Finally - The roof!

Well the top is finally on the neighbour's new house. And it is certianly looking impressive as it goes on. The next step will be a 'surround' roof right around the first floor and extending out over the terrace. The top floor has just the master bedroom and thier 'en suite' then the ground floor will have the second bedroom, family bathroom, utility/laundry room and a huge living/dining room with the 'kitchen area' at the end on one of those 'island' things.
Then in the basement there will be the large double garage and yet another 'Italian' thing - 'una taverna'. This is a large party room which will have a wood-fired pizza oven built in and where it is usual for the entire family to meet up regularly. Rather like the German 'party kellers' I think.

It would seem that once the final roof is finished and the wall rendered, then work will stop until the young couple gather more money to enable them to then start work on the inside. Eros' mother told me that they are hoping to be able to move in in about 2 years time!!!!

As is the custom here - there is no question of a mortgage - the land was a gift, so they (like most couples up here) will just do as much as they can themselves, as and when the money permits! For example - last weekend both Eros and his wife spent the whole time fixing the copper guttering around the finished roof - and this morning they were up here again taking a lot of measurements too. 

posted by Carole B @ 12:34 AM