Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Reach for the sky




Thursday 8 November 2012



The highest uprights go up – the posts through the mezzanine that support the main roof beam.  Very exciting.  But then all the wood was used up and Constantine said he had to go work out the monies spent to date and see how the budget was going and what we could still afford.  Scary.  Oh, and he dropped in the information that we would have to pay Greek VAT (23%) on the spend.  Very worrying, as I’d assumed that VAT had been spent as we went along – I haven’t held back anything for tax, whoops!   Still, I suppose that’s what bank loans are for.    Meanwhile, we’re hoping desperately that the budget will reach to a roof covering, ideally clay tiles: vernacular and biodegradable. 

So the build is held up again: waiting on wood delivery which is waiting on being ordered which is waiting on the budgeting being done ...
 

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