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 ....
Category: Garden
Views of the garden from the house
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 ....
Backfilling 2
Philippe is once more in attendance as we push hard to finish backfilling the trenches. In between I also started and managed the fire to get that area cleared. Needed to dig a short length ....
Backfilling 1
With the trenches filled with cables and sand we added the warning tape and buried a large number of excess stones above it to protect it further. Once again it was Philippe who came over ....
Electrical Jigsaw Completed
So the last bit of electrical work is to install the 16mm² cable through to the car park and main road connection. It is the cable on the large wooden bobbin. Also to install the ....
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 ....