We have officially finished all construction on two tanks! The first step since our last post was picking up the hatches that our carpenter made. These hatches were painted with primer and waterproof paint to prevent rotting. Once the hatch, pump, and downspout were ready to go in the tank we plastered the top. The plaster helped smooth out any holes in the concrete. Leone and Sarah were obsessive about giving the plaster a nice finish with a wooden float. They trained me in the process, which can be time consuming, but it does help prevent cracking and makes the tank look nice. Peter remarked that the tanks would look awful if the MIT team was left to finish them alone!
We are picking up the last three hatches today. We will paint them and soon we will continue with plastering. It is exciting to be almost done with construction so we can focus more on assessment of future projects.
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