Apart from a picture of the house in the last post and talk of demolition and the delivery of roofing materials, there was not much mention made of the work at the house and as this week, it has truly turned into a building site, I thought that a quick resume and some pictures would not go amiss. So here you are:
As you can see the old roof has been removed and the new one is going on, all of which has happened within 5 days! I don't want to speak too soon, but the French workmen have so far made a myth of the picture usually painted of them, and apart from the fact that they started about 4 days late (well, this is France after all) have been grafting away. There is something very endearing as well about the image of the four of them sitting round at lunchtime, making picnic tables and benches out of beams as they tuck into their baguette!
I am also sticking in a link to Steve's site which has a video of the house before any (well, much) work had been done, for anyone who wants to see the "before" pictures to compare.
http://standachanceinfrance.com/ and click on house renovation
As you can see, we are not quite ready for guests, but we will keep you posted!
Oh and couldn't resist sticking in this one of the Pyrenees, looking rather lovely!
How on earth did you feel when you saw your house without a roof? That is amazing. Can't wait to see it for myself!
ReplyDeleteHope you are all well and are enjoying being back
Didn't feel so good when we woke up on the Sunday morning to the sound of very heavy rain, which continued non-stop until Monday evening! Fortunately, once the sun came out and dried up all the rain, incy wincy spider climbed back up (oh whoops lost myself there) I mean there was no lasting damage!
ReplyDeleteAll fine here. Hope life with 3 children treating you well.