Works on their way....

garage new grid getting the final touches.

After last rain, middle october, we know now the ways rain water run down hill, 

therefore we prepare a serious of channels to collect it next time and drive it

with security out of paved path and slopes.

Very litlle rain water will get down this end, as it has been diverted away all 

the way from the grass garden.

This was the place that got a lot of rain water, as it took water from grass garden, 

upper slope, plus paved paths. The superficial water created channels that wnet deep 

in the soil, making the filling move downwards and cracking pavement.

Spine bone channels have been open to stop rain water

running to far on a direction. All in small fractions means

a shorter amount of water and less damage.

Water descending from main slope will find this channel which will make the 

water run sideways in direction to the neighbors fencing.

A side channel all along the first paved path drives the water away from it and

secures the stability. The channels will get covered with terracotta roof tiles to avoid water

to dig into filling.

Spine bone channels along the right hand side of first path will provide

water to distribute along the slope in small amounts at once.

We've considered to channel the water every two or three meters.

This image is to show you how does look the steps and

up raiser with the fungus on them. It shows as well the side wall before it

had the stone top and mortar coating.

Garden planter walls falling apart from internal humidity. Soil is much to high and

debris easily is removed by wind onto the terrace. After your approval on it, it has

been attended and looks beautiful, as you will see later.

Stairs and its side wals before getting attended.

The same run down mortar on garden planter walls.

The wooden handrail is having some problems in specific places. Actually this image corresponds

to the Gazebo's where you know it will get changed by a new one in tropical wood.

Hand rail is peeling off, so I have ordered a quote to attend this elements during winter and

have them ready by Easter.

Humidity enters through the gaps and stays inside causing damage to the wood.

The gaps must get sealed and checked every season to get the secured before the

winter arrives.

Balcony in master bedroom on the way to get finished.

Base mortar, green-greyish, will get the final coat in the creamy color 

of the house for uniformity.

Cracks in wood will have to get filled with mastic after sanding down all grey sun action.

Caps to bars need urgent attention. Once this is in this stage, wood rottens very quickly.

Another aspect of open joint in need of attention.

See how much the sun + the elements have gone into the natural

wood after four years. Painter will give us a time to re-do this

treatments.

Stairs down to kitchen area. The humidity stays the whole winter long in this north facing

areas. We have cleaned them with pressure gun and sealed with special sealer which does

not show. Treatment should be repeated every six months. It is not difficult to do and not

that expensive.

Gate grid on the last touches.

See how much larger is today's grid in comparasion with the old one in front of garage.

Easy to open will allow man hole cleaning before winter time.

This security gap on the wall will prevente the area from flooding.

Roof tiles have been laid down in this side of the garden path. 

Rain water will not dig deeper, but gently run down with security.

Worker on the installation of the roof tiles secured

with cement.

This is the socket that decalcifier needs to be plugged in.

Garden watering system also must use the other socket.

the reason is that the socket you can see here on this picture it is a commanded

from main electical box and it is connected to sensor which will stop circuit when water level descends too much.

this is a general picture from first paved path and we can see the roof tile channels on 

the right hand side already done. Left hand side still on its preparation.

Another look at the same area permits the vision of the plants and shrubs 

that have finally anchored and growing...¡¡

Channel left hand side on it's last section.

the same image.

The steps down to the grass area, before getting attended.

a detail to show that new tiling on master's balcony reaches almost the

edge of the terrace, covering the terracotta element, which is porous and could

keep sending humidity into the structure.

The change of materials is not any longer visible from the top, providing now a feeling

of larger space. Skirting has also been changed.

When we attend the sides from stairs to incorporate the stone top, we must remove the iron

hand rail first. This picture shows how bad the electrical installation was under and around the

metal piece that secured the hand rail in the center. The duct was broken and we decided to

repair the lot.

Installation on the way to get repaired.

Stone top getting installed on the first section up from guest stairs.

This is how we found the hand rail square section against the stone wall. 

We took hand rail to the iron man shop and got the piece repaired.

Checking new cable installation is working with normality. 

Remember this circuit was giving problems last summer, probably this was the reason.

Our workers waiting for electrical repair before continuing the job.

Stone top can be now installed.

You can see how the tubes that send rain water from road and garage areas is placed

underground all the way along the plot side.

The small black tube will take sewage waters to the street. the grey ones are for 

rain water excess to go down with no damage to property.

Stairs and garden after getting repaired. 

It looks very nice now with the new rendering, and it will last longer being protected

by the stone top, which cantilevers a good four cms either side.

