For the end of the year one of the last thing to do was to cover the window holes in the walls and to clean a little the yard. Because I was more than tired of all this run after builders and materials I couldn't clean too much, just to organize a little all the stuffs. I mean to put the wood in one place, the iron in its place and so. I had lots of materials spreaded in the entire yard, but the building site was close by now.
Before I begun to raise the building I had much more things in my plan to do in 2006, but it wasn't so at the end. Anyway I was satisfied that I had a roof finally.
What was different than I thought at the beginning ? Well, let's make a list:
- the garbage; I haven't calculated the price for getting rid of it. Also how much sweat and work I will put in this.
-materials depositing; the yard wasn't big enough for sand, wood, iron and garbage. For a while I had to let some of them on the street and I was almost penalized by authorities for that. Not mention the desperate run to get it in the yard.
-the builders; I had to change the teams very fast. That was very frustrating. I couldn't trust any of them. I wasn't sure if they are well intentioned or not.
other things I will say it when I remember.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
the roof
The roof part is one of my favorites. The neighbour that helped me with the concrete belt was charging me too much for the roof and I looked for other team. Luckily, a woman from the neighbourhood directed me to an old man, but very qualified who built her roof.
In the late summer I talked with him, but was already involved in a job, so I looked for other team. In the begining of october I asked him again and this time was "open" to my roof.
He was 71 years old and he was making team with his son. They've charged me just with half of my neighbour's offer. I didn't expect to make big job, because the old man looked quite incapable to carry heavy stuff. Surprisingly, they were moving faster than expected, and after 3 days they've already finished half of the roof.
I remember that in a friday at the sunset they were on the roof and I was collecting wood pieces from the yard and the wood smell was so strong and beatiful... As the sun was getting closer to the horizon, its beams were falling on the roof... I think it was the first moment when I liked this stuff, of building a house.
Anyway, in about 10 days they've finished the roof. I could finally sleep well. The thing with the roof was very important because the rain was affecting the ground floor. Moreover, if I couldn't do the roof till winter, the snow that would fall on the concrete floor that was over the ground floor, could frozen and crash.
In the late summer I talked with him, but was already involved in a job, so I looked for other team. In the begining of october I asked him again and this time was "open" to my roof.
He was 71 years old and he was making team with his son. They've charged me just with half of my neighbour's offer. I didn't expect to make big job, because the old man looked quite incapable to carry heavy stuff. Surprisingly, they were moving faster than expected, and after 3 days they've already finished half of the roof.
I remember that in a friday at the sunset they were on the roof and I was collecting wood pieces from the yard and the wood smell was so strong and beatiful... As the sun was getting closer to the horizon, its beams were falling on the roof... I think it was the first moment when I liked this stuff, of building a house.
Anyway, in about 10 days they've finished the roof. I could finally sleep well. The thing with the roof was very important because the rain was affecting the ground floor. Moreover, if I couldn't do the roof till winter, the snow that would fall on the concrete floor that was over the ground floor, could frozen and crash.
Monday, December 3, 2007
cold
2 weeks ago, me and my wife we've just moved in the house. We've finished only a part of the ground floor, but is enough for a decent living. We can't continue working now because is too cold and the holidays are knocking at the door. I haven't posted lately because I've been sick - I got a strange ear ache that appears when is cold - and just 2 days ago we have the internet connection installed. It was a little bit freaky when we moved. No tv or internet, just old movies from dvds. Anyway now I'm back online although I'm not helthy yet.
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