tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10973835704500872422024-03-12T16:11:00.876-07:00Pamela & Eddy's Cyprus Building ProjectAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-29734652183857498822016-01-01T09:30:00.003-08:002016-01-01T09:31:25.137-08:00New Years Day 2016This is probably the last post regarding our building project as we have almost finished and the first day of a new year is as good a time as any to end it.<br />
We did move in as expected on 1st May. The house was far from finished but our lovely builder, Hakki, kept his word. We had around 20 trades people working on the day we moved but gradually they finished their work and we were able to start painting and making the house our home.<br />
Eddy painted the whole of the inside and most of the outside before the heat defeated him and he 'downed tools'. Most of the people who are important to us have seen it as over the summer we had quite a few visitors and guests. We thoroughly enjoyed showing the house off. When the weather cooled we started working on the garden and hard landscaping. Although it is really tough going, trying to create a garden on a mountain, we are slowly getting there and it is a 'labour of love'. The outstanding jobs to fully complete our home are to finishing outside painting, tiling the entrance to the garage, creating an orchard. rockery and driveway to the basement side of the house and completing the boundary fences - not much in the scheme of things.<br />
As I have since we brought the land and even though we had snow last night, I went part way up the mountain this morning to take a couple of photos;<br />
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Having now lived here for 8 months, we feel really settled and love our home. There is nothing about it that we would change and if we could afford to, we would do it all again.<br />
So in finishing the blog, I will leave you with this;<br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The architect Charles Moore once said:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>“If you care enough you just do it.
You bind the goods and trappings of your life together with your dreams to make
a place that is uniquely your own. The crucial ingredient is concern, care for
the way that a house is built and the shape it gives to your life."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All that remains is for me to wish you a healthy and happy 2016 and to hope that whatever you do in this coming year, your life too has 'shape'.</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-71093789064828327012015-04-26T11:20:00.001-07:002016-01-01T08:33:09.107-08:0026h March. With less than a week til move in date, I am thrilled to say that it is now looking quite possible. So much has happened this week, probably best I tell it in pictures;<br />
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Not very much left to do now before we can move in- plumbing is probably next on the list. There is still quite a bit to do but now that we have all doors and windows fitted, it really feels like our home and we are so looking forward to living there. However, the amount of cleaning that needs to be done is a bit daunting so if you happen to find yourself in the area with a pair of marigolds, do drop in.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-65834953893761090662015-04-18T09:00:00.000-07:002015-04-18T09:07:31.969-07:0018th April. As this is Cyprus, not all things on my wish list have been completed since my last post, but we are 'getting there'. The final finish coat has been applied to the walls - in white so it looks quite good - and most of the ceilings have been finished. Nearly all of the doors and windows, including the large glass patio doors have been fitted and they look spectacular. The patio and terraces have been tiled and work on the pool has commenced.<br />
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It is now only 12 days (maximum) 'til we move in. The outstanding jobs before this can happen are;<br />
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<li>Fit front door, pool door and garage door (to make the house secure).</li>
<li>Fit kitchen and install 'white' goods.</li>
<li>Fit sanitary ware in our bathroom.</li>
<li>Connect AC unit and light fittings in our bedroom.</li>
<li>Paint our bedroom and kitchen/lounge area.</li>
<li>Build wardrobes and shoe cupboard in our bedroom.</li>
<li>And probably a million other things which have slipped my mind</li>
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So, this coming period should be very interesting.........<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-21560297265546044262015-04-04T09:14:00.000-07:002015-04-18T08:21:40.302-07:004th April. It has been 3 weeks since my last post and after another frustrating, under-floor heating related episode (when I had to resort to threats of non-payment) things have finally started to progress. We have moved yet again, and thanks to our (almost) sister and brother-in-law, we are living in Alsancak, about 10 minutes away from the build. We are incredibly lucky to have such good friends and family to help with accomodation and storage. Without them, we would have been in trouble.<br />
Since the last posting, quite a lot has happened. We now have 2 cess-pits and a well - with water!!. The well could not be sunk in the original location as the digger thingy couldn't get a safe purchase so had to be put in the second best place. However, within a day of completion we had 5 meters of water, so can't complain;<br />