We have installed also a stone top in the wall behind guest bedroom.

this was the place we found the hand rail rotten.

All pieces had been cut and removed, therefore we recomend a new paint coat on them.

Another view to the stairs after getting attended.

The ramp external wall after cracks repair. Tubes for evacuation of water, we decided to

leave them exposed, in case you need to attend them at some other time. Idea is to

get them painted in cream color to match rendering.

Man hole where street rain water and garage tube meet. We recomend to get it checked

every change of season, must important after summer, to clean soil, leafs, etc, which could

block installation when needed.

This is the aspect after installing the tubes. The small black tube is the one

for the street sweet water supply. It goes in one piece up to the road's new

chamber on the pedestrian wall. When the time comes, this tube will have to

be extended up to the technical room and decide how to unify it to the existing

installation.

Large catus before it was planted again.

It was late when the pressure gun cleaning finished, but the result is good.

All sandstone lines have been sealed with transpartent solution. The same one used at the

house stairs. It will prevent humidity and fungus to stay on it. The sandstone it is very nice

but it is so porous that acts like an sponge and water stays inside all winter long, sending 

humidity to the side walls.

The paved area has been cleaned as well and sealer has been applied too to this area.

Stairs down to the olive tree area. Cleaned and secured with translucid sealer.

Ramp cleaned.

another look to the olive stairs after being cleaned.

Stairs down to kitchen getting the translucid sealer. You will see the effect a further pics down.

Ramp after getting finished.

Wall and sandstone against it are not any longer green-black.

Sealer will prevent this to happen, but it needs to be repeated before and after summer again.

this is where tube installations are running under. Sweet water and sewage.

Lighter sandstone has the new evacuation tube undernice.

another look to entrance path way.

Sandstone has been cleaned and secured. also against garage.

after the rain, this is the aspect of the stairs down to kitchen area.

Up risers and terracotta are now sealed and the water is not penetrating.

the look it has improved by a lot after cleaning.

Guest stairs also look a lot better.

Garden path to sea with channels for water already finished.

We can see several from this image.

all the way down water channels.

Another look to the long channel.

Once the shrubs take over, channels will get nicely integrated.

This installation will help a lot in next raing, we believe, as the idea is that

rain water which descends over the ground, finds those traps and is riderected away.

It's been a great effort to create this installation, but we believe it is worth while. 

We will see how it goes with the time on it.

Last path areas with several channels.

this is a very important channel, as the path received a lot of water  before the

installation and it was the area where path suffered more damage of all.

Last bit inside fenced space protets path from debris and water descending

from slope. Those installations have to be kept clean so when they are needed

they can respond as it is the intention behind.

Path outside the fenced area was getting a lot of water too. It excavated the side of path

well under the stones. What we have done is to fill the under side again and secure it 

with a mortar which will prevent space from water digging into it.

See how bad the road is after your property.

we have new palms appearing on the slopes.

notice the gaps we've opened to avoid flood and water pushing against retaining wall on grass edge.

all around the curve we've opened gaps for quick water evacuation.

Valves open. On water tank last ckeck out.

Valves closed and pump unplugged.

blue valve closes totally installation.

This electro valve will need checking by gardener before reusing it, as it is noticeble 

there is an small problem with it.

This crack is new to my eyes, or at least I can not rememeber if it was there

in summer when we checked around the house and property.

In any case, I have not touched so far. We should check every once a while and

see evolution. It does not seem important now, but it is a corner from the house

and it means the corner has sunken a bit. It is the  fireplace wall besides olive tree.

see stairs and the crack on the right hand side.

Last thursday, after tuesdays winds, we found this

pots on the floor and one of them was broken.

Gardeners, after our request, has dealed with it.

We up raised so roots where humid again.

garden is back to normality after covering all new installations below soil.

difficult to say it was all altered just weeks before.

Plants are growing again after heavy trimming.

Cactus in place again. Very strong plants, will take over with no problem.

Pipes to be painted, if you agree in leaving them exposed.

Sewage and Sweet water tubes.

Pictures for veranda details, provided to painter.

Veranda to be paint recoated.

Verandas to be paint recoated.

Verandas to be paint recoated.

Veranda to be paint recoated.

Entrance door we believe it should be replaced.

side door, in better condition. Paint coat needed.

Entrance door to house needs also attention.

details for the lock, which does not work any longer.

So much effort has been given to this old door and we do not think it will resist any more after

floods summer-autuum.

We will wait for your new on it. thanks.