It's about 2 weeks since my last project photo, so here is an update from the lucky date 11-11-11. I'm still using my new, basic camera without a wide angle lens, so the photos are not that wonderful...
Here's a box of tricks that every hotel should have. It's a Safe-T-Cut Residual Circuit Breaker, which will trip the electricity supply in an instant if some ravenous guest tries to eat the electricity cable, (or if there's some electrical fault, live metal pipes in the shower etc etc).
Smaller versions of this RCB are often installed on individual electricity supply cables, such as for your electric lawnmower should you decide to mow the cable. The unit that I've installed is a big motherfcuker that can handle up to 63 amps on each of 3 phases. You can see the black grounding cable that is attached to a 2-meter copper earth rod (out of view).
Since the 3 phase supply to each of my projects is as strong as a knat's whisker, this RCB will ensure that my guests do not die of electrocution, (although they could die of something else) BTW, this 3-phase, Safe-T-Cut unit cost 7,000 baht from House and Home in Phuket.
You can see we've made some progress on the buildings. The roof tiles for the 5-room guest building are all but complete - the ridge tiles will be attached after some waterproofing work is done on the ridge.
The building center-back will be the restaurant and reception area. This building will be open at the front, with an external area for sitting and relaxing.
In the foreground you can see 4 vertical concrete columns, which form the roof supports for a 3.5x3 metre sala massage building.
Finally, right in the foregound there is a patch of green! This is Malaysian grass, (which isn't a real grass, but is a hard-wearing green 'carpet'). We've started planting the grass and a few trees so that they have time to establish themselves prior to the resort opening (which should be around the end of this year if we can keep up this pace of work).
Simon