Things are moving along nicely now with plasterboard starting to go in, in places.  The Italian system of electrical wiring is quite different to the UK – they put in plastic conduit and the actual cables are poked through the conduit later.  It actually makes a lot of sense – if a wire gets damaged then a new one can be pulled through.

We’ve decided to have a large spa bath in the master en-suite… so large that we’ve had to have steel I-beams fitted to support the weight of the water without damaging the original ceiling below.