It’s a half year from the beginning of the construction. What we see now looks more like Noah’s ark than a watertank. Anyway, underground pool will be bigger than the outside one. Like we all are. Continue reading

– How big the watertank would be? – I don’t know, like 15 qubic meters? – Soo big! – I’m not sure…just thinking. Maybe 12? But 15 could be also ok, I guess. Watertanks are mandatory thing for any new building in Greece. In our case it is also a part of the construction supporting… Continue reading

Friday 28th of March was a day, when first lean concrete has been laid. The site looks enormous in reality, while photos do not reflect the scale. Two concrete pumps were needed to reach bottom part of the plot. The view from bedrooms will be far better, than we imagined. From this view we go… Continue reading

Awaiting to lay first lean concrete, apparently spring came with its sunny sinews. Trimmed olives look like tree leprosarium at the moment, but the view from the plot has been improved. Gardeners decided to save little orange grove, that almost died due to soothy mold. Continue reading

The excavation for the first level of the house appears to be monstrous. From the photos, it is difficult for us to even grasp the entire construction site with our thoughts. But the most important thing is that the work has started. In addition to the construction work, we have also decided to trim the… Continue reading

Levelling of the ground floor is delayed because of mud. Weather isn’t best last days, so trucks can’t go down the plot. We are waiting also for trimming of olives on the plot, since these have been neglected for years. Nevertheless, it’s less than 4 weeks till our next visit! Continue reading

The construction of the house begins with the destruction of an olive tree that is more than a century old.It is so sad that let the pictures speak. Continue reading

Finally, here we go. Spiros marked out with tape the place where Dmitris would start digging. Our concrete workers – Leonidas and Adonis – agreed on the order of work. The hill is ‘difficult’, both for earthworks and concrete. This will take whole spring and the most of summer, probably. A verdict has been passed… Continue reading