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Most of the floors and all of the bathrooms have now been tiled (not yet grouted though) and quite a few of the windows and French Doors are now in ;<br />
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We now have electricity connected and the rest of the windows and doors, plus kitchen are due to be fitted this week. The renderers will be returning to finish off the dropped ceilings and the electricians and plumbers are on stand-by. The pool has been water-proofed, ready to be tiled and there will be a final concrete pour to level off the up-stairs and pool terrace this week, weather permitting. It it all happening quite quickly now and really beginning to take shape. We are optomistic ( I nearly said confident but don't want to tempt fate) that by the end of this month, we will be able to move in - fingers crossed!!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-55042113220045954232015-03-15T07:36:00.001-07:002015-03-15T07:36:27.366-07:0015th March (Mothering Sunday). The last 2 weeks have been really frustrating. After the foam floor dried, the next stage was for the Under-floor Heating Mats to be laid. The floor tiles were delivered, the tiler was on-site and nothing more could be done until this happened. Then, despite many phone calls and visits to the company, resulting in promises that it would happen for certain the next day, the fitter did not appear until this morning. I know we have been really lucky so far in that, by and large things have happened according to plan -weather permitting - but it has not stopped me having several temper tantrums.<br />
Anyway, this morning we did our usual Sunday visit and, at last, the heating mats were at last being fitted;<br />
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Suliman (the tiler) had been kicking his heels for the last 2 weeks so has made a start on the pillars around the pool. Eventually, these will be rendered and wooden panels set in between. Apart from stopping people falling off the terrace (it is quite a drop) it will give us privacy from the road.;</div>
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The main events this week are that the outside rendering has been finished and the marble edging has been fitted on the upstair terrace;<br />
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The electricians were working when we visited today and the plasterer is due to start work tomorrow. When he finishes, the floor can be poured, then the under floor heating laid followed by the tiles. How much of this will happen this week is anyones guess as yet more rain is forcast.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-856978387127853022015-02-15T03:03:00.001-08:002015-02-16T07:03:01.383-08:00February has been an absolutely dreadful month. Colder and wetter than anyone can remember. We have had storms of Biblical proportions and hailstones that were still evident 12 hours after falling, they were so huge.<br />
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We have been up to the house on a few occasions and taken some photos but as most work had to take place inside, not a lot to show on the blog. A few leaks have become evident but as our builder has been away on holiday, nothing much could be done. He returns today and thankfully most of our furniture looks OK so far. However, made a decision today that I should up-date, 'warts and all'.<br />
You will see that the garage/basement door has been fitted and we finally have a roof,. This too is leaking but not too much of a worry as it is mainly cosmetic and we have not yet paid the roofer. Generally, the house itself seems to be pretty dry but there are few 'areas of concern' in our bedroom. Probably better that these are obviouse now when we can do something about it, rather than when we move in.<br />
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The main thing that has happened this week is that measurements for windows and doors have been taken and the styles and price agreed. Work on this will commence next week and they should be ready to be fitted at the beginning of March. The weather is set to improve a bit this week (although I can hear distant thunder as I type) so perhaps there will be more to report by next weekend.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-41767179299627130942015-01-25T05:44:00.001-08:002015-01-25T05:44:35.074-08:0025th January. All things predicted last week have come to pass - horahh!! The weather has been good and the roof man has started work. The build which has recently been more reminicent of a cell block is finally beginning to look like a house;<br />
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We have 2 huge tanks so should never run out of water, even when the local council shut it off as they do frequently in high Summer.<br />
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The electricians were working today and there are wires and pipes everywhere. How they ever make sense of it all is a mystery to us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Our builder says that once the electricians
are finished - hopefully this week - the suspended ceilings in the kitchen and
bathrooms will be installed. The foam cement will then be put down on the
floors, ready for the under-floor heating mats to be laid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which gives permission for wells has visited and says all is in order.
