Interior Finishing Work

Interior Finishing Work

These two young boys, Lito and Boyong are both first cousins. In the pictures above, they're both working on finishing the concrete walls with plaster which is a mixture of very fine sand and cement. Water is added to this mixture with the right consistency and this is applied on the concrete walls to smooth and even out the surface of the walls. They used a plumb bob to make sure that the plaster is equal in thickness and is not protruding from the wall. That's hard work but they are skilled workers and they made a nice job.

In these three pictures above, the boys were cleaning out the floor from any debris that have fallen while they were plastering the walls. Then after the cleaning, they mixed some cement and fine sand with some water and poured this mixture over the concrete floor. It is 2-inches thick and this will be the sub floor with a smooth and even surface once it cures. Then after it hardens, the floor would be ready for any top floor material such as hard wood, ceramic or vinyl tiles.

 

 They workers finished the work in the 1st unit before they moved into the 2nd unit. The second floor has now become a duplex or 2-door apartment units. Each unit has 2 bedrooms with built-in closets, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living room and a small veranda at the back. In each unit, I provided a double-deck bed and a double sized bed for the bedrooms. Both units have their own separate water meters and electric meters. The two units are now being rented out to tenants and they pay for their own water and electric bills as it is not included in the rent. The tenants in the first unit are a small working family, just a couple and their 1 child and they have been in the unit for almost 5 years now. The second unit are also a small family, a couple, their 1 child and a house helper who looks after their child. They've been in the unit for nearly 4 years now.