Whilst the cabinets were installed on our previous trip over at Easter, we have only just got the cupboard doors. The appliances, doors, and trim are now all installed and the kitchen is really starting to come together. Next trip will see the installation of the worktop and that should…
The tiling is complete and with it marks the end of the external works. We can finally sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labours, enjoy a nice glass of local red and relax… The tiling for this trip was a little more complex, as all the tiles needed…
Now that the top terraces have all been tiled, it is time to finish off the pool deck area. The deck tiles are laid on pedestals, so that it is both level with the pool coping stones and also hides all of the drainage and electrics around the pool terrace….
As well as tiling the pool deck this trip, we also installed the LED light strips under the stairs, which add a real touch in the evenings.
A trip over to France at Easter this year has allowed us to paint the interior of the pool house and start to fit the kitchen units. Painting took quite a long time, in fact four coats in total, with the fresh plasterboard soaking up the paint.
This update shows the process of tiling of the upper terrace areas, which has taken a quite a long time to complete. The slab directly outside of the pool house had to be broken up and re-laid, as we realised it was too high for effective water run off away…
One of the key features of the pool area is the pool house, which will have a small kitchenette, shower room and a couple of sofas. This building used to be the garage and was converted / renovated on the outside over the last couple of years. Over the last…
On this trip to France this time my daughter made the final set of steps that we are planning for this build. They lead from the AstroTurf down into what is referred to as the dairy barn.
The final job of the year is to make some steps to lead from the AstroTurf, down to the bottom field.
Just before coming out I had organised with the local builder to backfill to the retaining wall that I built last month. When I arrived we covered the entire area with around 150mm of hardcore and crushed granite, all of which was compacted by a big roller. Next for the…