Dig that look

When Quentin arrived on Monday morning we knew the plan was to dig up the courtyard to lay the new hot water pipes. We had done some preparation at the weekend moving some of the stones to one side, and moving a couple of roses, which I wanted to protect. However it was still tough to watch him as he started to pick axe his way across the courtyard. The good thing though is that Antoine, the previous owner, had sunk a trough across the courtyard for the hot water pipes for the heating, so in theory we just needed to locate the trough. Quentin got stuck in and soon made light work of the job.

The old pipes were looking a bit rusty so they received a coat of paint and got new lagging. He then had to run a new electric cable for the electrician, an ethernet cable and the new pipes for the hot water. Again fully lagging them.

By the end of the day on Tuesday the courtyard was back to normal, and you would not have known he’d been there. We replanted the two roses, which I will need to keep an eye on to check that they reestablish themselves. I do want to plant a new Lavender, as we did need to cut one back, I will do this early next year.

The plan is to use up the oil we have with the old boiler, and then Quentin will come back and swap it over.