The second floor is used for drying diapers, clothes, and linens on a sunny day.
The waterslide utilizes all the runoff from the roof. It is stored in a 3,000 Liter (3 ton) water tank beneath the potable water tank from the deep well. The rain water is also used for washing clothes, watering plants and rinsing hair.
We built in phases. The first turn goes down from the stairs and then ends in a pool with a swirl effect. It was fun when we tested it, the paint was only temporary. Now we will tile it for proper up keep. The babies love to splash and play in the water, It's designed for wading with a small stairway in and out and a cement path back up to the top. We steel reinforced the cement so that we could hold as much water as possible on a rainy day. All our rain spouts go into the water slide and fill the pool. It then spills into the rice terrace and waters the farm. Tessie takes a ride with one of the toddlers. Once we tile it, the pool will be connected from the top.