the cement mixer arrived onsite. Due to its size, it had to be position just at the entrance of the property.