The paperwork should be completed this week and then the drillers can
start. The cess pits will be dug at the same time. The next big thing
will be to have the electricity connected. Despite having paid several
thousands of pounds to the authority over a month ago, there is still no news
on when this will happen. We hope it will be quite soon as when the roof is
finished, we need to have the Solar Panels installed. Our challenge this week is to try to get a discount on the roof tiles we have chosen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-13132244836229837912015-01-18T04:27:00.000-08:002016-01-01T03:39:35.819-08:00January 18th. The weather, once again has been awful. Cold and almost continuous rain. Good weather for rendering, apparently, although I suspect there has been a lot more sitting around drinking coffee and chatting in the room the workers have made their own.<br />
However, today the sun is shining and we now have rather lovely window sills. White marble with grey running through.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">The electrician has been and laid some pipe work and delivered 'back boxes' and other materials to site. There are some holes in places we didn't expect, but I am sure he know what he is doing.</span><span style="font-size: 13px;">There has been some work in the b</span><span style="font-size: 13px;">asement but we struggle to imagine that in one weeks time, this will be watertight and secure enough to take all of our furniture, which has to be moved from our friends house.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is quite a bit of standing water and the walls still need some work.<br />
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If you have ever had major work done, you will probably feel as we do sometimes, that things move very slowly. When looking at some old (pre-blog) photos this week I came across one taken from the hill behind, last January. I thought it would be interesting to climb back up today to remind us of how far we have come in a relatively short space of time;<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-7902956985744325072015-01-11T04:03:00.000-08:002015-01-11T04:09:57.676-08:00January 11th. This had been the coldest we have ever been in Cyprus. There has been snow on the mountain behind us and and the local newspaper says that temperatures have been the lowest since 2000. Despite this and a lot more rain, there has been some progress on the house. Most of the ceilings that are not to be suspended, have been plastered, the plumbing work is finished, the walls that the roof will be attached to are almost completed and the basement is also nearly ready for closing in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof terrace. There will be a door leading into the roof area. This is where the water tank will go and will also be used to store up-stairs furniture. The air conditioning fans will go in front of this wall, hidden by trellis.</td></tr>
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So, this week, we are told, the electricians should arrive on site. There is a strong possibility that the roofer will also make a start. The very cold weather should pass and, with luck, the basement should be finished. We need to find and order doors for the basement area. We have decided that, due to it's size, we should put in an 'up-and-over' garage door as it will make a really good second garage. Quite a selling point in the future, don't you think?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-28840686620223500102015-01-01T11:14:00.001-08:002015-01-01T11:14:24.701-08:00New Year's Day 2015.<br />
Happy New Year all. Although it is only a few days since we last went, there have been a lot of workers on site so we though a visit today would start 2015 on a positive note. The renderers/plasterers are still in evidence but the dog has left the building. We assume that the workman who was feeding it took him home for New Year.<br />
This week we finalised the kitchen, paid and signed contracts and brought ovens, dishwasher etc., so that feels like progress. The plumbers have been working this week and knocked great big holes in the walls - sometimes it feels as though when we take 2 steps forward, we then take one back. Work has finally started on the roof and the Electrician is due to start after the holiday break.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up on the roof. This will one day be part of the terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof terrace again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pool filling up nicely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The basement. It runs the whole length of the terrace and will have doors on it quite soon as it is where our furniture will be stored.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The profile for the wall on the stairs to the terrace. </td></tr>
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<br />Our builder says work should recommence tomorrow, which would be nice, but if past experience is anything to go by, we don't really expect to see any workers 'till Monday. However, another payment has been requested so, you never know!!<br /><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-15486667269656902092014-12-28T08:46:00.001-08:002014-12-28T08:46:42.674-08:00<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<st1:date day="28" month="12" year="2014"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">28th December 2014</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> - Well, we have a resident dog!!!
