25May06 Thursday
Today we worked on putting up the roof trusses that were delivered in the morning. Once those were up then all the purlins had to be installed. These are the horizontal 3x3’s that support the metal roof. Since this was a hip roof the roof system gets to be a little more complex than a gable roof.
Louie and Tutu the partner family homeowners worked with us today. Tutu has been there most of the week painting with the women on the concrete house. They are Mauri family and a pleasure to work with. The cladding (siding) was also being painted today so that it was complete before installing it. More rains came and the tarps had to go back up once again.
One of the terms learned here is smoko. Not sure if that is how it’s supposed to be spelled but that’s what I came up with. It means taking a break from work.
This evening we all went to the Happy Day Buffet right next door to the campground. The campground and buffet driveways are adjacent to each other so the logistics were simple to get there. This was a Habitat sponsored dinner and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
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