In late 1999 Antje and I, anticipating our retirement bought an old, somewhat renovated farmhouse in Birbuba, which had previously been occupied purely as a holiday residence for a few weeks per year by a Maltese family.
We decided to improve the condition of the fabric of the house and enquired about local builders. Joe Cauchi was recommended to us; his original ideas appealed to us and we decided to employ him, originally to renovate and enclose our outside staircase and to extend our balcony area. We were delighted with the result and the very high standard of finish.
Since then, Joe has renovated our courtyard walls and steps, installing a 3-tier fountain, constructing stone arches and a new courtyard balcony. He has installed a new en-suite master bathroom, all to our complete satisfaction. During the winter of 2007-8 he totally re-pointed our mill room, removing an old, oppressive balcony and introducing new features, such as a Romeo and Juliet balcony. Presently he is renovating and re-pointing our office as well as repairing the outside façade of the house.
We would emphasise that all of this work has had to be done by Joe and his team without any supervision on our part, as we have to spend many months of the year in Germany. Joe enjoys our complete trust in this regard and he has never disappointed us. We shall continue to work with him on new ideas.
Joe knows Gozo farmhouses. His advice and ideas our invaluable, his workers skilled. We recommend him without any reservation.