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Monday, 22 November 2010

Wee house on the hill.........

Well, not really a hill, but the house is really coming along now, and you can see the shape and make out the rooms now as well.

Here are the latest photo's as of Saturday 20th November;


Wall at the side of the house - in progress 

View from the back of the house

Front Door with Balcony above on 1st Floor

1st Floor, needs the floor boards !

Front of the house, windows on both floors

The Neighbourhood

View from the right handside, bathrroms and second bedroom

The weather in Datca is around 20 degrees centigrade at this time of year, so pleasant for walking and sightseeing around the beautiful peninsula which sounds very favorable in comparison to the UK, where we have current forecasts of snow, wind, ice and rain and the average temperature being just 6 degrees centigrade !

The plan is to get the house roof and floors completed and to get the walls finished around the property, so it can be made watertight and safe, for the coming months.

We hope to have the house ready for furnishing April/May 2011, and have already booked 2 weeks in July 2011 to experience our first holiday in the house.   Can't wait !!


Friday, 19 November 2010

Happy Bayram...................

Happy Bayram / Eid to everyone celebrating at the moment.  Kurban Bayramı is a religious festival and is celebrated throughout Turkey with a 4/5 day public holiday.   Its an important time for taking in what is going on in the world and appreciating family and friends. 


No more photo's of the house just yet, but some expected very soon!!!





Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Great Wall of China - not quite!

Juts recieved some more photo's from our project manager Serkan, they are getting ready to start building the walls around the property.  Take a look......

Levelling the land round the house
House on the hill
Work men finishing the stone work
Serious earth moving
Boundaries of the property
Measuring the boundary for the wall
Ready to build wall, putting in tie line

Taking Shape.....



Well, the build of the walls and fireplaces is nearly completed.  Here's the latest photo's, taken just yesterday.

The next work will be to start the walls surrounding the property, which will be in the same stone as the house.

Side view, near front entrance

View from one of the Kitchen window's

Kitchen with door leading onto the roof terrace

Living room with archway through to Kitchen

Side View


Entrance and Veranda


Front of the house

Back of the house