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 ....
Concrete Floor Goes In
When I arrived on site it was about an hour before the concrete was due to arrive and I found four builders busy on the separation wall which, in a morning, they had just about ....
Ivy Finished! (For Now)
Having sorted the water mains and connections it was back onto sorting out the Ivy and finally the entrance arch is cleared on the roadside. I also did the front wall at the same time. ....
Water Mains Repair
From the first time I set up the connection the water mains have had a tiny leak on my side of the counter. I could not repair it as the water was being used by ....
More Ivy Removal
Quiet day on my own on site today. Finally finished off the ivy on the walls behind the car parking area and down the wall on the roadside between the parking area and the arch. ....
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 ....
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 ....
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 ....
More Floor and Lintels
Yesterday we had a visit from the windows supplier to agree the height of the lintels above the new door in the utility room and for the existing windows. Florent can now get on with ....