Complete with copious amounts of poo ! We entered the house as usual, to be met
by a small, yapping dog who was defending, what he considered to be, his territory.
Anyone reading this who knows Eddy will have a fair idea of his reaction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The workmen have been feeding it (empty
dog food cans in evidence)and had also barricaded him out of their
kitchen/dining area (see last entry). I hope he knows his days as a sitting tenant
are numbered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We have had a lot of rain in the last couple of weeks (as you can see from the water level in the pool) and we think this has slowed things down. Having said that, the plumber has been working and we have sorted out the paperwork (and money) for the electricity to be connected. This should happen in a couple of weeks time. We have to have 3 phase, due to the size of the build, but we are told that it will be much better for us in the long run as we can have more solar panels. This week has been Christmas-tide for us ex-pats but living in a Muslim country has meant that things went on much as normal. However, it is New Year's Eve in a few days and the country will come to a standstill so we don't expect much progress this week.<br /><br /></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-74091940397645218862014-12-14T04:42:00.000-08:002014-12-14T04:42:05.140-08:0014th December 2014 - We have spent quite a bit of time on site this week, deciding where electric points are to go. The amusing thing was that as fast as the elctrician was spraying red paint on the walls for switches and plugs, the renderers were covering it up. A few heated exchanges between the two trades in Turkish sorted the problem though. The weather for the last few days has been rainy and damp, perfect weather for rendering aparently!<br />
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The water tank in the lounge will, hopefully, not be a permanent feature!<br />
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The workmen have set up their base in our media room. With a plastic sheet covering the window, it is quite cozy. They have hammered nails into the walls to hang clothes and plastic bags for food storage and, although it can't be seen in the photo, they even have a small gas cooker in the corner. Should we be charging rent?<br />
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Our bedroom with a Modern Art piece above the bed?<br />
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Kitchen starting to take shape with indications of where the electric points will be.<br />
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The pool levels have gone in this week and with the amount of rain we have had, at least we know that there are no leaks.<br />
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The roof will be started this week, we are told (hope so as money has changed hands) and we will need to order roof tiles. I think that is the only thing left for us to do as all other items - floor and wall tiles, sanitary ware and kitchen are on order so full steam ahead (fingers crossed).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of the house. Garage door to the left, 4th bedroom window of the right of the porch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hallway. Door into garage on the left, arch into the guest rooms to the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main guest en-suite with French Doors to the side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out of the main guest room, looking down the passage to the 4th bedroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the main guest room French Doors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3rd bedroom, en-suite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Doors in 3rd bedroom. We have decided that, in order to fit wardrobes in, this will need to be moved 25cm to the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eddy has concerns about the layout of the 3rd bedroom en-suite. Will need to be changed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing in the lounge, leading out to the pool terrace. This whole wall will be folding glass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into our bedroom from the covered terrace. There is a double sided wardrobe/dessing room behind the wall and our en-suite behind that. Door to the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the lounge from the covered patio. Eddy just going into the media room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The terrace outside the kitchen door. Looks a bit like a cell block at the moment though.</td></tr>
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Sorry for posting so many photos but it is finally starting to resemble the house that started off in my head 18 months ago and I am excited!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-59354231505825773082014-11-20T08:22:00.000-08:002014-11-20T08:27:57.531-08:0017th November. This week has been a good one. We have found someone (Ozzie) who seems to know what he is talking about regarding solar power and have agreed a price. It is quite expensive but he says that the system should pay for itself in 4 years. We have sunshine around 360 days a year (according to the tourist board) so it make sense to use it.We have also agreed a price (with Vladimir) for under-floor heating. Although we enjoyed having a wood burner in our old house, it is quite messy and we have decided to try to heat soley by electricity. We have also decided to have a well dug (water is expensive here and often cut off for days on end in the Summer) so had a Water Diviner (Mr. Abdullah) doing 'his thing' - facinating to watch. He has found water in 3 places;<br />
