Land
4.2 – Suddenly a Ceiling Appears
We visited the building site by ourselves and discovered a ceiling has been added to the basement. We expected concrete supports but not the floor slab to have been poured.
4.0.2 – Happy for Rain
I’m sure few people building a house are pleased to see rain forecast. Rain on building sites tends to mean delays. I’m not hoping for rain, but when I checked the weather forecast and saw a few showery days ahead for Vichy, I smiled.
4.0.1 – The Basement is Done
Our meeting with the project manager and bricklayer was longer and more detailed this week. It had been a month since the last meeting, so there was a lot of progress to cover. The walls of the basement are now done, and they have poured the concrete floor. They expect to start the second floor next week.
4.0 – Denied Dessert
Two national train strikes alter our plans and we spent the night in Vichy. Our fourth site meeting and lots of progress to show you.
3.0.1 – Going Up
A national strike made getting to Vichy complicated, but we made it, and got to see the walls for the first time.
3.0 – First Steps Inside
We visit the building site for our third meeting with the builder. The first blocks have been laid and our house is starting to appear.
2.0.1 – Foundations
The string lines from last week are gone, and have been replaced by concrete foundations.
2.0 – We have foundations
We visit the building site for our second meeting with the builder and afterwards return to the bathroom shop. There we check our floor tile choice and try to narrow down the bathroom tile choices.
1.2.3 – Dealing with Language Difficulties
After four years in France, language difficulties are not new to us, and we have developed strategies to deal with them.
1.2.2 – Pink String and Blue Pipe
I love that every time we visit the land, there is progress and something new to see.