by John Flawith | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog, Folia Agapis
Since the last post on the laying of the ground floor things have moved on quite quickly. The concrete frame has been poured, done in two stages, first the North block, and then the Atrium and South block. These two are separated it seems for earthquake...
by John Flawith | Apr 17, 2026 | Blog, Folia Agapis
Framework of the North Block takes shape The next stage is to construct the frame for the North block, the living quarters with the kitchen & utility room, the living area, and our two studies. The whole building is going to be (we learn!) built in two...
by John Flawith | Mar 11, 2026 | Blog, Folia Agapis
It took most of the day, but the ground floor concrete is laid by floodlight! Its a great sight for us to see. But I get a bit ahead of ourselves! Walls cast, but the basement ceiling (top left of the shape) still not cast First of all we move on with the foundations...
by John Flawith | Jan 11, 2026 | Blog, Folia Agapis
As we come to the end of the year in which building has actually started, seemed like a good time to reflect on the process. Most of this comes down to interaction and communications with the builder and the architect, along with a few skirmishes with public...
by John Flawith | Dec 27, 2025 | Blog, Folia Agapis
Now its back to work! We’ve moved on since the basement, with a host of issues! Where the toilet soil pipes will go, finding out all the fittings we need to select and source, how to deal with surface water – the plot is on a slope, and part way down...
by John Flawith | Sep 6, 2025 | Blog, Folia Agapis
As a bit of a diversion from pouring concrete and thinking about our new house, we took a week away to chill out a bit. A week in the Amari valley – a Rough Guide “hidden gem”, is an undiscovered “away from it all” location which we love. Peaceful and...
