For the past four days we have been laying the paving for the terrasse around the pool. This involves laying a sand/cement mix (une chape) of about 5cm - tamping down, levelling and making absolutely flat. After this a mix of pure cement and water (une barbotine) is slopped on to glue the slabs to the chape. This has been one of the hardest jobs I have ever done - the sheer surface area (154 metres square) and the weight of the stone - but we're nearly there - probably 1.5 days to go ...
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