My new house project

[doenoe]

Well, they started doing some groundwork on the ground were my appartment will be built, so im going there every week and take some shots. (Thanks for the idea Anty) Think it is pretty cool to see your own house being built :big grin: Maybe ill go multiple times in one week, of there is alot of work been done.
Anyways, ill start with the shot i allready shown you guys in the 60.000th post and work from there

#1 04-22-09 Here they started with taking out all the stones and trees and whatnot
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis001.jpg

#2 04-29-09 This week they took out all the old sewer pipes. They also put some drains in the ground, to pump out the groundwater. They do this so they can work the ground better.
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis002.jpg

#3
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis003.jpg

[MissMia]

Thanks for sharing these with us. It will be fun to watch the progress!

[René]

Daan, where in Holland are you?

[Antarctican]

Daan - glad you're going to try to document the building of your place! I wish I'd done that when my condo was being built. It will be fun for us, too, to watch your place take shape

[Have they given you a time estimate for when they think it will be completed?]

[Chiller]

What a great idea. Looking forward to seeing this progress. :-)

[doenoe]

René, i live in a town called Hoorn, in Noord-Holland. Its at the IJsselmeer, about 30km above amsterdam.

[Tangerini]

Oh that is exciting! It will be so great to watch the progress.

[doenoe]

Well, here is the next set.
#1 06-05-09 When i arrived today 2 mountains were blocking my view.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis004.jpg

#2 Not alot changed on this side, except the was a red and white ribbon woohooooo. They also got rid of most of the old sewer stuff
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis005.jpg

#3 Then i went to the other side of the mountains and there was this big @ss hole in the ground. Im not really sure what that is for, but my guess is the new sewer system
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis006.jpg

And thats it for this week :mrgreen:

[Seefutlung]

Those are pretty big sewer pipes just for one apartment ... typically, if the soil is less than optimal, one has to "over-excavate" for the footings and foundation slab and then import soil which is better for compaction and stability.

If you have to de-water prior to construction ... then the existing soil is probably over-saturated with water and needs to be replaced ... and/or you're gonna need some quite large footings.

Good Luck and if you are the owner ... document EVERYTHING.

Gary

[doenoe]

Will do :)
And they are going to pyledrive some poles into the ground and built on that. Most of the houses in Holland are built on poles, cause the soil is to soft and houses will sink into the ground if they dont. I think the typical pole is about 20 meters and goes all the way into the soil. Then they built the foundation on that.
I dont know about the sewage pipes, maybe it was a junction and all the stuff from the houses next to it goes through that. That maybe the cause of why it is that big. Just a wild guess though.

[René]

Ok, I will be over in Delft in September to shoot a wedding. I am considering spending a few hours in Amsterdam possibly to do some shooting... Maybe meet for a beer too!!!

[doenoe]

^sounds like a plan. Which date will you be in Amsterdam then, then ill check if i can get a day off of work then.

And now for the weekly pic, only got one this time. They closed the holes again, but there is this orange pipe sticking out of the ground now.......i know, totally groovy.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis007.jpg

[René]

Well I will be in Delft 10-11-12 shooting my friends Wedding. I should be traveling up to Amsterdam on the morning of the 13th and maybe catching an afternoon flight back to Dublin. So we could possibly spend the morning shooting and maybe having a beer. I will let you know more details in the next month.

[doenoe]

^ thats a sunday....thats good, cause i dont have to work then :) So this could turn out to be a mini meet-up :) We'll talk about it when the time is near, if you are still up for it offcourse.
23-05-09 And now to my project. The build site didnt change alot this week, so its a bit pointless to put up a pic again. But........i was working in 3D-studio a bit and started to draw my house-to-be. Now im working on the furniture, almost finished the living room now :)
Here you can have a sneak-peak into the future that will be my house (or somewhat like it)
#1 This is my appartment
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis008.jpg

[MissMia]

That will be so nice when it is finished! Thanks for keeping us updated. Keep the pictures coming! :)

[doenoe]

Well, not alot has happened this week neither. So we are just staying in the virtual world a bit. I almost finished the bedroom and you all can have a sneak-peak.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis010.jpg

[Antarctican]

Looks like good use of space (assuming it's to scale). I enjoy the updates, so keep 'em coming!

[doenoe]

yup, its to scale. Im just not sure about the height of the rooms, since they didnt give me a drawing of the sides. But im pretty sure its about right.
And here is a new pic. Yes a real one. Nothing much happened, they flatened everything out so they are pretty much back at square one. But with a better sewage system (or so i hope) and they also got rid of the big orange machine.
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis011.jpg

[Alex]

http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis002.jpg


great! looks like they already delivered your room ,the one with the round Hobbit-style entrance :-P


Just kidding! Great to know that your place it being built now :D

[Alex]

Im just not sure about the height of the rooms, since they didnt give me a drawing of the sides. But im pretty sure its about right.


