Well it had to happen….things are not as perfect as I first thought! Progress has been surging ahead and then two days ago I receive the photos of the first roof members being erected. I looked once and all seemed in order then on a second look I realised the roof at the back of the house was at the same height as that at the front. How can this be when the width at the back is 4m and width at front 3m?








After two days of explaining that the slope on all sides of a roof must be the same the Engineer has accepted the situation and says the situation will be rectified. Today’s photos still show the offending ridge, so I hope they will correct it before they start putting the steel members on the 3m wide part of the roof.




The other issue I have with the roof is that we originally asked for a curved Thai style roof, but this was not considered suitable as it would make the house to high. We then settled for the two stage roof where there is a steep triangular part of the roof and a shallower overhang part. But looking at the photos, the roof appears to be somewhere between the two styles. Jan has debated this with her father and the Engineers and they are all convinced that what is there will be very beautiful…..I will reserve judgement.

Masonry work has also started on the ground floor and whilst the workmanship appears to be very good, I am not convinced that a 3 inch block is sufficient for an external wall, especially as it doesn’t appear to have any reinforcement. I also notice the plumbing pipes coming up in the middle of a wall, is this normal?





I have since been told that they will put two layers of masonry blocks on the toilet wall where the pipes are! I suppose this will at least stop the rain coming in!

The hard workig labourers have also started slacking on the job.....this little worker has even used the masonry blocks as a lounger!



Oops sorry she is't a worker, she is the clients neice!

I can't wait to see how the roof develops...I just hope it turns out OK.

Another update in a few days when the roof frame is finished.#

Cheers