The end of the work in Auzon this year....

I would like to take the opportunity to thank Paul and Judith as well as my friends and family who have been supporting me with this over the last year. I could not have done it without you.
I wish everyone a happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

Loft ceiling plasterboard finished !

Paul finished covering the loft ceiling with plasterboard today. This was the last job this year and I am very please.

Plasterboard on the loft ceiling

Plasterboard coming up on the loft ceiling....what an amazing change!

Insulation on the top floor.

                                                        Ceiling being insulated

All bark removed and all wood treated for woodworm.

This kind of work is not easy and blisters in the hand can be the result.

It didn't stop Paul from finishing the job though!

Paul have removed all bark for the beams and sprayed all wood with woodworm chemicals.

Some work on the beams again!

The beams we bought in spring was delivered with bark on

                                 Paul has now stared to to remove the bark.

Its all very solid!

The spiral staircase.....

The spiral staircase will be painted black later to give it a cast iron look.

The loft...

The loft is getting cosy and I will use it as a living space in a not too distant future.

Another stop over in Paris on my way to Auzon

I had time to climb the steps to a well known landmark.

Will catch an early train heading south tomorrow morning.

Windows and a spiral staircase

The next step is to get the last windows fitted in the loft floor the the house is finally protected from all kinds of weather. Paul will also get a spiral staircase fitted so we can get up to the loft.
The only problem will be to get larger pieces of furniture up there. I will get a clearer picture when I go down in October.

Loft floor finished !

The photos are a bit dark and not very clear and I will try to replace them with better images later. The important thing is the loft floor is finished.

Loft floor under construction!

Floor boards

We are waiting for the loft floor boards...they should be ready next Friday.

A hard working man!

I am so grateful to Paul for all his hard work!

No job for people with fear of height !

Heavy beams for the loft floor!

The loft will have 3 bedrooms and a storage room and the beams are solid enough to hold anything!

A two months wait...

It is just over two months since Paul ordered the beams for the loft floor.
Due to a flooding in the local wood yard it took a very long time.
Patience is not my strongest side but I have been told that a 2 months wait in France is not uncommon.
The other day I finally got a message from Paul with the good news I had been waiting for.
The beams holding the loft floor will come up shortly and I look forward to getting the photos.

Kitchen wall

The wall between kitchen and hall is also coming up.

More walls....

Wall between bedroom and hall coming up.

Walls on 2nd floor under construction....

Wall between bedroom and bathroom coming up.

Paul and Judith on the top of the stairs to the second floor.

Planning the next step.

Next job to be done.

Paul will start building a wall dividing rooms on the second floor. It will also be part of the structure that will hold the beams for the third floor. Exciting exciting !

Even a Vespa car....

I had to try it myself....

More from the Vespa Museum.

An impressive selection of Vespas 

Auzon Vespa Museum...

My friendly neighbour Opa from the Netherlands runs Auzon Vespa Museum.

I had to check out the new floor...

Spring trip back to Auzon...

It was lovely to be back on a mild and sunny day.

I love my new postbox !

It has room for lots of bills....

Kitchen...

This is the bit of the house where I will have my kitchen. It is facing to the patio in the back where I can have my breakfast or my afternoon tea.

All floor boards in place!

The floor boards are now in place. The other part, facing the back of the house has not been laid with floor boards but wooden plates. It is going to be the kitchen area and I will probably have ceramic tiles there.

More floor.....

Floor getting in place....

Second floor under construction!

Paul spent two days levelling the beams and is now ready to lay the floor boards.

Second floor!

The second floor was in a very bad shape and needed new floorboards.
Yet again I got a little help from my family. This time Runar and Cecilie offered to help with founding and the boars could be ordered. Tusen takk til dere begge for det! I look forward to seeing the floor in place in a couple of weeks.

Solid beams everywhere.

Electricity!

It was difficult to get it sorted ..... but thanks to my friend Susannah who speaks very good French, today is the day it will be reconnected. Its really important for Paul so he can do his work.

Winter view

This photo is from the front of the house on a very cold day in February (-13) I was lucky with my visit a few weeks earlier when it was mild and sunny.

More new beams!

Solid beams to keep the roof for many years to come.