Roof Beams and Subfloor

Construction is continuing according to plan and the timetable. Early this week the roof beams were put in place. To construct the beams, re-bar is used and cut to size with a hacksaw. It is then bound together in triangle-shaped "beams" consisting of 3 re-bars and 6mm wire. To cut small binding wire, they use a machete and rock. Wood is placed around the triangle beam, all cut to specific size using traditional saws, and a load of concrete is laid around the beam. The saws get dull so they hand-sharpen them, one tooth at a time. Tedious work but certainly not as labor-intensive as the foundation.
The subfloor in the main living/sitting room area and the master bedroom is complete. The hallway and 2 remaining bedrooms are still left to do. Once that is done, they place a fine layer of cement on top to make for a smooth, finished floor.
After the beams are set, the roofing begins. Timber beams go up and the iron sheets after that. The floor will be completed and the window/door technician will be called upon. Concurrently, they will construct the toilet, kitchen, wash and shop sections of the plot, which are separate buildings. These items will only take a few days to complete. The boma location is right behind the school. It is on a large parcel of land with the ability to add more staffing houses at a later time.
There is talk about moving some of the current teachers into the new house. Some live in cramped quarters with their (growing) families and if the District sends unmarried teachers as requested, it makes more sense to put the new teachers in the smaller bomas. Those decisions will be the school committee's. The Projects only requirement is that teachers live in the new boma.
The site gets more curious onlookers by the day. A building going up "so fast" and to completion is something that does not usually happen here. It has truly been a cooperative effort with so many volunteers and a mindset by everyone involved to make this happen so that the school can have 2-3 new teachers as soon as possible.
An aside: I went to the local market that is held on Wednesdays and is 8km away, a central location for a number of villages. I've been embedded for so long in Kisangaji and environs that when I saw a group of white folks, I was very surprised. I said "Look!! Mzungu's!!" I'd never seen white folks at this particular market. Many people at the market knew me and we all laughed together at my reaction. Turns out the group is with SIC and are stationed 2 villages over. Most were from the Midwest US. We exchanged stories on our respective missions and went on our ways, back to work.