It was my last working-day in Christchurch and it was – to be honest – the hardest. We had to dig holes for 9 ½ hours.

I figured out why we had to dig the holes. The house had to be lifted up. So we had to dig a hole with a cave under the foundation to place the jag ( it can lift 20 tonnes).

 

how to place a jag

We had to dig a hole every two meters (half a meter deep under the foundation) so that the jags can lift up the big house. 🙂 It needs to be lifted up because they want to fill the ground with cement. So that the house will be more solid and stable against e.g. earthquakes.

Tim Lars working

 

 

 

 

 After work we drove to Tradestaff to return my work-gear and my timesheet. 🙂 Then we drove to our hostel and I had to do my laundry, arrange my airport-shuttle and pack all my stuff. 🙂 The hostel was called Dorset House Backpackers and it was a really nice and luxurious hostel.

It was Tim Lars‘ and my last evening together before I will take off to Auckland, so we talked a lot and both agreed, that we had enjoyed a wonderful roadtrip together and hopefully we will see each other again in Auckland. 🙂