Closer to the Finish

Progress continues at a pretty steady pace, and it's all hands to the pumps to get things done before the end of the first week of August. That's when we plan on staying in the house for two weeks, so we want to have completed everything by then.

So far we have completed most of the interior work and everything looks great (I'm even growing to like the interior paint colour!). I especially like the main bathroom.

Some of the furniture has even been delivered.

Now that thet inside has been completed except for the final coats of paint and floor cleaning, much of the focus has shifted outside. These stones will soon become a patio.

The patio will be built in this area:

We've taken down one of the two huge pine trees in the garden as they were too close together. We had a bit of a scare when after we removed the tree, the remaining one began to sag towards the house, as it had been relying on its pair for support. The removal of a few large branches (which needed to go anyway) has seemed to solve this problem for now, and it does not appear to be in danger of falling, but we need to keep our eye on it.

The next couple of weeks are sure to be frantic ones, as we complete the stonework and landscaping in the garden.