Renovation project - French exterior paint
We have a non eventful sailing back to France
which is the best thing you can ever say about a journey over the water.
It feels so good to be back, but I am on the
phone a number of times just to check all is OK, I think the family may be glad
when I stop clucking over them so much.
But back to Brittany, the sun is shining and
the weather is glorious and likely to stay this way for some days, so it is a
case of sorting our work schedule around the weather and first things first is
the painting of the house.
John starts on the bedroom terrace, we have
our white paint, but as it goes on, it really doesn’t look very white, maybe it
will dry whiter.
It doesn’t, it stays the same colour. We have
not used this make before, it does cover well though and is a rough finish, as
parts of the walls are smooth and rough, John manages to get them all the same,
before painting over again in a definite white paint.
The paint is called crepie (do not buy this
for a smooth finish!)
The floor of the terrace is painted in a fibre
glass product to ensure that it is water tight.
The gutters are painted in a dark grey metal
paint that we bought and the whole area looks really good once it is finished.
The thing we have realised is that the terrace
is a real sun trap, we first found this out when John was painting it and ended
up with sunstroke, I know sunstroke in Brittany, it really was that sunny. He also
had no hat; we had searched for his caps and could not find any.
I popped to the local market to buy a new one,
but all they had were multicoloured with writing on, so I had to ask in my best
French, if they had any suitable for old men (john was not impressed with this)
the best the stall had was a blue NY cap. But it was better than nothing.
Once it was finished I put my table and chair
there to write, it was bliss, for about 5 minutes, the sun and walls were so
bright I ended up chasing the shade. What I really needed was a big hammock and
just to spend a few hours sunbathing.
Glad your back safe and sound, the terrace looks great but I would have to have shade too, you need one of those triangle shade things, keep the good work up
ReplyDeleteThe paint turned out well. Maybe adding some plants will help cut the heat, along with a big umbrella to provide some shade. It all looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteJenny, Glad you were able to get back to France with your Mum on the mend.
ReplyDeleteHave a look around for thing called a "shade sail" very popular in Australia for just you situation
David
thanks :) we have some plants to go up there and I think the shade idea maybe following very soon :)
ReplyDeleteIt's looking lovely, what a great place to relax.
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome. Another great job.
ReplyDeleteI had heat stroke cutting the grass one Easter a few years back, though the temperature on Wednesday at 36°C was the hottest I can remember on Brittany in the last 10 years.
it's a great place to relax, this has been the hottest summer we have known here. but maybe not the best time too be painting white walls ;)
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