July 11
Florent arrives on site and the piles of stone are finally cleared. Large formations stones from old farm buildings that have been excavated during the works are moved (by me) to the storage area. More ....
July 9
The small lawn in front of the BBQ is finally cleared up to the top end storage area. The rear of the house is also cleared with items returned into the garden store (I will ....
July 8
The sewage fosse arrives! It is a lot bigger than it looks in the pictures. Main chamber on the right and the overflow liquid chamber on the right. An internal pump aerates the liquids and ....
July 5
Back to the PV panels while the sun shines. Up the ladder for a quick check on dimensions and I intend trying the plasterboard lifter to get the panels up on to the roof rather ....
General Tidy Up
Tidying up the site after the tilers have gone. Flower pots appear on the patio and more washing down of the slabs. Last of the big pots moved. Cladding wood moved and stored in the ....
July 1
Grouting finished, Metawaley stands back and admires his work while I start the big sweep and wash. Will need to be done several times over the next few days. And find some time to do ....
External Slabs 7
It's Sunday and I am back again as the tilers insist on working the weekend and I want to oversee what they are doing. Front patio BBQ/Workshop (almost finished) Front bike store. Preparing the rear ....
PV Panels 11
While the slabs continued to be laid I turned my attention to wiring the PV panels control unit. The blue and white wires connect to sensors around each cable that reads the current and gives ....
External Slabs 5
Friday was a complex day. I started by driving via Cognac to collect Metawaley and bring him here to start working. Then off to Saintes for another length of cable to connect the PV controller ....
External Slabs 4
In my continuing quest to clear the site as much as possibleI have loaded the trailer for the recycling centre. I have been installing and testing the internet system to enable me to get the ....