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Mr.A starts at the furthest corner and walks the perimeter. He has 2 metal rods which he holds up by his chest, at right angles.<br />
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Mr A. found the strongest water source at the front of the property. No the most convenient place but he was adamant that this is where the well should be dug. He says that water will be found at "not less than 30 metres".<br />
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When the rods indicated water, he held a heavy metal weight over the spot. This then whizzed around like mad. Mr. A. is satisfied that this is the spot. However, there are no guarantees!!!<br />
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The wall men have been working all week and should be finished this weekend. We have a meeting scheduled with the kitchen planner on Monday so, fingers crossed. The roof man visited the site this week and we await his estimate. He will also let us know how many roof tiles we need to order. We don't want the usual bright orange ones as we plan to have a grey and white finish on the walls. Our builder (Hakki) is also arranging men to come to start rendering the walls as soon as they are finished. We have recently learned that our furniture needs to be moved out of our friends house (empty and we have been allowed to store our stuff there) earlier than anticipated so the new house needs to be secure by the middle of January, at the very latest. It the weather holds, I intend to take more photos on Sunday.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-16546597202171569162014-11-05T08:16:00.000-08:002014-11-05T08:16:57.542-08:005 November site visit. Quite a bit has gone on with the build since I last updated but I have been too busy to post. I am the Events Organiser for The Royal British Legion (Kyrenia branch) and this is 'Poppy Season' so we have a Ball to organise on top of ordering and (more painfully) paying for all the tiles and sanitary ware. Nearly all done now and the only tiles left to find are the kitchen splashbacks (we changed our minds on ones we had decided on months ago).<br />
We have been called to the build quite a few times to confirm position of water pipes (the ones laid before the floor went down were destroyed when the concrete people took down the metal ceiling forms) and position and size of window and door openings. We are really lucky to be living so near so it is not problem to pop up there at a few moments notice.<br />
The wall man was due to start work last weekend but we had really heavy rains so work didn't start 'till 3 days ago. Our builder (Hakki) says that 200 blocks a day will be laid so as there are 3,200 of them, it should only take a couple of weeks, providing the weather holds. When we visited today, we were delighted to find some walls;<br />
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Looking into our bedroom from the covered porch.<br />
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Stairs to the upstairs patio.<br />
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Opening for patio doors from covered porch to loungs.<br />
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Opening for folding doors from lounge to terrace area.<br />
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Outside of the (Winter) sitting room / media room.<br />
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Our bedroom window opening - can you see the view?<br />
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Eddy checking the window opening in the media room.<br />
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Looking down the hallway from the front door.<br />
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The house from pool-side.<br />
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Coming in from the road to the front door.<br />
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Annoyingly, we thought we had found the right person to work with for the underfloor heating and solar power but he is so busy, it seems he doesn't even have time to give us an estimate - grrrr!! When Poppy week has finished, my priority is to be on his case,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-13939167477065147712014-10-17T05:44:00.000-07:002014-10-17T05:47:31.385-07:0017th October - Hoorahhhh - we have a roof!!! We went away to our favorite hotel for an overnight stay and a bit of pampering and had a call in the morning from our builder, Hakki, saying that the concrete would be poured in the next couple of house. Apparently, it took 10 lorry loads to cover the roof. We called by when we got home but it was dark and we were not sure it was safe to go up onto our new roof terrace but we went today and wow!!!! What a view!!!!<br />
