compost toilet & Rebar

[claiborne59]

Thanks so much for your help and excuse my ignorance, but do you mean 'oversea the job' as the maestro? If there was someone I could really truly trust I could perhaps have some more domes built while I was not there, but my experience in having things done while not present has been hopeless. Of course if he finds the material for us at a much better price we would pay him for his time. - we could at least get the rebar & cement bags, fiber and possibly door in our jeep and drive it back. We are tight for time for this first dome and fly into POP April 28th and only have 2 weeks to complete it, thats why Im trying to find all the materials first. Could pick up the material first so will indeed call him, but does he speak any English? My spanish is poor.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by claiborne59

Thanks so much for your help and excuse my ignorance, but do you mean 'oversea the job' as the maestro? If there was someone I could really truly trust I could perhaps have some more domes built while I was not there, but my experience in having things done while not present has been hopeless. Of course if he finds the material for us at a much better price we would pay him for his time. - we could at least get the rebar & cement bags, fiber and possibly door in our jeep and drive it back. We are tight for time for this first dome and fly into POP April 28th and only have 2 weeks to complete it, thats why Im trying to find all the materials first. Could pick up the material first so will indeed call him, but does he speak any English? My spanish is poor.

Anjito is a construction supervisor and worked for American missionaries all over the DR and Haiti building churches to their specs so he understand doing thing the right way and not half arse. Unfortunately he doesn't speak a lot of English but when it comes to construction, I don't know that it would matter.

If you have plans you can forward them to me and I'll get them to him or if you have an extensive list of materials he can get prices for you. BTW, what are you paying local laborers? I ask because with Anjito obviously there won't be any bs about the locals trying to rip off the local gringo - they either accept the normal rate or someone else will be brought in.

[claiborne59]

Thanks again, I will send you the full list tomorrow, this would be fantastic if he can work out the prices and if he could please break down and list prices for each item and how much it would be to truck it all to Samana or if we should only price items he feels we could get into a 4 door jeep.

As for his overseeing I do have a man who cares for the land while I am away and works for me and oversees projects and works himself, but he is no construction worker, a great handiman and is willing to do most things, but needs overseeing himself by us. I would love a qualified worker but I really dont feel my budget will stretch to that and pay my usual man who is the guy of the community there and I would not wish to upset him or the people there as the main idea was to involve the community. Of course they try and take advantage and I try and be fair but firm about paying the local rate as well as help the community with everything I can such as our community organic vegetable garden and help the local school and hopefully show them how to build affordable housing! That is yet to be proved!

Once again I appreciate your help in this project and if either of you were interested in coming to see this dome being built, I have a tent to offer until we get some domes built. If your friend would like to tell me how much he charges for his services
a. getting the material quoted and bought
b. weekly rate of working on the project
Best wishes Michele Healing Arts International > Home

[Keith R]

Chip & Michele, I think at this point you need to take your exchange on Chip's & Anjito's possible roles in the project to email or PM. Otherwise it becomes one long free ad for Chip and Anjito.

Thanks,
Keith R
Environment Forum moderator