With our workshop becoming more and more active, a lot of
site work if being shifted there. The whole idea is to prepare at the workshop,
get most of the work done there and only do the final finishes and/or assembly
and fixing on site. Tanvi was made in-charge of one such task to be carried out
at the workshop – the cutting and preparing of marble for cladding and granite
for steps. Read on to know her experiences at the workshop
“ My experience with the stone cutting at the workshop was
challenging but also fun. The very first day, we faced our very first challenge
– the granite slabs were super heavy. For each slab to be cut, it had to be
unloaded and kept on a sand bed that had been prepared. We used rollers to move
about the slab and even with the efforts of 5 people it was really hard to move
them. The first day was majorly all about the marking. We had to remove
approximately 1” on all sides to achieve a perfect rectangle. After that it was
all about figuring out how to cut and where to cut. With the stone sizes being
slightly different from the cutlist, there was some amount of changing things
up while we were working, a little bit of thinking on your feet. After all the
marking was completed (which took most of the day), with the time that remained
we started cutting. In terms of the cutting, today was a slow day and we were
only able to cut two granite steps with the nosing and polishing done for them.
Initially I really wasn’t confident about the work going on as this was my
first experience with granite work. The first day was a little slow but we
definitely picked up speed after that…”
Curious to know how things improved after Day 1? Stay tuned
to know more…
-Mannat
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