Work is begun on the concrete lintels that will span the large glass doors and windows. As in other Latin American countries, wooden posts are used for scaffolding instead of steel.Thin plywood sheets are laid across the columns to form a base for the concrete lintels to be poured.
Reinforcing rods are bent into shape and hand-wired together to form 'cages' that will strengthen the concrete lintels.
Because our walls are rounded, each cage has to be carefully manipulated into the required shape.
Forms are then built around the cages for the concrete to be poured inside.
When the concrete is dry the forms are removed to reveal the lintel.
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