A room with a view

The kitchen is now taking shape, or more precisely the huuuge kitchen window.  The size of it has surprised us - despite all the plans and models, we had not envisaged quite how high 3m70 really is.  Well, there'll certainly be lots of light.  I just wonder how we are ever going to manage to clean up there.

Meanwhile, the new concrete column is drying out...

... and work has started on the roof. 

To begin with, they have removed the rotten cornice (they will make an identical copy, salvaging pieces from the original one where possible).















 


... and some of the roof tiles, revealing a stunning view of the Schaerbeek Town Hall, floodlit at dusk.   We won't be able to see it so easily when the new roof is back on, so something to enjoy while we can.