Upper Mezzanine Floor 6
Time to move inside and make a start on the floor for the office on the upper mezzanine. First I had to finish securing the oak strengthening beams using the M12 threaded bar. Outside I ....
Category: Garden
Views of the garden from the house
Fruit Trees
Since we bought the land I have wanted to sort and prune the fruit trees which have not been tended to for some years. I never got around to it at the last house but ....
Water, Water Everywhere
A little worrying as we are off to the UK next week and the site is now flooding. The ditch at the back of the property has overflowed into the garden preventing any further work. ....
Site Closure
With the water continuing to fall, Florent has only been able to tidy up the paths and fencing areas and has now left site until the sewage approval is received. timing is OK as we ....
Electrics and Fencing
The weather is turning very wet so I am pleased the fencing is now secured and looking good. I am waiting on approval for the sewage (assainissement) system before it can be installed so work ....
More Fencing and Floorboards
Dancing posts and gate cemented in. Lead flashing on storage roofs and the final joists are fitted.
Jointing 5
While Esteban made progress along the rear wall I cleared the car parking area in preparation for the foundations for the second pergola. It meant relocating the site caravan which is now happily sat in ....
External Concreting Preparation
The wall rendering is finished. The concrete support is re-shuttered to be raised to the new height. The hole to receive the far end of the new beam has been raised and moved to get ....
Saturday Cherry Picking and Hedging
Saturday so I had the place to myself today. I started by picking the low lying cherries so that I could then trim the branches to make access to and vision out better at the ....
Windows 1
As I am taking a more relaxed approach at the moment I did not arrive until nearly midday to find that the wall had been finished. cleaned and tiled. Henri will, be happy as it ....