Today the first few courses of the the wall on the north edge of the site were layed.At the same time Arthur, Sam and Mpho, managed to push out the post boxes with alot of strength and patience.
There was some confusion about the drawings and where the wall ended and which bonds should be used where. As students we suddenly realized the importance of dimensions in a drawing and that they actually have to make sense, as to the order in which things are built and where elements are set out from.Joe insisted that the drawings were fine, and that all architects draw like that, but as builders you always know what they actually mean to say.
In general the day presented various lessons on how to build practically, how to space expansion joints, how to key the mortar between the brick bond,from setting out to choosing brick patterns.
The Post boxes took a long while to get loose. Already rusted and vandalized these unused and damaged structures have great potential, to be given a second life, and play a productive role in the community.
