Nearing completion

Well, it's been a hectic few months and the next few promises to be just as busy. I can now see the light of the end of the tunnel. At least a glimmer ! As of date the overall building is complete. The electrical wires ard drawn through the conduits and the first coat of paint (only on the inside of the house) is near complete. Yesterday, the floor tiles arrived from Aathangudi and the no-nonsense team is well on the task with one of the rooms nearly finished as of this afternoon.

For those of you who don't know, Aathangudi is the name of a village near Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu where encaustic cement tiles (probably brought down by the British) are still made as a cottage industry. These are hand made on a sheet of glass with patterned moulds and oxides to give rather brilliant designs. Previously made popular by the wealthy merchant Chettiars of Karaikudi, these heritage tiles are since called by the village they are made in. Aathangudi tiles. Google it !

The electric power condition is still precarious with the fuses blowing every hour. The line fault is yest to be sorted out by the developer and he has promised to do so this weekend (among many other such promises). Considering getting some PV panels to charge my inverter and be less dependent on the grid power. But alas the funds don't yet permit.

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