If nothing different was specified, in Europe the rooms should be 2,40m in height if I am not mistaken.

[MissMia]

yup, its to scale. Im just not sure about the height of the rooms, since they didnt give me a drawing of the sides. But im pretty sure its about right.
And here is a new pic. Yes a real one. Nothing much happened, they flatened everything out so they are pretty much back at square one. But with a better sewage system (or so i hope) and they also got rid of the big orange machine.
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Eschouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis011.jpg

That's good news! Now they can start the foundation. :big grin:

[doenoe]

Its been a while since i made my last update here, so here is another one. There hasnt changed much since the last pic i posted. Aparently it didnt go to well when they made the sewage system and they have to repair some stuff. Also, they found a power cable that wasnt on the drawing, so they have to reroute that. So even more delay. And then there is the fact that the vacations started here. So my guess is that they wont start untill the vacations are over and that will take a few weeks. I guess i just have to be patient and just wait till they can finally start. The good thing is, this gives me more time to save some money :)
I hope i can post a picture again in the next update.

[Antarctican]

I was thinking just yesterday that we hadn't had an update in a while! And I feared that there had been a delay of some sort. Unfortunately, that's all too common in new home constructions. As you say, though, it gives you more time to save.

Have they had to redig stuff up to reroute the cable?

[Alex]

good to have at least some news :)

[doenoe]

I guess they have to dig up the powercable and then dig another ditch to put it in. Cause how i understand it, the cable is in the way and it has to go. At least the area they are building the complex isnt too big, so they wont have to dig alot.
And a little update: i got the phonenumber of the company that will deliver the kitchens. Gonna call them this week to make an appointment and pick out the colors of the kitchen :D

[doenoe]

woohoooo, finally some progress. Not at the construction site, but thrilling nontheless. Yesterday i got a phonecall to make an appointment to sign the papers for the house. I will go there on the 4th of august and after that i will own the house :D
And today i went out and bought me a kitchen. Thats really cool and now i know how that wil look, i can go on and see how im going to decorate the rest of the house.
Here is a scan of how the kitchen will look like:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis009.jpg
On the lower-right there is a freezer with a refrigerator on top of that. In the middle there is a induction cooker. And loads of drawers and cupboards. Im totally happy right now :D

[Antarctican]

Daan, I'm thrilled for you! I remember 'waaaaay back when', going to pick out colours and rugs and cupboards and tiles etc when I bought my condo...it's exciting, and really makes it seem 'real' that the purchase of a home is happening. Congrats!

(Kitchen looks great. But I wanna see you open the cupboard at the top right. Heehee)

[doenoe]

hehe yeah, i was thinking of installing one of those stairs on a rail, that you sometimes see in libraries. Or ill just pull out a chair or something. I dunno, ill figure something out when its that time :)
Aaaaaanndddd today i went out and signed the papers, im now really the owner of a house. Well, im the owner of a little piece of land, where plants are allready growing again. But today i heard the will probably start building on the first of september :D

[Terri]

That's progress, though! :) I love this kitchen - it looks so organized.

[doenoe]

it has been the first of september and they havent started yet. But i heard yesterday that they will probably start the 15th. I heard alot of starting dates, so im just gonna wait and see.

[Antarctican]

Thanks for the update. When that first shovel hits the dirt, get some pics!!!

[doenoe]

And here are some pics again. As you can see not alot has happened, besides plants growing. But 1/16th of that sandy piece of ground is mine. And since i dont know what piece it is, im claiming the bit with the sunflower for now :)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis013.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis012.jpg

Im just hoping they are really gonna start this week. That would be really nice :)

[Fenman]

I hope there is a big enough patch for your bugs and a few corners indoors for the spiders to hide.

[doenoe]

Im sure there will be. If not, then ill make one myself :)

And today im super duper happy, cause they finally started doing something again today:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis014.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis015.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis016.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis017.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis018.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis019.jpg

[Antarctican]

:boogie: Oh good! I was just thinking of your house the other day, and wondering if they'd get started before winter sets in

[doenoe]

and another update. First pic is a few weeks old, just forgot to upload it And the other one was made today. So there is progress :D

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis020.jpg

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/Mijnhuis021.jpg

[doenoe]

well, nothing much has changed since the last update. Since its freezing and snowing and stuff, they cant go on with the work.
So, I was drawing in 3dstudio max again and made a little animation of what the position and wich way the sun moves in mid-summer. I was a bit curious of how much sun I will geton my balcony...........and Im a happy camper :)
You can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3nxptYp9WM

[Antarctican]

Wow, what a cool thing to be able to do! I can see why you're happy.

