Today was another milestone in the building of the recording studio and Chejeji FM’s first home; it was time to pour the concrete floor. We are over a month behind our desired schedule due to the lack of cement in Ikelenge! We were wondering if it was an issue with the road as that is getting steadily worse due to the rains, but the cement sellers here in Ikelenge have […]
What a time for celebration today; we have finished the roof of the recording studio! Due to the special nature of this building, since it is a recording studio, we needed to do some special things to the roof. Normally here in Ikelenge, we get about 6 months of rain each year. Rain, whether heavy or light, always makes a noise on a tin roof – often making it sound […]
Even though the rains have been quite regular over the past few months, we are thankful that the work on the recording studio is progressing. With some more supplies and some good hard work, we have finished the structure of the roof! Once that was done, the builders got busy to finish all the walls and gables right up to where the roofing sheets will go. There were a lot […]
While we wait for more supplies, let me give an update on how far things have gone with the recording studio building. The rest of the trusses went up well, even the last one which most deemed was going to be the most difficult one of them all. How thankful we are that all were kept safe as we walked along the top of walls moving and erecting the trusses. […]
Slowly but surely the building designated to be a recording studio is taking shape. The ring beam has been installed and home made trusses are now sitting on top of the ring beam pointed skyward. There was much discussion as the trusses were made regarding their size as they were made to have an overhang (extend beyond the walls) of almost 2 meters! Such is unheard of here in Ikelenge […]
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