Still or sparkling?

Two litres of temporary water have been delivered to site. This has enabled the tiling of the toilet walls to commence.

If you are ever curious to know what expensive water looks like, here's a picture of said commodity.

The tiler methodically goes about his work. By the end of the morning, he has covered one face of the toilet wall. Progress is unhurried, as he gently taps the tiles to ensure that they are level and square to one another. A true artisan.

In other news, we finally get real plumbing people doing actual plumbing work.

This chap drills around the stump of the old water supply pipe, happily pausing to point out various service pipes and trunkings that are uncovered by the hacking. The dire condition of the stump section meant that he had to drill deeper and deeper into the ground in order to uncover and remove the entire joint.

By the end of the day, the section with the stump has been removed, and a new pipe welded into place.

Working concurrently, directly above, is this other guy, perched on a ladder and going about his work in various contortionist positions in that tiny space. For the whole day! He works quietly but occasionally glances down to assess the work going on below. Clearly the senior in the two-man hierarchy. His job is to clean up the small pipes in preparation for welding.

A spectacular transformation by the end of the day. Really top-notch work especially under such cramped conditions.