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Have you ever seen so many accros in one place? Our builder had hoped for the roof pour to take place befor the weekend as we now have another religious holiday (Bayram) for the next few days. However, that proved to be a bit optomistic. No work will now take place untill the middle of the week but with a bit of luck, the shuttering will be finished ready for the roof pour by Friday.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-88709182767992260942014-09-21T05:53:00.003-07:002014-09-21T05:53:35.974-07:00September 21st. What a difference 10 days have made !!! We went to the UK for a week to surprise our eldest son on his birthday and upon our return, made our first site visit this morning - great joy, we have columns (although it is starting to resembles a Roman ruin) and lots of lovely terraces!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the road-side at the opposite end of the land.<br /><br />We are really pleased with the progress and rooms can now be clearly identified. Eddy is a bit concerned that some may be a bit small - our bedroom, for example, but I think they will be just fine. The next stage, we suppose, will be the roof shuttering going up. Our ambition for this week is to make final decisions on the outside terrace tiles and bathroom suites. Expect more heated discussions...........</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-9455077878604893502014-09-06T04:39:00.000-07:002014-09-06T04:39:59.489-07:00September 6th.<br />
Well, this has been a strange week. We moved back to our old house in Lapta, after a very relaxing 2 months in Kayalar. Although we enjoyed the tranquility of Kayalar, we love Lapta with it's close proximity to shops and restaurants. It was odd coming back to the house that we no longer own, familiar but with a completely different style. It has had a really posh make-over while we have been away and no longer feels like our home, which is a good thing. We are enjoying house-sitting for the new owners, Chris and Heather, who are now also our friends.<br />
This week we met our builder and plumber on site again to make absolutely sure that all the pipework for the bathrooms, kitchen and utility room will be in the right place. We visited the site this morning and it all seems to be working out well;<br />
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We are starting to get a sense of scale -BIG!!!!!!!<br />
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This will be the view our guest will have when they open their French Doors and sit on their terrace with their morning cuppa.<br />
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We contiue to have 'heated discussions' about such important things as where the cupboards in the utility room should go (and given that he is likely to spend almost no time in there, one of us should keep their oppinions to themselves), but in the main, life is not too stressfull.<br />
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This coming week, the shuttering for the floor and terrraces will be errected and (we hope) another big concrete pour will happen.<br />
The weather is starting to change (note the clouds in the sky) and although it is still around 30degrees, the locals predict rain soon. Hmmm - might need to dig the wellies out for our next site visit.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-74264924325015590702014-08-26T06:41:00.000-07:002016-01-01T23:59:47.469-08:00Our Cyprus Dream HomeIn order to remember the process of building our house in Cyprus, I have decided to make some notes which may, one day, help me write a book!!!!<br />
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In March 2013, we decided upon our return from a 3 month trip to Australia that the time was right to move from our lovely house to a single story build. We had enjoyed house sitting in a number of ‘low-set’ homes across Australia and thought that it would be fun to try to incorporate the features of each home that we liked in a way that would work in Cyprus. After many attempts in which I would draw up a plan, give it to Eddy who would pass it back with suggestions for improvements (“well, that won’t work – make that area bigger/smaller…….”) we finally had our dream home on paper. The next step, for us, was to find a piece of land to accommodate the size of the build. We agreed that we both loved Lapta and so wanted to stay in the area. We actually found our perfect plot fairly early on and put in a ‘cheeky’ bid. We heard nothing back and couldn't even find out who owned the land. We saw many, many plots but none was the right size with the right views in the right area. However, eventually we found someone who knew the owners (2 Cypriot ladies who lived in London) and paid the full asking price in September 2013. However, as the current law did not allow for foreigners to own more than one property at a time, our solicitors had to retain power of attorney over the land until our house was sold and the title deeds released to the buyers.<br />
Our house sold very quickly but, luckily for us, the buyers did not want to complete until the end of June 2014.<br />
The next stage was to take our drawings to an architect. Plans were drawn up, planning and building permission applied for and granted – although this did take 6 months and cost just over £7,000 – and work finally began at the end of May 2014. In the meantime, the land (which had previously been an Olive Grove) had to be cleared of 15 trees in order to create a space to accommodate our build. This was a fairly easy process – we just gave them away to someone who worked for the local council and he obtained the permit to move them to his land (we have since discovered that we could have sold them for £300 each). The deal was that he should arrange to clean the site ready for building but that didn't really happen.<br />
