Constructions continue

8 August 2020

The carpenters turned up and made our lovely little roof with lots of attention to detail.

 Posts at the corners, two cross-beams and the boards.  Tiles and finishing to do.

 These are the bamboo shades we wanted for 'eco' covering around the garden.  They turned up in decaying plastic wraps.  Shocking, and unnecessary.

 Paving reinstated around the posts

 and the gravel swept back in, like nothing happened.

 The roof needed a chimney which needed a cowl for the barbeque (the costs were mounting up), and one had to be made to fit as we had designed freestyle and it was non-standard sizing.  While the woodwork was being treated with wood preservative, we covered everything with cloths for protection.  

When we removed the cloth from the shiny stainless steel cowl, we found a praying mantis had taken shelter in there.  It was a fabulous thing to find and a great photo op.

Hurrah!  The completed outdoor kitchen - which we are calling the 'temple' for its grandeur - and, says Dave, for the burnt offerings likely to made there!

 The shade bamboo used as a screen between the entrance from the field and the big water tanks and tool store.  The picket fence in the foreground is the next thing to fix up, but maybe when it gets a little cooler.

This was bound to happen if we built a barbeque - even in Greece in August - it will come on to rain.