I have been nesting all week. All of our furniture was finally delivered. Curtains are up. It was time for hanging pictures, clocks and shelves... small problem - these walls are concrete! Time to call in some carpenters. A quick call to Shivaji's "mobile" and we arranged for a 3pm meeting at our villa. At 3:15, still no carpenters, so I phoned him again... he said "I will be there only" which means I'll be there right away. And he was. So you know I had already marked the walls with level lines and circled the exact spots I needed anchors. The carpenters arrived and spread there "tools" on my floor... FYI, the tape measure you see is actually MINE... they asked to borrow it!!
These guys set out about their work... first, they plugged in their drill - check this out - this 220V concrete drill simply has 2 naked wires which Shivaji fiddles with at the wall socket until he gets the electricity flowing! YIKES!
These guys set out about their work... first, they plugged in their drill - check this out - this 220V concrete drill simply has 2 naked wires which Shivaji fiddles with at the wall socket until he gets the electricity flowing! YIKES!
So first he blasts a 1/4 inch hole in the concrete wall, then he takes a hand cut wooden plugs and hammers it into the hole... next he whacks a screw into the wooden plug. PRESTO!!
Even the hammer is hand made!
Can you imagine the look on these guys' faces when I whipped out my laser line level to check these shelves they were hanging for me??
3 shelves, a key rack, 6 pictures, 3 clocks... $8 US - can I take these guys home with me??
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