Evolution of the ground floor

Time for meditation... Slighly less than one year ago the massive reconstruction of the ground floor had just started: tons of dirt and debris still had to be taken out and disposed, the inner door was shorter and narrower, the new electric grid was still far even from being envisioned and now it's almost ready to be wired.

January 2024

January 2025

Healing a rotten wall

Among the huge effort planned to heal the ground floor and insert the required ventilation underneath, it was a great accomplishment to heal a part of the northern wall where, back in the days, the previous owners had installed a stone sink: this sink was very badly removed before we bought the building.

It all looked good before, didn't it? So at the time when they removed it I got really pissed off but NOW... as soon as I realized HOW they had installed it, I was really grateful to them for the removal so that it couldn't be used anymore to flush water.

More archeological findings

Keeping up with the massive digging at the ground floor of the RawJah house, in the "youngest" part of the building dated not much after 1851, I found these two big flat stone slabs. 

Wood working with car-crank

While digging downstairs on the ground level, the cork and lime insulation at the first floor got nicely dried. No better chance to "take a rest" from digging than... laying the fir boards flooring on the first floor!!! 



I have been using the same technique a few years ago, laying the floor in the room next door. Hopefully a short video-clip can explain the process of this handy trick... I am always pretty stoked of how efficient it is. It's always NOT easy to film and edit WHILE doing some physical labor...
Much respect for those who can arrange to do both things more proficiently than this!

Setting a space column

Sure enough when some time ago I spotted a great building potential in a certain log stuck in the canal, I didn't really know what it was going to happen to it and indeed now... it's filling the space.
It became a space column!!!

Check out all the details of the wood working construction process...

Archeological findings

While the cork flooring insulation is still maturing upstairs, the waiting time it's perfect for opening another big battle field and approach the reconstruction of the ground floor in what it's going to be the "community kitchen"... Digging out and sifting earth from rocks and gravel, a few interesting items came out too.

Useful fishing

During a swift patrol walk to the canal I noticed that something weird was sticking out of the water. So I grabbed the propped harpoon made out of a long rebar, always ready nearby...