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Summer isn’t the best time for work. The walls are slowly going up. There has been little progress with the plumbing. The roofer has disappeared. The walls were started at the beginning of May and it was said that it would take two months. If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Continue reading

Last two weeks we discussed a lot about postioning windows within 55 cm thick wall, chosing lintel finishing, weighing pros and cons. Having window more inside than outside would have some adventages: window is easier to open, there’s more light inside, wood is also better protected from sun and rain. But house would look more… Continue reading

Everything slowed down again. The walls are waiting for decisions to be made about the position of the windows and lintels, but the truth is that the stonemasons have other jobs to do. Some stones have been prepared… …but the 25 sqm of wall laid in May is all we have to show for it.… Continue reading

A huge construction emerged on the hill parallel to the roofing and stone masonry, just to support the pool. It’s a complicated 3D picture that one cannot grasp with the mind. Continue reading

As the roof began to be covered with boards, the concrete shell began to take shape: both inside and out. The construction itself will be simple: from underneath, the planks will simply be painted the colour of the interior walls. On the outside: polystyrene board, an extra layer of soundproofing and heat reflecting matt from… Continue reading

Carpenters are doing their work, so the roof is taking its final shape. Engineer convinced us to use hard polystyrene instead of mineral wool. It has worse acoustic and fire resistance properties, but it’s better in humid environment, so it doesn’t accumulate water. It would also be a worse place for wild bees. The final… Continue reading

It looks like the work has finally started on its way. Since mid-April, four teams have been working on the site: masons, concrete workers, carpenters and Dmitris the excavator. All the timber for the roof has been delivered and the ridge has appeared on the roof. At this stage, the roof will be covered with… Continue reading

After winter months we had a first chance to look on the construction site by person. By then, we have been viewing progress just by pictures provided by engineers, which is not reflecting reality at all. The building is really huge, not because of square meters, but because of spatial size. Standing on the future… Continue reading

I wonder, whether word “plan” has the same meaning in Greece, as in Europe. Probably not. January plan to start roofing in the mid of February is delayed more than 2 months. No one knows why. Some work has been done below house – to support sliding slope… …and future pool: Also electric works are… Continue reading