Status Report
I put a few short posts recently but they seem to have gone missing in the blog software somewhere.
- Anyway we are still waiting on the authorities to approve our building permit. They seem to be very organised. If the guy working on your stuff goes on holiday or is sick you are out of luck and nothing happens. Our architect and my wife are constantly calling to check/push the status.
- One of our new neighbors is building now and has asked if they can 'park' items on our lot which was fine with me.
- I have been working a little on coordinating the fireplace and chimney items in a nice little communication game with the building firm, the fireplace manufacturer/installer, the architect, and the chimney sweep authority. The chimney sweep must agree that everything is o.k. with a fireplace before it can be used. Since we have a modular house and the walls are made of wood we need to be sure that the walls are fire-safe. As of today this question is still open but it moves forware slowly.
- I also needed to agree to the appropriate openings in the chimney for cleaning and to attach the fireplace oven. The building firm sent the fireplace manufacturer/installer a form to fill out. He filled out both holes in the basement which I thought was strange. He thought the sketch was for the ground floor and that the chimney did not go into the basement, so a little adjustment is needed --> I guess it is good that I never sign anything without verifying what it all means first
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