Water woes

What fun will a construction project be if it does not run into a major crisis right from the start?

It's never a good sign when the main water pipe to your building looks a little like this:

The main water pipe supplying water to the entire property. Spot the missing link.

So that was Monday. Even then, you would have thought that this cannot be a huge obstacle.  But now it's already Thursday afternoon and it's taken a belated visit by the water experts to conclude that a meter needs to be installed across that little gap. Brilliant deduction, Sherlock!

So the toilet tiles have all been hacked, and the materials for laying the new toilet flooring have been delivered to site. Joe had planned to start the wet works today, but that cannot be done now because there's no water to mix the cementing materials. And we still don't know when the meter can be installed.

Cement and sealant on site crying to be opened up.

An assortment of tiles brought in by the contractor. Goody! Looks like we're having different-themed toilets!

But the workers do what they can. Fortunately, demolition works continue at a healthy pace.

On the 2nd storey, the ceiling boards are progressively being removed to reveal a bare ceiling which appears to be in pretty good condition. That means we can consider going for an "industrial look".

The ceiling at the 2nd storey hall. Smooth!

We already have a kitchen on the 1st storey, so the kitchen on the 2nd storey will be converted to a second room for the K1 children.

It's amazing how much damage one guy and a jackhammer can do in a single day.

This is what that same space looked like at the start of the day. Yes, it's not exactly tip-top to start with.