It feels a long time ago that we were clearing out this old kitchen with the family. There were so many options on the table. Nearly three years have passed since then and we can finally reveal the transformation. We were faced with a few limitations in terms of the design: firstly, we weren’t able …
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Heptaptych window/Un cuadro heptáptico
The house was almost closed up but one large window was still missing: the huge opening with the marvellous view that I’ve written about before and won’t stop posting photos of, which finally needed to be closed to the elements before the cold weather arrived, and just in time before the kitchen was installed. At …
Closing the block / Cerrando la finca
I wrote recently about how we were changing the access to the property and putting on site parking here. The only thing missing was the gates to finally be able to lock up the property and have clear access from the street. Hace poco escribí sobre el cambio del acceso a la finca y el …
Barandillas / Balustrades
Being located on top of a ridge with steep falls on three sides, it’s pretty important that we have rails along those sides of the property. That meant a lot of new balustrades, as well as lifting some of the old ones to meet the council’s safety requirements. Gracias a su ubicación al final de …
Completing the annex / Terminando el anexo
So many things have been going on in the last few weeks it’s difficult to know what to share on here. We’re really pushing to get the house closed and ready for the new kitchen to arrive at the end of the month. It means lots of details, some big and lots small, and the …
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Parking
It was a necessary evil to try and fit parking on site, but this was one of the reasons we wanted to change the access to the property and make use of the empty space in front, bordered by street on two sides and the workshop on the third side. Here’s a photo of the …
Caminos
The summer has drawn to a sudden close and the project is in its final stages and that means organising the mess in front of the house, the entrance to the property, drive, pathways and a bit of landscaping. El verano ha acabado rápidamente y la obra está en sus últimas etapas, significa que toca …
Render / Yeso
The previous annex was a red brick addition made in the middle of the last century. You can see pictures in earlier posts, but it looked something like this: El antiguo anexo se añadió en medio del siglo pasado de ladrillo rojo. Puedes ver fotos en las entradas anteriores, pero más o menos era así: …
The kitchen floor / El suelo de la cocina
(Castellano en cursiva) We’re really trying now to make rapid progress with the new part of the house: where the kitchen and dining room will be. The slab was laid over five months ago, before the walls and roof went up. You can see it here. Because this part of the house is new, and …
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Laying concrete (before and after photos) / Poniendo hormigón (fotos del antes y el después)
(Castellano en cursiva debajo) We’re getting to the stage where we’re thinking about the final look and layout of the property, including some of the most important, interesting and beautiful spaces – the “terraces”, those typically Spanish outdoor patio areas for sitting out in the sun with a glass of vino, enjoying the stunning views …
El Bastion 