As you know, we bought this property in 2008. It's an older building built in 1968*. The price was very competitive and it was clear that it gradually needs to be restored.
The roofs we have now are solid and insulated. The next necessary step was to reconstruct the balconies. The concrete on them has already been cracked in many places.
Rainwater was penetrating through the cracks which made the steel rust. In the winter the water freezes and the cracking of concrete continues.
It was high time to do something with it.
The scaffold was erected on the south side of the ashram in September. Right now the damaged concrete is being removed and the steel reinforcement is exposed.
Subsequently, new concrete will be applied after the appropriate treatment of the steel.
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| Here you can clearly recognise: before (top) and after (below). |
We believe that the work on the south side of the building will be finished this week. Then it can be nicely painted and will look like new again!
*Sorry, I wrote 1868! Of course this was a mistake, it was built 1968 and was first time renovated 1986 - and than we took it over.
