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    last week, Ant

    now, maybe end of month, maybe 12th March

    newsflash

    we have decided we are not too keen on the two balconies over the courtyard, too intrusive and heavy. They don't really serve any useful purpose except letting the doors open safely



    so, we will have them removed and just have a 1 metre high safety grill inside the house so we don't fall out when we open them

    bit of a messy business but not difficult
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    we will have them removed and just have a 1 metre high safety grill inside the house so we don't fall out when we open them
    Have you considered replacing the doors with windows and simply have the wall under the window built up a meter?

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    last week, Ant

    now, maybe end of month, maybe 12th March
    Ahh yes, the almost obligatory schedule over-run!

    I've got no paitence for this sort of stuff, I need evertthing done yesterday. That I've little in the way of actual knowledge on how to do it often only compunds my frustration and lack of paitence.

    Actually we're having some new screens put in this week, 3 days work, and even that's driving me batty!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    we will have them removed and just have a 1 metre high safety grill inside the house so we don't fall out when we open them
    Have you considered replacing the doors with windows and simply have the wall under the window built up a meter?

    why would we consider that? we chose the big shutters because we liked them, and they let in a lot of light when you want. When they are open the iron grill will hardly detract from them, if at all

    we could have gone the small window way originally but we didn't

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    Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson View Post
    last week, Ant

    now, maybe end of month, maybe 12th March
    Ahh yes, the almost obligatory schedule over-run!

    I've got no paitence for this sort of stuff, I need evertthing done yesterday. That I've little in the way of actual knowledge on how to do it often only compunds my frustration and lack of paitence.

    Actually we're having some new screens put in this week, 3 days work, and even that's driving me batty!

    having patience is the no1 quality required when building a house!

    the main problem is, besides the woodworkers, we have no team onsite now full time. Each job needs to be finished before the next team can come in. Like we are having the stairs cemented for the granite, so nobody can use them until that is completed. The scaffolding is still up for the decorative cement work, so the septic tanks and pipework cannot be dug in until it is removed
    we have to get the house painted, then the electrics can be completed

    several things like those

    no real problem except time

    we may not actually move in this time as we will be going back to Europe at the end of the month. Just getting some house-sitters to look after the place and we can move in when we get back

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    I see, and probably best not to rush things at this stage either I suppose.

    And correct me if I'm wrong but you already own property/house in CM right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    why would we consider that? we chose the big shutters because we liked them, and they let in a lot of light when you want. When they are open the iron grill will hardly detract from them, if at all
    Wasn't aware the doors were big shutters. Simply a ignorant suggestion on my part.

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    yes, not wrong, so we have somewhere nice enough to stay

    we will sell it eventually once we move

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
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    why would we consider that? we chose the big shutters because we liked them, and they let in a lot of light when you want. When they are open the iron grill will hardly detract from them, if at all
    Wasn't aware the doors were big shutters. Simply a ignorant suggestion on my part.

    they are very tall teak shutters, and look really good

    the baconies were put in by the architect and they looked Ok on plan

    the reality is that they take up too much air space, especially looking from the second floor big windows and from the ground upwards. They detract from what we are trying to achieve

    so they have to go!

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    Looks better every update thanks DrA!

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    Thank you, JB

    the wooden house is coming on well. This is the latest version of the inside!

    The window frames need fitting, then we will call the glazier to go around the house and give us a quote for fitting all the glass




    The roof structure is iron, which is more of a challenge to make look nice compared to wood. Maybe Ok just to paint it brownish




    The ground floor is now being tiled. The pattern I gave the tilers had them perplexed for a while, due to the stairs and pillar, but now they seem to understand...



    more will be revealed soon....

    the main house is progressing well; there are at least three teams of workers getting under each others feet

    The decorative moulding is now being completed

    The stairs are being fine tuned



    The front porch iron is all up and just waiting to be tiled; they are now working on the rear version



    The scaffolding is being taken down, the pool will be emptied tomorrow

    We now have a painter lined up; ....what else? it is like an anthill in there

    Once the two balconies are removed, it might be nice to string some wire across the courtyard and have a creeper climb all over the place

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    Hey guys, lets not forget to vote this thread !
    Can't understand why "DrAndys Concrete Box in the City" has no Stars yet.

