We've been busy this past week or so. Levelling part of the driveway, laying hardcore and a concrete base then topping with stone. The area measures 27 square meters and provides access to the garage/studio. We had this built after moving into La Pasera as a multi-function space for storage, a studio and garage if need be - 10 meters by 5 meters. It has a mezzanine floor (5mx5m) which is really useful and has a water supply, a log burner and electricity.
We have had some damp issues with the build but we have since resolved them and are now happier to finish off the hard landscaping, painting and drive work. The building is yet to get a stone skirt before being painted white to match the house.We are thinking about building an arch to connect the house to The Towers.
We are only paving part of the driveway and the remainder will be finished with a layer of small pebbles, in time, when the rest of the building work is complete. We have laid the first of three mosaic that will feature on the driveway, the first being a compass aligned to magnetic north.
It was a few good days of hard work but worth it. Never having tackled this sort of work before we were a bit cautious but I think it has turned out well. Now to get on with the rest of the work but it does feel good to be able to tick this one off the list.
It is never used as a garage and it's main function has become a studio and workshop for Luis and I, storage space and Wentworth and Gawber's residence. It is built on a slope and is some 7 meters or so at the rear hence its name: The Towers.
We have had some damp issues with the build but we have since resolved them and are now happier to finish off the hard landscaping, painting and drive work. The building is yet to get a stone skirt before being painted white to match the house.We are thinking about building an arch to connect the house to The Towers.
We are only paving part of the driveway and the remainder will be finished with a layer of small pebbles, in time, when the rest of the building work is complete. We have laid the first of three mosaic that will feature on the driveway, the first being a compass aligned to magnetic north.
It was a few good days of hard work but worth it. Never having tackled this sort of work before we were a bit cautious but I think it has turned out well. Now to get on with the rest of the work but it does feel good to be able to tick this one off the list.
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What a handsome boy Wentworth is, he photographs so well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne - he is cute and in the right light can be captured well but being jet black photos sometimes lose definition.
DeleteAnd what a clever man Luis is! That mosaic is beautiful. What will the other two depict?
ReplyDeleteAndrea, thank you, I'll pass on your kind words. The next two will be the four elements and the four winds... but not for some time yet - so much to do first.
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ReplyDeleteCheers Bruce - that's very kind of you to say. Thanks for taking the time to give feedback.
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