From the outside
posted by dallyingllama | 9:49 AM
Building our new house in Germany
This blog is to share my experience building a house in Germany with family, friends, and all others interested in the story. Tune in for exciting events in our household as we embark on this once in a lifetime adventure (especially in Germany) of building our house.
- From the outside
- Ah, the upstairs and the roof
- The Day After
- All in a days work
- Bye Bye Goo
- Help, the cellar has been slimed
- Pump it up
- Finishing up the cellar
- I think the cellar is finished
- Cellar not yet finished
- July 2005
- August 2005
- September 2005
- October 2005
- November 2005
- December 2005
- January 2006
- February 2006
- March 2006
- April 2006
- May 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The Day After
Short summary of yesterday.
Only one "problem" yesterday. The heating system didn't show up so they couldnt install the stairs. (It is easier to install without them in.) So we couldn't check out the upstairs since no one wanted to go up their rickety ladder.
Supposedly the "shingles" should have been done today for the roof. Maybe tommorrow.
Only one "problem" yesterday. The heating system didn't show up so they couldnt install the stairs. (It is easier to install without them in.) So we couldn't check out the upstairs since no one wanted to go up their rickety ladder.
Supposedly the "shingles" should have been done today for the roof. Maybe tommorrow.
posted by dallyingllama | 11:16 AM
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006
Bye Bye Goo
I finished sucking up the goo this morning. It is still wet and dirty, but you can, at least theoretically, walk in there with normal shoes.
I also got suprised with yet some more costs related to the digging and pumping etc. BooHoo!
I am getting a bit excited for tommorrow. I have to be at the house site at 06:30. I will probably arrive a little earlier to check things over. Anyway, I hope it doesn't rain from now until the next few days.
Wish me luck.
I also got suprised with yet some more costs related to the digging and pumping etc. BooHoo!
I am getting a bit excited for tommorrow. I have to be at the house site at 06:30. I will probably arrive a little earlier to check things over. Anyway, I hope it doesn't rain from now until the next few days.
Wish me luck.
posted by dallyingllama | 7:18 AM
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Help, the cellar has been slimed
Well, some of the water is out of the cellar. What was left was a mucky, muddy slime of water and dirt. The pump couldn't seem to pump this heavy water out of the cellar. (I think the pump was too weak.) We started cleaning up with a mop and worried it would take forever. One of our new neighbors walked by and offered us their industrial (wet/dry) vacuum to use. It works. We didn't quite finish it today, but kept up until hunger hit is in the evening. I will take tommorrow off of work as well and finish sucking up the goo.
posted by dallyingllama | 10:14 PM
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Pump it up
I bought a pump today to pump the leftover rain water out of the cellar. The normal pumps didn't seem like they would do it. The help at this particular hardware store was clueless and had no ideas. A guy standing next to me said which pump I could use (it pumps down to 1mm).
Eventually I got the pump going. Went off to the promised land (McDonalds) as promised to the little one.
In the afternoon, I left the little one at the neighbors and went to check on my pump. It was off but a good quantity of water had been pumped out. I set it up again and went home.
Eventually I got the pump going. Went off to the promised land (McDonalds) as promised to the little one.
In the afternoon, I left the little one at the neighbors and went to check on my pump. It was off but a good quantity of water had been pumped out. I set it up again and went home.
posted by dallyingllama | 7:09 PM