With the concrete for the foundation laid our next task was to lay the foundation blocks. Here in France they use an almost solid block for the blockwork beneath the floor level.

We have a fair slope on the site so there was lots of time spent making sure we had every angle and level correct. The blocks now in place, we coated the exterior with a waterproof membrane.

We had planned to utilse the earth we had dug for the foundation to refill the excavation. Our first mistake! We only had to fill the exterior excavation and as we had almost filled the original excavation with concrete and block we had a lot of surplus soil. Another mammoth digging venture. It took the two of us almost 3 days of back breaking work to shift it!