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Seliba Sa Boithuto

 

 

Postal Address:

P.O.Box 288

Maseru 100

LESOTHO

 

 

Email Address:

mathot@lesoff.co.za

 

 

Physical Address:

Ha Tsautse

Main South Road

Maseru

LESOTHO

 

 

Banks:

NedBank (Lesotho)

SSB

#:027/06/3925/11

 

Postbank

Amsterdam

Seliba Sa Boithuto Bouwfonds

  # 684 99 27

 

Standard Bank (Lesotho)

SSB Trust

# 0140097462501

 

Building in Progress

History of the Building the Leuna Lechesa Building

March 2004

Granting of Building Permit by the Maseru City Council

March 2004

Signing of building contract with Twentieth Century Construction Company

March 2004

Setting out of the building and digging foundations

April 2004

Arrival of EnviroLoo Toilet sets from Johannesburg

April 2004

Start of building the Toilet Block of 4 toilets

April 2004

Building the foundations

May 2004

Building the walls

June 2004

Installing the windows

July 2004

Making Roof Structure

August 2004

Start of thatching

September 2004

Completion of Toilet Block

September 2004

Planned Completion Date

September 2004

Construction of retaining wall for and floor of the terrace

October 2004

Painting the inside walls

November 2004

Laying floor tiles

November 2004

Electrical wiring

December 2004

Plumbing

December 2004

Completion of thatching

December 2004

Installation of fence around the terrace

January 2005

Installation of Lightning Conductors

January 2005

Installation of alarm system

January 2005

Official Opening of the Leuna Lechesa Building

February 2005

Some final touch-ups

Pictures of the Building Process

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Digging the foun-dations, using a pneumatic drill

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Pouring the foundation slab

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Building the foun-dations. See the double wall

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Building both the inside block and the outside sandstone walls.

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Building the Enviro-Loo dry toilets

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The Toilet Block completed

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Installing the windows

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Building the retaining wall for the terrace

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Making the roof structure

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Thatching in progress

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The water basin outside

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A view through the window on the terrace

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Painting (See Trombe Walls)

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Laying the floor tiles

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Bringing the furniture

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Installing the electrical fittings

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The fence and the terrace

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Overlooking Maseru

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A view from below

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