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...
by John Flawith | Aug 10, 2025 | Blog, Folia Agapis
The inspector finally visited! The first one turned down the opportunity, and the second didn’t have a car! Had to brought out by our engineer. But he came, he saw, he concurred! Here is the plot, ready for the basement foundation to be poured The...
by John Flawith | Jul 26, 2025 | Blog, Folia Agapis
We have at last come upon a great builder, Theo, who has cheerfully accepted our manifold requirements and eccentricities, is keen to get started, has promised us a turn key project with no cost overruns, at a price we can just about afford. New office in Almyrida...
by John Flawith | May 15, 2025 | Blog, Folia Agapis
The design of the house is completed. After what for Greece is quick, we have our building permit despite the change in construction from prefabricated wood to concrete. We’d asked Eirini, our long-suffering architect/engineer, to design the house for us. She talked...
