Building the Reservoir:

July 14 -24

July 14:

Mark out the Work Area

Image of work area -ready to start

while waiting for materials to be ordered and delivered

July 15:

Collect the Materials

Images of sand and gravel

Images of Hollow blocks and metal
parts for reinforcing concrete

Ready to Start!

Images of materials and situation before starting work
in the morning

Images of materials and situation before starting work
in the morning

Make metal components
(while hen plays in the sand)
Images of man working and hen playing in the sand

Images of man working and hen playing in the sand

Dig the foundations

Images of digging base for new garden
reservoir

Cut the Metal for Frames

Images of metal being cut for
supporting frames

Put metal frames in position

Images of metal frames to support walls

Images of metal frames to support walls

Images of metal frames in position to
support wall

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Make Concrete

Images of making concrete

Images of making concrete

Start on the Walls

Images of first Concrete blocks for wall of reservoir

Images of first Concrete blocks for wall of reservoir

The End of the First Day

Images of work done

July 16:

Start off by damping down

Images of work starting by damping
down concrete

Mix Cement

Images of concrete being mixed by hand

Images of concrete being mixed by hand

.... and build next layer of blocks

Images of wall being built with hollow blocks

Images of wall being built with hollow blocks

Mix more cement

Images of cement being mixed by hand

Images of cement being mixed by hand

Build

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Mix

Images of cment being mixed by hand

Build

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Mix

Images of concrete being mixed by hand

Build

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Then Fill Holes in Blocks

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Tie off metal reinforcing rods

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Images of wall being built by hand with hollow blocks

Make more ties

Images of man hand making metal ties tor reinforce
cement in wall

Images of man hand making metal ties tor reinforce
cement in wall

Mix more Cement

Images of concrete being mixed by hand

Images of concrete being mixed by hand

Fill more Holes and Tie more Rods

Images of building wall by hand

Images of building wall by hand

Get more Sand

Images of mixing cement by hand

Images of mixing cement by hand

Mix more Cement

...Fill Holes and Smooth Walls

With more Cement

Images of mixing cement by hand

Images of mixing cement by hand

build smooth and even

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Even, Strong and Smooth

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Reinforced with Metal

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of mixing cement by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of mixing cement by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

End of the Second Day

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

Images of building wall from hollow blocks by hand

July 17:

Make the Inside deeper than the Outside

Images of man digging reservoir
floor

Images of man digging out floor of reservoir under
construction

Make the Molds for Concrete

Images of man hand making mold for ferro-concrete

Images of hand made ferro concrete molds

Images of making ferro concrete molds by hand

Images of hand made ferro concrete molds

Meanwhile keep digging

Images of mn digging bottom of new water reservoir

Images of mn digging bottom of new water reservoir

..Until pouring can begin

Images of constructing a small water reservoir by
hand

Images of constructing a small water reservoir by
hand

Images of making small water reservoir by hand

Images of constructing small water
reservoir by hand

End of the Third Day

Images of today's work completed

July 18:

No water in the tap
-So construction has to stop until water is available

July 21:

Water is back : Fill Support-pillar molds with concrete

Images of support pillar molds being
filled

Make final preparations -Before adding waterproof layer

Images of reservoir wall being prepared before final
waterproofing

Images of reservoir wall being prepared before final
waterproofing

Apply waterproof layer Inside

Images of waterproff cement layer being applied to
wall

Images of waterproff cement layer being applied to
wall

Trim and Clean

Images of cleaning up rough trimmings inside garden
reservoir under construction

Images of cleaning up rough trimmings inside garden
reservoir under construction

...and Continue with Waterproofing

Images of waterproof layer being applied to inside of
garden reservoir

Images of waterproof layer being applied to inside of
garden reservoir

End of the Fourth Day

Images of work done by the end of the day

Images of work done by the end of the day

July 22:

Clean up the Outside

Images of men building garden
reservoir for rainwater

....Before adding waterproof layer Outside

....... and finishing off with water taps

...Ending the Fifth Day

July 24:

After removing covering -Fill with water

Image of completed garden reservoir

Image of completed garden reservoir

(and repair any leaks)

Garden Diary

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Trevor Batten
<trevor at tebatt dot net>
Baclayon 2015
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