I did not see that one coming... Turns out the builder, Mr M., had laid off his team just before starting works on the house (long story). And since he had another project, it looks like mine was put on the backburner. The project should be about finished now ready for the painter to move in and for me to sort out beds, white goods etc. Instead we have 2 MONTHS delay! So for the whole of April, Mr D (the architect) and I tried furiously to get some of the work sub-contracted to other companies. Now we are juggling 5 others builders....While doing this though, I lost faith in the project and lost sight on the cost... And the house is looking very abandonned.
The roof was looking pretty sorry. There is no point doing up in the inside if the roof is not doing its job. A few of the tiles were broken or missing. There were replaced. And there was quite a bit of moss ( due to the tree- see previous posting) which was cleaned off by a waterjet and a brush, a long job but greener that using some chimicals. The roof looks like "new". You can check out the type of tile used in the area: www.ot-pontigny.com/tuilerie.php
One of the main thing with the works was to add a mezzanine floor. And there it is at the workshop and in place. They have done a great job on those beautiful oak beam. The people who did it is http://www.ecobiomat.com/. They are mainly suppliers of green material like soy-based painting, isulation products etc but they agreed to do this work since we got let down by the other builder. They will be supplying us with the hemp isulant. Nice work. Things are picking up again...
