Tag: House

  • Back online…!! Finally!

    Back online…!! Finally!

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    Simon Scullion

    Its been a long time, but finally this week, I managed to sort out my internet access. Between three Telefonica engineers who finally turned up, a dodgy installation and Simon being a clown, I was able to connect once again. Here in Spain we suffer from the old BT problem of a monopoly situation, it…

  • Our Project – Update

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    Simon Scullion

    So where are we with the house….? Its been ages since I added anything here, so just a quick update. The good news is we have the finish line in site. The bad, its taking us ages to reach it! But we are hoping to get in there very soon. They are finishing of the…

  • Our Project – Weeks 9 & 10

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    Simon Scullion

    The wooden casing to hold the roof is begun. During the week it becomes more ‘roof-like’ as the preparations are made for the structure to be laid out. During the latter half of week 10 the blocks and reinforcing are put into place and all is ready for the concrete to be laid early next…

  • Our Project – Week 31

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    Simon Scullion

    The days are getting longer here now, and we are excited to see progress once more! The window-sills have been fitted, and the rendering will be finished this week. Suddenly the house feels ‘bigger’!

  • Our Project – Weeks 26 to 30

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    Simon Scullion

    Things have been pretty much stopped for the last month. We have had the first real hassle of the project, with some difficulties with prices of tiles. I won’t go into details, lets hope we can see some good progress again soon. In the meantime the plaster has been drying out nicely, despite some awful…

  • Our Project – Weeks 23, 24 & 25

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    Simon Scullion

    The plastering was completed during the last three weeks, and the difference is amazing. Having been away from the house for a couple of weeks during the Christmas holiday the change was dramatic. The house now feels incredibly real and almost finished! We have also been busy choosing bathroom tiles so that the decorating of…