Re-Pointed Wall

Here is a photo of the finished wall. So much better, although all I have to do now is replace the shuttering and varnish the window frames!

One question is - where will the swallows go now?

Wall re-pointing

In September 2009, we decided that the long wall on the other side of the house from the terrace needed re-pointing. Some of the stones were falling out, no doubt assisted by the many swallows who had taken up residence in the wall.

Anyway, our helpful gardener, Mr Balthazart, arranged for his friend Monsieur "le Maçon" to do the work, assisted by him. Here you can see work in progress, having to negotiate the power cable.

The next post will have the photo of the finished product.

Front of the House