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New phase (after 40 weeks) | #week 54
Forty weeks: that’s how long it took to build the concrete structure. When we started at the beginning of April, it seemed that everything would already be ready in the summer. The external sewage connections are ready, so we can slowly backfill the house and start landscaping. Unlike on the project, we have a huge Continue reading
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Ring beam, wall wrap and water supply | #week 53
Concreting is in its final stages – the horizontal ring beam will be poured this week, along with the internal stairs between levels. This will allow bricklayers, stonemasons and carpenters to start work. The construction has been carefully wrapped to prevent smelly dampness from entering the house in the part below ground level. We are Continue reading
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Columns, isolations, slowly | #week 50
Due to bad weather and other Greek plagues…just photos to document a little progress. Continue reading
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First floor – last columns | #week 49
Probably only few weeks separate us from the moment when the roofer and bricklayers can come in. Only two weeks ago, we were able to walk through the bedrooms of level zero and have a little look around. Apparently, the extra room (pictured below in the foreground) is quite large. It wasn’t originally designed, so Continue reading
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The stone has been cast!
Today, most of the houses in Corfu are covered with plaster, painted in one of five colours, at least in theory it should be so.Our house, which is adjacent to the second oldest village in Corfu, will have walls of thick stone, specifically limestone, bonded with thick white grout. The effect we want to achieve Continue reading
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The View is ready!
Standing for the very first time on first floor, just before dawn, made me simply breathless. Continue reading
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Last pouring of the concrete | #week 46
After a month of Greek plagues: temperatures, torrential rains, covid-19, August – Edi and his team are preparing to last pouring of the concrete for the house (except the pool and retaining walls of course). Once completed, stone masons can start the work. Now – sitting far, far away from the Island, we can’t wait Continue reading
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Stone walls
During a short vacation in Corfu, we took a closer look at the stone from which the walls will be built. Although the house has a concrete frame, the walls will be stone masonry. The architect says that due to potential earthquakes in the region, these are the regulations: there must be a framework of Continue reading
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Anniversary
Today is the first anniversary of receiving planning permission.The house barely looks out from ground level, although the finances show that we are 40% advanced. Construction site is at the moment in a siga-siga phase, in fact not much has happened for most of August. Anyway, the concrete of 1st floor pillars as well as Continue reading
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First floor shuttering | #week 39
After the foundations were poured, which took place on 18 June, Edi and his team removed the formwork from the lower part and started reinforcing and formworking the first floor columns. All indications are that we will have the first floor on 10 August! Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 