The house is progressing rapidly.
Our builders are four brothers who work together – Domenico, Giuseppe, Salvatore and Antonio.
They are a great team and are doing a fantastic job. And they get along well with Rick, (my husband) who’s helping them when he’s not doing his own work! They all seem to have a laugh and can’t resist posing for the camera!
First they dug out a huge hole for the garage to be built.
Swimming pool or garage, That is the question? I know what the kids would prefer and it would be a different answer from my husband, Rick!
Boys and their toys! Digging out the last bit for the garage, who needs a Ferrari! So easily pleased sometimes!
The garage will fit two cars, lengthways.
The foundation for the garage.
Finishing the walls on the garage.
Then we added a portico!
Robbie standing on the new portico.
Here is a picture of my boys working really hard ( for about 20 mins)! Bless it’s a rare occurrence! After boredom set in they went off to play and explore the mountains (piles of mud)! in the back garden and field.
The scaffolding went up and the roofs coming off, ready to add the new first floor!
Domenico one of the builders, he can’t resist a pose!
The scaffolding’s going up!
And then the roof came off…….
The old roof comes off ready for the new first floor.
Anyway the progress on the house is fast and after the upstairs floors were reinforced for seismic (as we get earthquakes here), scary I know! Then the opening for the stairs was knocked through.
The upstairs floors were reinforced for seismic (as we get earthquakes here).Then the opening for the stairs was knocked through.
Now we can really see the size of the first floor!
Have you done any building work on your house? If so how was it?
I’m loving it, probably because I’ve waited so long for it to start. I’m over the moon to even see a brick layed!