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    thanks Herman, I have done that


    now what?

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    just back from the house....

    Dee made an appointment with the tilers at 10am, and the glaziers, at 10am, and the ironworkers at 10am at a different house!!

    luckily the ironmen postponed so we just had to talk to two lots about what and where

    the pool has been emptied so now the steps can be built in and out

    there are two great big plastic scifi things delivered, probably septic tanks, and a bunch of other small tanks, as required by regs. There will be a septic tank and drain each side of the house as that was considered easier to run than trying to connect up from both sides to one system

    we will get the stainless steel holding tank next week. So the final plumbing will soon be underway; all the sanitaryware is delivered and can be fitted, if not stolen beforehand. The scaffolding is all down so the holes can be dug

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    Things are moving along very well, although we have a problem with the drain runs....



    that is the one on the left hand side; there is a similar one the otherside

    anyway, it has all been very nicely laid

    when they get to the wall, they are deep enough to go under the beam without having to cut it

    the only problem is that the council drain outside is not very deep and above our pipe....



    so they will have to think again, probably build a soakaway in the garden instead

    I am waiting to see what ideas they come up with

    meanwhile, the tilers have finished the wooden house floor



    The painters are painting








    and FIVE guys arrived with the solar panel, just to assemble it



    the heat collector is behind against the wall.



    The unit will be kept on the terrace, but shoved out into space after we have cut the wall away. The frame will need to be rejigged a little to allow for this, otherwise the front legs would just be in mid-air


    these are the offending balconies and nice doors (for Norton)

    as said, we will put some ironwork inside to stop drunk guests walking into space


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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    meanwhile, the tilers have finished the wooden house floor
    I like the colourful edging, it looks neat.

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    Thanks Slack

    It is always a difficult decision to get any design right. You can draw it out, colour it and try to visualise what you want to achieve but the real thing always turns out a bit different

    In this case, it looked good to us, so we were happy

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    You can trim those steel frames in the roof with teak ply, looks very nice if done properly.....not sure of cost but.

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    We thought about it; will probably just paint them brown, Nawty

    as for the drains, now that the builder is convinced that water does not flow upwards, even if you really, really want it to, we are going for the soakaway option

    a couple of large pits with concrete rings for the waste water from the house to drain into. The earth seems reasonably porous although there is a lot of clay around, so they should work

    Just in case the water table is too high and the system does not work perfectly, we are connecting the two soakaways and can then use a dive pump to get rid of any waste water if necessary

    we will have to wait and see how it all works out

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    very nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    It is always a difficult decision to get any design right. You can draw it out, colour it and try to visualise what you want to achieve but the real thing always turns out a bit different
    Ain't that the truth!

    In this case, it looked good to us, so we were happy
    As you should be. It's a bit "off the wall" but from the pic you posted it works and gives a nice, funky, friendly look. The contrast with the wooden pillars and stairs is bold but to my (untrained & unprofessional) eye it is a fun and welcoming motif.
    bibo ergo sum
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    blimey, and there I was just thinking it was a nice pattern

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    Quote Originally Posted by slackula
    The contrast with the wooden pillars and stairs is bold but to my (untrained & unprofessional) eye it is a fun and welcoming motif.
    the colours and density of the handmade tiles is fantastic; in Portugal, where I last used them, they were ridiculously expensive

    so, here are the two new soakaway pits





    as can be seen, there is only a little water from the ground; I presume the water table will be higher in the rainy season

    they forgot to connect the two pits with a pipe; doing that will make only one dive-pump necessary (if at all)

    Now they are getting the second coat on the outside walls



    they are quite skilled at painting with a roller on a 3metre bamboo pole!

    a couple of the inside ceilings are not yet painted, that should start tomorrow after the filler is rubbed down



    These are the pool steps, small but narak




    we kept the design simple and bold and hope it works...loooks OK so far



    the bottom will have a different design

    The wall is being rebuilt



    and the wooden house is just about complete bar the teak oiling



    soon we will get all the plumbing connected and the electrics wired

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    Splendid stuff. Well done.

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    It looks to have a very interesting contrast between new, modern, layout and design, and 'old', fixtures, pillars, doors and the like -- which I really quite like.

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