To screed….or not to screed

Well, the screed was ordered yesterday. 1.5 cubic meters should do it for the guesthouse. Macky finally dragged himself out here yesterday to finish the plumbing. He hung the water heater and everything seemed to be ok.After he left (without testing, and yes...

The windows are here!!

The neighbor came by this morning with the door he picked up yesterday. It looked great. He immediately took the next one and meanwhile it’s 3.30pm and he is finally done with all three.We had to do a little dry wall modification because the fit was just too...

New photos from the guest house still in progress

We’re waiting for our contractors to arrive this morning and Stefan is off on his first run of the week to Hagebau to pick up some corner profiles, a few more sheets of drywall and a sack of filler for the screw holes & seams in the drywall. Our electrician...

Lots of news….

A lot has happened on the farm in the last few days and we haven’t been awake enough in the last few evenings to keep up with Blogging.Things are really moving forward though. Stefan was quite successful in getting the plumbing started. Actually, we got...

Before and After: New Bathroom Upstairs

When we bought the house, there was only one bathroom indoors. We also have an outhouse in the courtyard but how practical is it to run outside in the middle of winter to do your business? Certainly better than nothing but still not a pleasant thought. The bathroom...