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The concentration this week has been on structural plumbing - installing
cisterns for loos in bathroom walls and on fitting drainage pipes for baths
and showers. At the same time, the builders have been preparing external
door and window openings ready for the installation of the frames. The
loggia stairs have also been concreted ready for the fitting of the travertina
steps.
cisterns for loos in bathroom walls and on fitting drainage pipes for baths
and showers. At the same time, the builders have been preparing external
door and window openings ready for the installation of the frames. The
loggia stairs have also been concreted ready for the fitting of the travertina
steps.
| The base of the window alongside the internal stairs between the cantina and the first floor. |
Hot-water pipes from both first floor
bedooms leading into the cloakroom,
where the boilers will be located.
bedooms leading into the cloakroom,
where the boilers will be located.
On the left, waste-pipework for the bathroom in the main bedroom on the first floor.
On the right, the same work in the bathroom for the second bedroom.
On the right, the same work in the bathroom for the second bedroom.
| Loggia stairs Loggia to make stairs concreted to make them even before fitting the travertina treads. |
| Click on any image for an enlarged view. |
This is the base of one of the
South-facing entrances to the
main living room.
South-facing entrances to the
main living room.
Having decided not to have a
fireplace surrounding the stufa on
the cantina floor, we have had to dig
a trench into the wall to bring the
stainless steel chimney pipe down to
the level of the stufa. This means
the flue will exit the rear of the stufa
instead of from the top.
fireplace surrounding the stufa on
the cantina floor, we have had to dig
a trench into the wall to bring the
stainless steel chimney pipe down to
the level of the stufa. This means
the flue will exit the rear of the stufa
instead of from the top.
| - or front retaining wall of the feed troughs. The holes you can see were for tethering the animals during feeding times. They have rounded edges worn away from years of use. The boards are chestnut, two-and-a-half metres long, and approximately two hundred years old. The intention is to make these two into benches to flank the stufa, so that they stay in the original space they occupied for so long. We have two more that are even longer - three metres. The plan right now is to mount them both as wall shelves. Unless anyone can come-up with any better suggestions? |
| These impressive lengths of timber came out of the original stables on what is now the cantina floor. |
Building Project Update - 04 November 2007
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