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21 Mar 05: They survey the scene—as the road surfacing continues below us
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21 Mar 05: The little digger arrives...
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21 Mar 05: Excavation begins
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26 Mar 05: The little digger gives up and the big one arrives...
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...and just makes it through to the terrace
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26 Mar 05: A big hole
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6 Apr 05: The foundations are being laid
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8 Apr 05: The walls are rising
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11 Apr 05: The vigas arrive for the base
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12 Apr 05: The blocks are added to complete the base
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13 Apr 05: And still the walls are rising...
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14 Apr 05: They have been working round the far side too!
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15 Apr 05: The walls have obviously risen as far as they need
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15 Apr 05: And this is what is going on round the other side
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18 Apr 05: See the pipes for the pump and the walls for the pumphouse!
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19 Apr 05: There is a lot of reinforcing mesh in there now
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20 Apr 05: More reinforcing, more plumbing, and a roof for the pumphouse
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20 Apr 05: Lights in the trough and rendering of the walls
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25 April 05: This is how they started the spraying...
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...and this is during the process...
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...and this is it finished!
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27 Apr 05: The little digger returns to backfill - and see the new boundary wall behind it!
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...it doesn't look quite so big with the earth back round it
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3 May 05: The beginning of the cloisters (nearer) and the new boundary wall behind
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4 May 05: The next stage of the cloisters...
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...and a close-up for the engineers out there
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...and a nice new gate which Ken is in the process of fitting in the nice new wall
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5 May 05: The beginning of the roof
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6 May 05: Aren't they getting on well? And it feels cool in there already
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9 May 05: The roof is nearly finished and the rendering is coming on well
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10 May 05: The roof is finished and the rendering has moved to the front wall
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11 May 05: A wider view...
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12 May 05: The beginning of the base for the shade deck
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13 May 05: Where the cloister, the steps and the ramp all meet
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16 May 05: Terracotta tiles on the concrete; dark blue tiles in the pool and bronze cranes in the centrepiece...
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17 May 05: The red former is in place for the coronación (edging) of the pool tomorrow
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...and the bases for all the tiling are in place
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18 May 05: The coronación is complete and the colour is good, but...
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...most of the tiles have had to come up again because the base is not square
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19 May 05: I do like these tiles...
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20 May 05: They have started on the complementary tiling and it looks good
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23 May 05: The tiling of the terrace is coming on nicely
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24 May 05: The tiling continues to spread...
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25 May 05: New finials on wall...we are going to buy something to go on the other side
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26 May 05: The gravel is good, but they're still waiting for the tiles to finish the cloister
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27 May 05: Now he has the tiles he is getting on like a house on fire...
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28 May 05: A little shade to keep the tile cement cool - and the workers as well...
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...and the cat checks that the quality of the tiling is satisfactory
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31 May 05: The tiling of the pool is done, waiting the final grouting...
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...and the tile panel has finally arrived - laid by Paco, the master tiler!
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2 Jun 05: And this is it all finished...ready for cleaning, painting, planting, dressing...
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See Pool Terrace under AtoZ for the continuing project.
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3 Jun 05: Having thought it was all done they came back, cleaned and then built this!
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