With the scaffolding down the wall can be seen and it looks fantastic. Small section around the tie bar to be finished off but the building is starting to look refreshed. Work has begun on ....

Having cleaned the walls and chiselled the joints, Esteban has got on with jointing the rear wall. Starting to look good. The mortar colour we chose looks good and helps define the stones.

The final bracing beams are fitted and the rafters are laid out for fixing.

As I am doing the pergola, Esteban is installing more beams between walls. This time it is for the bike and garden stores that need to be roofed. Roof bracing elements are now going in ....

The structure takes shape. Adding the main beams has made it much more rigid and the wobble effect has disappeared.

The pergola does use some nuts and bolts but the main method of fixing is old fashioned hard wood pegs. The whole structure wobbles a bit as they are driven home. The problem I have ....

The first support is prepared with its foot and then stood in place on its bolted base resembling a Canadian Totem Pole. Ivo finds a comfortable spot to hide (under the caravan) while Luc decides ....