Garden Wall 2, More Walls and Ivy
When I left last night the wall had progressed well and this morning it looks good having dried out. They are doing a good job matching the existing stonework and I am sure that Henri ....
Category: Garden
Views of the garden from the house
Garden Wall 1
Our focus switched to the swimming pool over the weekend to agree where the heat pumps and technical areas will go. Yet more underground cables to be laid! The heat pumps will also affect the ....
Replacing the Duff Cable
After installing all the main cables underground, I received a call from the supplier to say that the manufacturer had condemned one of the cables as they had uncovered a manufacturing fault. Great! They shipped ....
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 ....
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 ....