Mirjam Hartkamp replied to Michael Brazier's discussion Are you experienced? in La Ville au Roi - Eleusis
"I have worked a few months on an construction site in the south of spain. It was actually an old almost ruined landhouse, in the middle of nowhere, which needed te be rebuilt. It turned out quite nice:
http://casaescalera.eu/
In renovating my house…"
Dec 1, 2012
Robert McCarthy replied to Michael Brazier's discussion Are you experienced? in La Ville au Roi - Eleusis
"Hi Michael,  In 1987 I hand built a mud brick house with my then partner. And we also built a mud pottery studio and carport We also did much renovation work over the years.  Having said that I dont have conventional skills of much use re modern…"
Nov 25, 2012
Michael Brazier left a comment on LAND & BUILDINGS
"By the way would be great to see your dad down there Alex, I think anyone making a journey of that distance to work has proved by their actions that they have an interest in the project."
Nov 25, 2012
Michael Brazier left a comment on LAND & BUILDINGS
"This week I will be learning how to quarry lime, burn it and slake it into a putty from a master bricklayer. The lime pit would have been a part of every building site at one point and Im hoping to create one at Eleusis. The repointing and repairs…"
Nov 25, 2012
Dharmavidya replied to Michael Brazier's discussion Are you experienced? in La Ville au Roi - Eleusis
"I have no trained building skills but have done a great many things learning as I go along at Eleusis. When I first went there I was frightened of heights, but then I had to repair the barn roof and take down the old roof on the other barn that we…"
Nov 24, 2012
Michael Brazier left a comment on LAND & BUILDINGS
"Hi Mirjam, Im going to measure up the barn in a couple of weeks time and from this we can draw up a plan and start sharing ideas.
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Nov 23, 2012
Michael Brazier left a comment for Robert McCarthy
"Hi Robert, that sounds really interesting. Looking forward to swapping skills/experiences down there when the project starts."
Nov 21, 2012