A Work in Progress

We visited the villa at the beginning of this month to see how things have been progressing. As the pictures below will attest, much has happened. The builders have demolished and removed the existing kitchen and bathrooms, the plumber has removed the old pipes and installed the new plumbing and boiler, and the electrician has completed much of the new wiring in the kitchen and bathrooms.

It's amazing to see the thickness and composition of the stone walls when the trenches are dug for the pipes and wires. It least we can be sure that the house is sturdy!

Here are some comparisons of the house in its original state and what it looks like now. It will be fun to see the end result compared with these.

The kitchen before and now:



The ground floor bathroom:



The upstairs bathroom:



The garden (yikes!):


It looks a little scary, but we're happy that work is progressing on schedule, which does exceed my expectations. We will be back at the end of this month and should see quite a bit of progress. In fact, I'm told the builders have almost finished plastering of the walls.

Can't wait to get back and see how it's going.