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Windows, shutters, flyscreens
This is window. That’s what we thought until June this year, when we started to take a serious interest in window joinery for our house. We quickly realised that in a simple stone house, it was the windows and doors that could determine the final aesthetics and style of the house. Then we considered functionality Continue reading
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Foundations, grounding, finally. | #week 36
Work on the site has accelerated. The outlines of the foundations have appeared on the lean concrete, already clearly indicating the contours of the house. In the thicket of rebar, the electrician has installed the earthing, and this week we are still waiting for the plumber to lay some pipes.Lots of optimism. Continue reading
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(Lean) concrete! | #week 34
The planning permission had to be updated as the house had to be lowered by a few tens of centimeters due to site conditions. Also, the maisonette will be slightly lower than the main house. It also turned out that the rock we had suspected for more than a year was quite formidable and underneath Continue reading
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First works above the ground level | #week 32
There has been some progress both on site and on paper. The water tank is almost finished and insulated, just waiting for the slab. Dmitris is doing earthworks to prepare the final level for the house, so we could imagine far more, than previously. We have applied for water supply (1 month ago…) and also Continue reading
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Meraki Atomic Shelter | #week 30
Given the increasing tension in the region, in Europe and in the world, we decided to build a nuclear shelter. That, at least, is how it looks.The whole concrete will be covered by soil. Just joking. The whole thing is redesigned watertank (divided into 2 parts: rain and potable water) and machine/storage room in the Continue reading
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All the world is green
Of Corfu’s many qualities, greenness seems to be absolutely unique.Thanks to the humid microclimate created inbetween of the high mountains of Epirus and the warm Ionian Sea, the whole island is extremely green all year round. Thanks to the fact that it resisted the Turkish invasion, it has preserved its forests and has not shared Continue reading
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Noah’s Ark | #week 26
It’s a half year from the beginning of the construction. What we see now looks more like Noah’s ark than a watertank. Anyway, underground pool will be bigger than the outside one. Like we all are. Continue reading
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Watertank | #week 25
– How big the watertank would be? – I don’t know, like 15 qubic meters? – Soo big! – I’m not sure…just thinking. Maybe 12? But 15 could be also ok, I guess. Watertanks are mandatory thing for any new building in Greece. In our case it is also a part of the construction supporting Continue reading
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Heavy machinery enters the scene | #week 24
Friday 28th of March was a day, when first lean concrete has been laid. The site looks enormous in reality, while photos do not reflect the scale. Two concrete pumps were needed to reach bottom part of the plot. The view from bedrooms will be far better, than we imagined. From this view we go Continue reading
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Lean spring
Awaiting to lay first lean concrete, apparently spring came with its sunny sinews. Trimmed olives look like tree leprosarium at the moment, but the view from the plot has been improved. Gardeners decided to save little orange grove, that almost died due to soothy mold. Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 