Chateau de Firbeix

With the shorter days and plenty more shutters to paint, and now the barn has doors and windows so is water and wind tight, I've fitted temporary lights and also power sockets. The power line and fuse box was fitted in the Autumn when the new sewage pipes were fitted. We also put in a water line at the same time.

I love to see the Snow Drops flower, makes me think Spring is not that far away 😉🤞 and they are everywhere

In a previous post, I showed the atrium in the PMR gîte being plastered. When we got back from Switzerland after New Year, we had to finish sanding the joints, paint the walls & ceiling, stain the oak beams and fit the light feature. We had a strict time constraint as the plasterers were returning to collect the scaffolding. Once that was taken away there would be no further work possible. Working on their scaffolding took some getting used to as it all shakes and bends slightly. Knowing my dislike of heights and especially ladders, this was going to be a test for me! To make things worse, I had to use a step ladder on top of the scaffolding to reach the high points and finish the electrics for the lights. It is probably 8m from the floor to the top of the ceiling (scaffolding to about 4m) so I consider I've made some steps to overcoming my hatred of heights. We'll see on the next project involving ladders! Today they removed the scaffolding and the lights can finally hang ...