Posted on 30th May 2026
In Miramon, we’re used to planting things… but rarely black locust wooden posts 30 cm in diameter and 3 metres long! So last Friday, we really needed the help of two excavator operators, respectively equiped with a 14-tonne and 10-tonne excavator, to drive the 18 posts – which Manon, Renée, Mayuan a...
Posted on 26th May 2026
A brief look back at the upheavals that have taken place over the last two weeks in Miramon. On Monday 11 May, a backhoe loader burst onto our overgrown meadow, where we had placed a few bamboo markers. In a matter of hours, through the frightening magic of the diesel engine, two platforms were c...
Posted on 19th Feb 2026
Cet article est écrit en style WikiHow, sur un mode volontairement humoristique (voire satirique, et même provocateur) et bourré d'exaggérations. Il pourrait intéresser des personnes qui souhaitent déposer un PCMI (Permis de Construire pour une Maison Individuelle)... sans se ruiner. Il est centré...
Posted on 31st Jan 2026
Our very first actual chantier (building activity) in Miramon. Just a little warm-up for what comes next. On the agenda for this Friday morning: meeting with an excavator at 8:30 am on site; caravan delivery around 9 am; then container delivery at 10:30 am. That's it! What could possibly go wrong?...
Posted on 23rd Nov 2025
The question of the type of foundations to choose for our house is undoubtedly one of the thorniest issues we face. In fact, it's at the intersection of several essential issues that arise for our project... And given that the whole house is going to be quite literally based on this, it's not a ques...