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Ok this is the house we bought as it was when we fell in love with it .....then.... |
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We had it painted to look like all the other Spanish houses in the street but with a colour no one else had... |
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This is our lounge with huge great big doors both ends and very high ceiling and open fire place..bit of work to do though... |
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First things first lets strip the walls and re-paint the scaffolding was hired from a local firm and cost pennies if you can collect it delivery in Spain is always expensive. |
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Walls painted we decided to tile the floors as tiles are the norm and made just up the road they are so cheap compared to the Uk. |
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Just time to grab five minutes and have a look at our progress.... |
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While burning some rubbish on our first day in the house we found the chimney has a crack in it about half way up no way of fixing it so we decided to install a wood burner and here it is... |
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The other large doors in the lounge lead to what we will call our kitchen when we get it done ...here we go. |
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First lets remove that thing in the corner (a toilet installed recently to make the sale easier) the only one in the house. |
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Lets take the old concrete sink out (made for 3ft pigmys) and weighs about half a ton. |
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We installed a new floor above the soon to be new kitchen ready for a future project ... |
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Back to the tiling a certain Mr P Mills was asked one day back in blighty (you can tile can't you ? ) Yes came back the reply ah ah he meant wall tiles ...well many floors later he can now tile floors.. |
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And this proves it... |
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We had such a game getting hold of flat pack kitchen units 3 years ago but now you can them anywhere. |
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We now have to tile the walls etc...etc... |
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And we found in Spain flat pack kitchen units do not come with doors or anything else for that matter...but we got some and here they are. |
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Window in bedroom 1 is removed and glass blocks installed... |
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Mrs Sexkitten inspecting the glass blocks |
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Ah this was a window but now leads to the new floor we put in place. Which will be the floor of our new bathroom. |
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Doorway made and door in place. |
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Stud wall fitted in to allow room for stairs to roof terrace. Mr Mills testing position of fittings... |
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All plumbing done time to tile the walls with 2ft long tiles... |
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Almost finished just need a bit of colour... |
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All done including the shower |
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Stairs are made of clay blocks which break easy with wear so we tile over them better looking and more durable... |
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can't decide what to do with those front facing edges ? |
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Newly tiled stairs to first floor |
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we fitted these to access the roof terrace |
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From left to right Mr Mills Alice and myself on the roof terrace taking in the sun.. |
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we put a roof over the old courtyard which now provides us with a great cloths drying area... |
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Crazy Mr Mills takes a hammer to our wall to make a doorway.... |
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Doorway made door fitted and roof void filled... |
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Mrs Sexkitten & Alice painting the new door... |
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Me finishing the new roof off .... |
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This is the main road that goes straight through the village |
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The village square looking back towards the house... |
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The village square surrounded by lots of flowers an ideal place to sit and watch the world go by. |
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A nice picture from our roof terrace at night |
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This is the village pool not ours... |
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Mrs Sexkitten hard at it ? i think not.. |
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Fireworks and lot's of them |
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A firework display to put some uk councils to shame |
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9 in the morning Hot chocolate is on the menu this time.. |
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A look at the giant paella as it's being cooked..
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A few of the locals parade round in the morning during the fiesta giving out a sweetbread type cake.
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Mr Mills is not over keen on the paella me thinks.. |
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From left to right Mrs Sexkitten Alice my better half and Mr Mills the tiler sampling the local beer.
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More fun and games during the Fiesta |
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Mrs T Sexkitten with her new man..this was the local policeman
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A man called Alan testing the paella on offer at the Sanet Fiesta...
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These great big things are made of paper |
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And when they have been judged.. |
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They burn them .. |
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The girlies tucking in...to paella |
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After much coaxing we get Paul eating the best paella around |
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Betty & me |
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Gill |
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Paul & Alice having just the 1 |
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Sheila and Carol |
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Our roof after being stripped |
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Roof during re-covering |
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Nearly complete |
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Just needs re-painting |
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Steel re-inforcement for the uneven floor |
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Now for some new concrete |
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Get some tiles down |
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More tiles please |
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Almost there |
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And there you have it ... what a difference |
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