PV Panels And Another Cable
After pouring the concrete for the lintel above the door, the team got back to floor preparation laying the reinforcing bar for the concrete pour. We wanted to organise it for this week but the ....
Category: Entrance Gates and Arch
Electrics and External Progress
The temporary barrier between our garden and Henri's has been taken down in preparation for laying the foundations of the wall that has to be built there. So for a while the dogs cannot be ....
BBQ and Services
When I arrived this morning after leaving early on Friday I was pleased to find the BBQ and Workshop area had been prepared and compacted along with the cleanse and preparation of the bike store. ....
Pathway Progress
By Friday morning they were moving down the site preparing and compacting the pathway that will join the gates to the house but will also serve as the temporary roadway for Florent to get materials ....
The Contractors Begin
Florent Maitre and his team arrived Monday 15th to start on site and I was there first thing to hand it over to him. The rest of the day and Tuesday I was otherwise occupied ....
Floor Removal and Tidying Up
Tea time over I took these high level shots to show the trenches all filled. Philippe and I then turned our attention to removing the rest of the first floor (or at least the bits ....
Electrics and Telecommunications
So with the water in I am now lying the electrical and last of all, the telecoms gain. the bottom picture shows the me laying out the gaine (green) around the garden (including around trees ....
Crossing the Site Boundary
Florent dug the trench up to the doorway but left me to do the bit up to the water main box. I followed his guidance from the evening before and it was surprisingly easy to ....
More Trenches
Temporary water supply pipework installed although there is not yet a connection to the the main box that I will have to sort out. Trenches are full of roots around the trees that need to ....
Cycling to Work
As part of the programme to get ready for this year's Cyclopes meeting being held in the UK thanks to Dave and Josie, I decided to cycle from the house to the site. 28 kms. ....