Works III iii

End of the week. Three days in. First layer of render is on. The guys are heroic. Meanwhile architect and geologist visit for initial swimming pool thoughts and estimates. Tuscany has strong seismic building regs and with our steep slopes we have to figure out options. Building a vastly expensive retaining wall can be finessed by building a pool on pilings sunk to the base rock.

Meanwhile I hauled seven loads of wood up to the stables from the coppice. I would reckon that would be two tonnes and counting.

Soil weighs as standard 1.8 tonnes to cu m; water 2.3 tonnes. Just so you know.