we got an entrance

The door was already put in last year, but it was not so very very convenient to get in  because the stairs were lacking. This year we got a bit of work done to hopefully keep a bit of humidity from the outside wall on the north side and as a bonus we got entrance stairs. We re-used the old stones that were there before, a bit rough at the edges and one is broken, but we decided it will be better looking than new stuff. It is very comfortable now to enter in the 'guest' section!

Our neighbour construction workers got so appaled by the behaviour of the guy who let us down with the facade, that one of them took action and got in touch with another contractor who is apparently very good and has time to do our facade in September. We will oversee the job via whatsapp and mail. Lets see how that chapter evolves!!

still wet cement, the end result will be light

Room with a (new) view

about three years into the project we noticed that we wanted a window in the kitchen, additional to the existing big door that we were converting into a glass door. We asked our project director to help us with the construction permit, but according to him the commune said no. Two years later we tried again, now with the help of a little networking (friends of friends of friends) and voila! the permit was not a problem. We don't know how hard the director tried of course..

So this was the summer of demolition man going at it again. With a big borrowed machine Niklas made the hole in one day, the remains filled the back of a little tractor, and we got all sentimental over the times when we filled all those containers with construction trash to be driven away and make room for new sand and cement to fill the void.

With a little help from our neighbour construction workers both door and window was put into place, and then Niklas spent a few days on a wingly scaffolding and now we have the result: a view but most importantly a lot more light in the kitchen. It will be so great when it is all done.. :-)

new glass door, the old metal door on the outside is kept

demolition starts

before the project

the full disaster

a full truckload of debris

hard working in the heat

working area outside

 

finished result!