The Bauernhaus

They fulfilled their promise. Windows in before Christmas. 28 windows and two doors fitted in two days. Some small stuff to do in the New Ye...

Corny, but literal. We borrowed a rather ancient-looking sand blaster on the advice of a neighbour, even though every instinct screamed ag...

Our shiny new concrete floor in the cellar was finished a couple of weeks ago. I'd been meaning to take some photos, but not under the...

Some progress on the windows front. We met with Herr Sauer (the window man) and Herr Keller (our architect) yesterday evening to finalise de...

I haven't been able to get a good look at the results of today's work (too bloody dark, and I can't walk on wet concrete), but i...

Last week the guys finished excavating two of the cellars and laid the pipes for the waste water. These have been covered with 15cm of hardc...

While away on a business trip last week, my wife called to say the general builder had sent two people to start excavating our cellar. I h...