House Construction

 We have moved into our new and hopefully final apartment in this mission. It is a house that had just finished being built next to the other senior couple's house. We moved in to discover leaks in the plumbing from all 3 bathrooms, one going so far as to drip down from the kitchen light. Needless to say, we brought it to the landlord's attention. They worked quickly to get the repairs done. Unfortunately, it meant we couldn't be in the house as there was no water nor usable bathrooms. We did stop by most days to check the progress, eat dinner or lunch when we could, and exchange clothes. 

They took out the tile and the concrete below it to get to the pipes. The leaks were fixed and they checked it this time. They then had to put the flooring back. It was interesting to see. They would hand mix a small batch of cement. It would be placed where a tile would go and the tile placed on top of it. They would then go onto the next piece of tile. We didn't grab a great picture. You can't see that it is about a 3 inch build-up of cement. It was interesting. 





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