Following this, we asked a number of builders to estimate for the first stage – clearing and levelling the site, digging out and laying the base and erecting the many pillars and roof. Of the 5 who we approached, 1 didn't turn up (having been given a number of chances), 1 gave his estimate as a single figure on a post-it note, 1 (having met us at the site on 3 occasions and even had additional plans drawn to cope with the slope) failed to ever produce an estimate, 1 estimated for more of the build than we wanted and was quite over-the-top but luckily the final builder (someone we have known well for 6 years) produced a detailed, competitive quote.<br />
We had several site meetings and discussions on how to deal with the slope of the mountain and finally the first holes were dug and metalwork for the pillars delivered on 30th May 2014.<br />
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8.06.14 - took friends to see the project today and, despite heavy rain over the weekend, there was progress.<br />
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More huge holes dug and filled with concrete but this time, with metal grids. Looking promising so will be going up to take a look again in the next couple of days. Should anything else happen, more photos to follow.<br />
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10.06.14 - Todays site visit revealed that we now have metal sticking out of the ground - progress!!!!<br />
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17.06.14 - <span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 19.260000228881836px;">Nothing much happened last week (no idea why) but today, great joy, the workers are back and we have our builders assurance that they will stay until this stage is completed. So, todays visit shows shuttering for the basement. We had not wanted a basement as we felt we had more than enough space for storage in the house/garage but as we are building on quite a slope, the builder said that we either pay to fill in the area under the house with concrete or (the cheaper option), have a basement. Eddy liked the idea (I think he has visions of finally getting a snooker room) and it does seem to make sense and will be useful to store our outside furniture in the winter.</span><br />
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This week should show lots of progress so I intend to make daily visits!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Week ending 26th June. - Only 2 site visits this week as lots to do. We are moving temporarily from our current home ( only a few minutes from the new-build), in a few days so busy packing and so on.We are moving into rented accomodation and although not that far away, the drive is through winding coast/mountain roads so we will not be visiting as frequently. However, things have been happening. Firstly the shuttering was removed, leaving square holes which were part filled with concrete and finally topped with earth. This was then, compacted, watered and left to settle.<br />
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The filling will then be compacted again, iron mesh put over the whole area and another flat layer of concrete poured on top. This, we are told, will then be the floor of the basement. As previously mentioned, we had not wanted a basement as the point of this build is to have single-story accommodation (thinking about ease of access for when we are too old to cope with stairs) but, now we are used to the idea, we think it will be a really usefull space.<br />
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29th June. Went to see completed basement floor. I know that it is a small step but it is encouraging!!! Shows that the workers are there although it may slow down a bit now as today is the start of the month of Ramadam when all practicing Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset and not even water can pass their lips. The temperature has now hit 40 degrees - and rising daily!!!<br />
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July 12th. Well, this has been a strange week. Having sold our house in Lapta, it was finally time to move out and into temporary accomodation in Kayala, about 25mins away. Not far really but the drive, although very pretty through the mountain and by the sea, is not an easy one so we won't going to the building site as often. However, we are really lucky as the lovely people who brought our house are letting us move back in when they return to the UK in 2 months time. We are looking upon our time in Kayalar as a holiday.<br />
Just before we left the area, we had a site visit - the basement almost has a wall!!<br />
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27th July - A time of great excitement!!!! After a visit to the owners of our old house, we drove up to the land and as we came around the bend we saw the 'big red arm'!!!! Concrete about to be poured and we could so easily have missed it;<br />
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It is funny the things which excite us these days. Having just parted with another chunk of cash, it was great to see some action. Apparently, concrete is usually poured at night at this time of year, due to the heat. It then has to be watered daily to stop it drying out too quickly. When we visited 2 days later, we could actually see the house starting to take shape.<br />
