It’s not hugely exciting news this week, but important and necessary work nonetheless! This week has seen some pretty major earthworks going on in Labastida. Diggers galore, as we began to carve out a series of trenches connecting the four main zones of the property with the utilities on the street. Get ready for a …
Continue reading “Making Connections / Haciendo las conexiones”
One of the features of the old house that we most wanted to maintain was the original floorboards. Below you can see the “before” photos, and in general the floors looked (in my opinion) pretty good! Una de las cosas más atractivas de la casa vieja que queríamos mantener era la tarima original del suelo. …
Continue reading “Going with the grain / La tarima del suelo”
See our last post for the wooden structure which was built last week. Mira la última entrada para ver la estructura de madera que construyeron la semana pasada. The next steps were adding all the layers for the rest of the roof. Starting with a layer of waterproofing… Después de la estructura van todas las …
Continue reading “Tejado del anexo (Parte 3) / Annex Roof (Part 3)”
We finished the last post with the base of the new roof in place and the crossbeams being added. The next step was the addition of the regularly spaced lateral beams to create the skeleton of the building. Terminamos la última noticia con la base del nuevo tejado colocada y las diagonales en proceso. La …
Continue reading “Tejado del anexo (Parte 2) / Annex Roof (Part 2)”
On Friday the wood for the roof finally arrived. Like the main roof of the house it all comes made to measure and fits together like a giant jigsaw puzzle, the beams numbered with their location following the plan. El viernes llegó al final la madera para el tejado del anexo. Como la cubierta principal, …
Continue reading “Tejado del anexo (parte 1) / Annex Roof (Part 1)”
The first step was the laying of the slab, which you can see here! Empezó con la losa que se puso hace unos meses… que se puede ver aquí! The next step was to add the walls, double brick, with insulation between. El siguiente paso fue la construcción de las paredes, con doble ladrillo y …
Continue reading “Construyendo el anexo / Building the annex”
(Castellano abajo) A general observation about restoration and construction in the modern world is that all too often, when something needs to be replaced, the easy option is to buy something mass-produced and cheaply made. However if by chance you are able to find something local, unique and of quality then what might have been …
Continue reading “New rustic doors / Puertas rústicas pero nuevas”
A few more photos from this week of the finished result of the façades of the house. / Algunas fotos más del resultado de la limpieza de las fachadas. East Face / Cara Este I forgot to take photos! The hidden side of the house… Here it is almost finished, but with the scaffolding still …
This week we’re getting the bathrooms put in at last! / ¡Esta semana andamos poniendo los azulejos en los baños de la casa! It feels a bit like we’re guessing with these decorative choices, and the circumstances in the last couple of months haven’t been ideal, but we hope you like the colours and styles …
Today I want to share some before and after photos of the buildings. In recent weeks the stone has been cleaned, the old grey grout removed and a more neutral stone-coloured mortar used to rejoin the stonework. We are so proud of how shiny and new the buildings look. So far two walls of the …
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