And work started about the same day. Those guys must like demolition, we hardly have time to think.
The kitchen has a similar hole in the floor.
Once the floor and roof are in place, and separate meters/cables/pipes for electricity/water/gas are installed, we can officially buy 'our' part of the property.
Till then a gazillion decisions to be made. Because we need to prepare now for all the work we need to have done, also the part after separating our future living space from the remaining office below.
It feels a bit weird not doing part of the actual work ourselves, but the office needs to be in shape to be rented it out asap...
We have been waiting/searching a long time to find this property, and it is taking a year and a half to actually really buy it. From now it will be just a few months and this build can make another dream come true. Feels a bit like a 'grand designs' episode. I've always wondered why people got babies in the middle of construction work. But after all those years I couldn't be happier that it all happens now.
Hoping this will not turn in some kind of nightmare, but after all we have already gone through this feels easier to navigate. Even when plans change on a daily basis, even when we don't always feel in control, even when we expect setbacks dealing with a 17th century house where nothing is straight or level.
I mean, who wouldn't want a new beamed ceiling so we can gain 5 cm height in the kitchen?
That is quite amazing! Exciting times, indeed.
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