Granite Tile Installation Forging Ahead

The team installing the Iraivan floor in the second prakaram is gaining momentum. It has taken weeks to map out the puzzle (65 different sizes of tile) and prepare the surfaces. And now tiles are going down. Even today, which is Saturday, the team is on the job, pushing hard, arriving at 6:30am in the dark to get a quick start on the day. See a retro slideshow that goes back to tile arrival and floor prep.

From this morning (12\/3)

Tiles arrive and are offloaded.

Arumuganathaswami oversees the project, guiding the initial storage of the pallets.

A pallet is moved up on the temple floor.

In the background Larry carefully brings the heavy tiles to the floor.

This pallet jack is just the right tool.

Strapping the next pallet for larry

Up and away...

Slowly

And down gently

Here we see the options of grout color

We chose the one on the left

Nice match.

Cutting into the floor to provide additional drainage pipes that will be hidden.

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