Forty eight hours without rain was indeed a record ... unfortunately it is wet again today!
However, the painters, Messieurs Laigle- "
père et fils" are cracking on with the work indoors. Having started at the top of the mezzanine, they are now re papering the ceiling and painting the very dark beams before moving down to the lounge.
Outside, another "
père et fils" team, the Bermudez have defied the rain and made the most of the dry spells to build up the walls to include the new doors and window arches in keeping with the existing ones. The interior insulation walls are up, with the lintels on top so there will be no fear of cold draughts in this new kitchen... when we next have a winter of minus 14 or below.
On that note, it continues to be very mild and spring advances daily. The plum trees could well be in bloom by the end of the month.
Next stop will be the " genoises" previously mentioned with regard to the re roofing of the south wing. In this case we'll go for a narrower version in keeping with the fact that the building is slightly lower and it will be a better match with the style used on the pigeonnier roof. Now that I am doing this crash course in building terminology it is amazing how many different types you can see in this area alone- though the purists would say that only certain styles should be used in specific constructions!
Monday's weekly site meeting honed in on some space constraints in the new laundry room, but I have managed to negotiate a sliding door for the new toilet which will help a bit. Also the electrician came up trumps by putting up all my lanterns ( 8) - freshly painted by myself and rewired by our meticulous neighbor as well as replacing bulbs the flood lights. EDF will be delighted at the dramatic surge of power uptake at Moulin St Jean.
A cameo appearance by the roofers saw the completion of the exposed boiler pipes insulation just in case we have cold weather, as well as removing some more of their props with a sledge hammer & crow bar!
On a last note regarding family businesses : M Laigle's father and grandfather were both painters & decorators, and M Bermudez's father worked on the construction of the pigeonnier 40 years ago!
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| 1st of the new lintels going in |
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| M Bermudez- fils guides the lintel in to place |
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| a morning's work |
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| a day's work complete |
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| careful selection of the stones |
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| onwards & upwards |
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| spring flowers |
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| Dylan keeps dry in the cellar |
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| M Laigle père |
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| M Laigle -fils |
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| if in doubt.. use a crow bar... |
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| time for reflection |
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