Top-Wall Nearly Finished
20/12/2018 12:19
This top wall, that incorporates the entrance steps, when completely finished will be 30m long and 4.6m high.
It really will be a huge wall, which is very needed because it will protect the villa from the road above.
It really will be a huge wall, which is very needed because it will protect the villa from the road above.
Base of Top Wall Started
31/10/2018 09:37
Excavation work for this wall is now finished and the stonemasons are carefully building the wall with cars going past above them.
Excavating Top Garden Wall
26/10/2018 09:29
We needed a much smaller digger to carefully excavate the area where the top garden wall will be built.
What makes this work even harder is they are working right next to the road above the villa, so they must not excavate any of the road itself.
What makes this work even harder is they are working right next to the road above the villa, so they must not excavate any of the road itself.
Middle-Wall Finished
21/10/2018 08:59
The stonemasons have cleared everything around the middle wall and made it look much better.
They put some good soil of the ground in readiness for the flowerbed, which I will have there in the future.
They put some good soil of the ground in readiness for the flowerbed, which I will have there in the future.
Left-Side of Middle Wall
14/10/2018 08:53
After the huge rock was removed with great difficulty, they have got on really well with the left side of this middle wall.
This middle wall when finished will measure 25.8m long and 3.5m high.
This middle wall when finished will measure 25.8m long and 3.5m high.
Huge Rock Removal Needed
01/10/2018 09:13
This huge piece of rock must be removed now before the left side of this middle wall can be constructed.
This is going to be extremely hard work as there is no way to get even the smallest digger down there, so it must be removed by hand.
This is going to be extremely hard work as there is no way to get even the smallest digger down there, so it must be removed by hand.
Faik Our Stonemason
30/09/2018 09:00
This is Faik another of our really gifted stonemasons. He is cooling down under the shade from the tree.
Right-Side of Middle Wall
17/09/2018 08:38
The right side of the long middle wall is nearly finished and is looking lovely.
Getting The Detail Right
07/09/2018 08:23
I was in London and with Stefan's help, by constantly contacting me on WhatsApp, I was able to see how the new stonemasons were building up the wall. Eventually they started to completely understand how I wanted the stonework to look.
You can clearly see in this photo, at the bottom of the wall, they are still trying to do their easier straight line (though a bit curved). Then their composition got more fluid and organic in appearance as they went up the wall.
You can clearly see in this photo, at the bottom of the wall, they are still trying to do their easier straight line (though a bit curved). Then their composition got more fluid and organic in appearance as they went up the wall.
Middle Garden Wall Started
04/09/2018 10:18
This is our main stonemason and believe it or not his name is Rok and he is a really clever and thoughtful man.
All our stonemasons have come from Albania as they have a really gift for stonemasonry. It must be hard for them leaving their homes for weeks at a time to be able to work for us, which is greatly appreciated.
All our stonemasons have come from Albania as they have a really gift for stonemasonry. It must be hard for them leaving their homes for weeks at a time to be able to work for us, which is greatly appreciated.
New Stonemasons Started
05/06/2018 12:51
Today at last our new stonemasons has started by firstly pointing the already completed stonework. They have come as a trial to see how things go, because all work must stop soon for Montenegro's summer building work break.
A few months ago we suddenly had big problems with the previous stonemasons boss. We eventually decided it was best to go our separate ways as he had become extremely difficult to deal with.
It was hard to find another stonemason as they were either already busy working on other buildings projects or reluctant to finish what someone else had started.
I am also contributing to the problem as I have become more specific about how I want the stonework to look, after seeing various types of stonework. I now only want stonework that is fluidly organic in appearance. In this part of the world most stonemasons like doing easier straight lines, which is not acceptable.
Parking Area Cleared
17/02/2018 07:11
After excavating the top road parking space, which was extremely hard work digging through incredibly hard rock and required two very large diggers. We now have enough space up there for at least five cars, a double garage and a store room.
The added bonus of excavating this land is that we now have a lot of stone to be sorted out and got ready (over time) to build all the garden walls, terraces, barbecue area, walls of lower road and upper road parking spaces and finally the garage.
It is hard to see from this photo how big this parking plot is, which is at least 30 m long and 10m deep at the widest end.
Some more excavation work will need to be done to this plot in the future, which will make it even bigger, as we will need some more stone to build with.
The added bonus of excavating this land is that we now have a lot of stone to be sorted out and got ready (over time) to build all the garden walls, terraces, barbecue area, walls of lower road and upper road parking spaces and finally the garage.
It is hard to see from this photo how big this parking plot is, which is at least 30 m long and 10m deep at the widest end.
Some more excavation work will need to be done to this plot in the future, which will make it even bigger, as we will need some more stone to build with.
Purchased New Property
26/01/2018 14:17
Today I purchased another property in Montenegro. This time I purchased a complete ruin in Gornja Lastva, which is an extraordinarily beautiful very old Mediterranean settlement half way up Vrmac mountain and directly above Tivat.
This property is quite larger with enough room to make a spacious villa with three bedrooms, three bathrooms and two reception rooms. It will be a project for the future.
This property is quite larger with enough room to make a spacious villa with three bedrooms, three bathrooms and two reception rooms. It will be a project for the future.
