It has been another busy week at Casa Lemm.
No dramas thank goodness, just a lot of hard work. The plaster masters Antonio and Pedro [i've nicknamed them Ant and Dec, and no, they don't know that!] have plastered the ceilings throughout downstairs and added the kitchen cupboard wall too. A very crisp and precise job.
The sparky crew have wired up the place and very soon we will have light and power throughout.
Victor carpinteira [see how good my Portuguese is getting now!] came and measured up for the stairs and said they will be delivered on Monday! Today is Friday and we need to tile the floor! So this weekend will be taken up on our hands and knees. He has cut out a tester hole and the light is flooding into the basement. Although we have planned this for so long, it was a monumental moment.
Antonio [another one!] is cladding our feature wall outside with fantastic rusty coloured bits of slate. And the rest of the boys have been sorting the outside stairs, drainage and patio area out ready for the Brazilians who will be laying the calcadas [cobbles] any day now.
Upstairs each evening the house was full of building stuff, but yesterday we went in and it was cleared out! We seriously have so much more space. This is going to be great. x
Bo,
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, your pics give a good sense of how lovely your space will be (is becoming). I love your choice of windows. It's been fun to watch the progress you are making.
Cheers,
Ana