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…
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.
Whilst out this trip, I have also carried out a couple of other odd jobs. One was installing LED lighting to the gazebo, which creates a lovely atmosphere in the evening. The second job was to install the ‘egg’ chair under the gazebo, which is super comfortable and is great…
A quick trip out to France to do a little bit of tiding up before winter. This is the first time we have seen the gazebo tiled and the pool house also retiled. It is all looking amazing. We also did a little earthworks, in so much as tidying up…
A real family effort this one and whilst it is quite a large structure, it does go up relatively easily. My wife stained the wood before installation, quite a meticulous job, with two of my children helping put up the structure itself. The only problem I did encounter, was when…
Just back from the south of France and we received a lead of concrete for the slabs on either side of the pool house and also at the rear of the pool to finish off the overflows nicely.
Whilst we are stuck here for a few days, we have managed to get a number of other jobs completed, including plumbing in the water heater, putting the technical room roof trays on, and being there when the pergola kit arrived – putting it up will be a job for…
A couple of weeks over Easter back out in France and a chance to check on the progress of the pool house. The following photos show the progress made during our time in France, with the stone quoins and lintel being installed and then a white monocouche (render) being put…
We’ve managed to grab a couple of weeks out in France over the Easter holiday, so can see the progress made on the pool house and the rendering of the pool walls. There is about another days’ work on the pool floor and walls before it is ready for the…
Back out for a week and great to be able to see the progress on the pool house in person. The two workshops have both been demolished and major structural work complete. Some tiding up of the walls and then rendering off all external walls will finish it off. Then…