The rendering of the outside has been held up a bit by the weather but Lee and his mate Woody were here again today. R took some nice photos of them, as follows. The pink stuff in the walls is a very strong plastic (?) mesh which stops the render from cracking. The render has to come from France and we need a few more bags, so the last bit of wall will be done next week. But Lee still has some fiddly work to do to make a 'ring' around the middle of the house. This mid-wall detail is a sthapatya veda feature which marks the place where the first floor is. Don't ask me why, but it does look nice. Ours will be plain and simple (the theme of our house) and will take Lee a day or two to install.
The likely lads
R is sorting out the battening for the last bit of house wall, brickwork for the last bit of garden wall and what needs doing before the plumber comes next week. Next Monday in fact. This is an exciting milestone with actual pipework going in. We are trying to pin down the timber frame company to come and put the insulation in too. I am drawing up the final plans for the electrician - we have asked half a dozen to give us quotes and the first two will be coming to have a look at the place this week.
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