Perigueux
Over the last 4 years visitis to Perigueux were made to visit Brico Depot and other stores looking for materials, tools or furniture. We only explored the old town for … Read More
Category: 2009
Groundworks
Along with the major works around the pool a couple of other groundworks were completed. The infilling behind one of the walls was completed up to the level of the … Read More
New pool heater – guarantees a hot summer!
After the poor weather at Easter we decided to fit a pool heater to allow us to use the pool anytime between April and October. The heater is a ‘heat … Read More
So clear you can see the mud (and leaves…)
All the work on the pond seems to be paying off as on this visit the water is very clear allowing you to see all the leaves and debris on … Read More
Backfilling….
It doesn’t look much in this photo but I found time to start backfilling behind one of the pool walls. The grey stones are about 40 cms deep and it took … Read More
Another critter or two…
Each year the invaders get bigger and bigger, this year we have some wild cats in one of the outbuildings! Hate to think what we will have next year!
Surrounded
After the footings were laid it was just a simple matter of laying about 160 blocks! Most of the walls built are only single block, with just one corner being … Read More
Foot after foot
To define the edge of the terracing around the pool we had to dig about 40 metres of footings! The digger helped with about 30 metres of it in about … Read More