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Eddy is walking down our hallway is this photo, although you do still need quite a bit of imagination.<br />
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This is where the swimming pool will be. Eddy is standing at the far edge of (what will be) the terrace.<br />
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Ramadam has come to an end and this coming week is Bayram. This is a religious holiday here so nothing will be happening. Although it is lovely for the Cypriots, can't help wishing it was happening at a different time. The next stage is to start the pillars which form the structure of the building. As with all things in Cyprus, patience is needed.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-76889343623768466122014-08-24T23:43:00.002-07:002014-08-24T23:43:22.949-07:0023d August.<br />
Lots more shopping this week. We have changed our mind about the terrace tiles, having taken one back to Kayalar and left it in full sun for a few hours, you could have fried eggs on it. No good for bare feet so, back to the drawing board on that one.However, kitchen, bathroom units and built-in wardrobes now sorted so things seem to be coming along nicely. We spent some time making a list of all the outstanding things to buy (I do like a list) and it is a bit daunting. However, just having put it all down on paper feels like an achievement.<br />
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We are still a bit confused about the solar panels though. Friends who own a cafe have spoken to the same 2 companies as us and recently found another Tukish company. This lot say that the electricity provider here (Kib Tech) do not yet have the meters which allow you to feed excess energy back to the grid and even when they do, they have no imediate intentions of giving credit. We knew that we would not get money back, as in the UK, but had been told that we could build up units of credit which could be used when there is no sun. We need to do a bit more research on this but it is looking as though we will have to go with battery back-up, adding several thousands of pounds to the cost. As the majority of our energy use is at night - air conditioning in Summer and underfloor heating in Winter, can't see how else this sysem will work.<br />
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This weeks visit to the land was good. Lots more concrete poured and now the shuttering has been taken away, the layout of the house is beginning to become more obvious;<br />
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The front of the house.<br />
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On the front porch looking into the hallway.<br />
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The view from the Media Room.<br />
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This space will one day be our swimming pol.<br />
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The view from the pool, looking up into the mountains.<br />
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This is where the BBQ area might be - can't quite see it yet though.<br />
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This week should see the final layer of compacted gravel and concrete, leaving us with (fingers crossed) a floor by the end of the week. However, the temperatues are now back up in the 40s and we feel really sorry for the men working on the site.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097383570450087242.post-9685440768288092662014-08-16T02:40:00.000-07:002014-08-16T02:40:37.748-07:00Beginning of August.<br />
Had a Skype conversation with my Sister-in-Law ( an exerienced blogger) who pointed out that my blog would be easier to read if I composed a new post each time, rather than tacking on to the end of the original - thanks Jane - so here goes;<br />
We visited the site early evening last Tuesday, after the Bayram break, only to find that nothing had happpened since our last visit 11 days ago. So disappointing. It seems as though if work stops for any reason, it is difficult to get the workers back. I think they lose momentum/interest. Phone call from very cross husband to our builder resulted in 5 workers arriving on site first thing Wednesday morning.<br />
Further visit on Friday to meet with builder to discuss siting of septic tanks, electrics, solar panels (we have been to speak to solar people and we intend to be entirely energy self-sufficient), roof tiles, window openings and other facinating building related matters.<br />
The workers are putting the shuttering in, ready for the first concrete pour for the floor;<br />
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Still no takers for the bed, you will notice.<br />
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I took this standing on, what will be, the pool terrace.<br />
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Apparently, after the first pour, there will be a layer of damp proofing then a layer of stones and earth. The pipes will be laid for water, waste and electrics and finally another concrete pour. Then the interesing bit, pillars and roof!!!! Not sure how long this first stage will take to complete but our builder says it is time to start looking for doors, windows and floor tiles ,- exciting or what ????Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482069131383784noreply@blogger.com0