I hope we all get an invite to the housewarming party

[doenoe]

you are all welcome.........im not paying the tickets though :p
And today I heard they are starting to built again this monday. So thats a good thing too. They are hoping too be finished in mid-summer.
Also made a new video of the sun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bst62g7nLr8

[doenoe]

Finally, they are doing some work again. They got some walls standing now and they think they will get up the floor and walls of the next floor this week too :D

http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe//Foto%27s/Mijnhuis022.jpg

[Antarctican]

Heyyyy, now that's real progress! It will likely go pretty quickly from this point. Next thing you know there will be a skeleton structure, then the windows will be in, then the interiors will be worked on, then .....you're in!

[doenoe]

woohooo more progress. We got walls within the walls. And they also made the floor of the first floor today. Havent seen it yet, going there again tomorow :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis023.jpg

And a day later
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis024.jpg

[doenoe]

Its going pretty fast these days. The first floorparts are placed.
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis025.jpg

[Antarctican]

:boogie: Woooot!!!

What's the most recent move-in date they've said?

[doenoe]

well, last week I heard that they think it will be done on the first of october. And then I (and some people who are so nice to help me then) can work on the interior, plus move in the furniture. Im thrilled that its really going somewhere now :)

[Antarctican]

Well, here in North America, they don't seem particularly good at estimating the move-in date, but with the progress shown in those photos, here's hoping the October date you've been given is firm!

[polymoog]

Yes, it would be nice if you could have everything in order before Christmas :)

[Antarctican]

Any update? :popcorn:

[doenoe]

nope, I dont even have a clue on what they are doing now. There are workers at the site, but it doesnt look like anything is really happening. So im just waiting and looking for a floor. Hell of a job to find a good one. I got a heating system in the floor, which is pretty cool, but you have too keep in mind all kinds of stuff when buying a floor. Ah well, ill find something :)

[doenoe]

it has been a while since the last time I posted an update pic, but here is a new one
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis026.jpg

This has got to be one of the most unorginized project ever. But at least they are building again. I also went by today and more work has been done, but I forgot my camera.

[Antarctican]

Hmmm, not a terribly large amount of change from the last picture, it seems. But surely with the arrival of 'summer' weather, it will go quickly now. They haven't revised your possession date again, have they? The October 1-ish date is less than 4 months away.

[doenoe]

yeah, they are still holding on to that date. But its kind of impossible to finish pretty much a whole appartmentbuilding in that amount of time. Im just hoping that im getting the key before christmas.

[doenoe]

another update and since it has been a while, ill post 3 pics :) They are really going at it now. It all takes shape and it looks good :D
Here are the pics:
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis027.jpg

http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis028.jpg

http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis029.jpg

[Antarctican]

Well, they're up to the second floor at least! And that was 3 weeks ago... how's it going now?

[doenoe]

Well they are still working on that floor. The outerwalls are being built now.
And I just came back from Amsterdam, to choose some stuff for the bathroom. Found some pretty nice things. Havent got a picture of the stuff though, so you will have to wait till the house is done before you can see that.

[Antarctican]

^^^ Or at the housewarming party.

[KMann]

I can't see the kitchen!!

doenoe, congratulations on your new home. I know it will be just beautiful when you are living there.

[Tangerini]

ooh it's really getting exciting now!

[doenoe]

it sure is exciting. Im done with picking out the batroom too, so all the very big projects are done......now I have to find a nice floor and furniture and alot of more stuff to fill the house when its done
They are now pretty much done with the walls of the second floor
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis030.jpg

And the floor is waiting to be placed (yes, that is my floor :boogie:)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis031.jpg

[Terri]

Cool!! It is really taking shape and looks huge. How exciting to see your "floor" loaded out on the truck, waiting to be installed.

You're always going to enjoy looking back at these shots, when you're all moved in and the project becomes but a memory! :)

[doenoe]

yeah, im glad that I started this project. Pretty fun too see how it just gets bigger and bigger :)
And here is a drawing of my kitchen :)

http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis032.jpg

[doenoe]

And another update. Here they finished my floor :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis033.jpg

Here you can see my appartment. I made a red outline, so you can see it better. The right square is my kitchenwindow. The middle one is my livingroom window and the left one is my balcony :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis034.jpg

[Terri]

Moving right along, wonderful! I really love the drawing of your kitchen up there, too. I hope it turns out exactly like you want it! :)

[doenoe]

I hope so too :)
Here is another update, the last floor is on now and the roof is pretty much done now too. Also, you can see some windows in the second floor......good stuff :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis035.jpg

[MissMia]

That's very exciting, Daan!

[doenoe]

next update. pretty much all the windows are in now, except for the ones on the balconies. They are working on them now.
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis036.jpg

And a closer look at my part of the building
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis037.jpg

[KMann]

Getting pretty exciting!!!

[Antarctican]

Yayyyyy! :boogie:

[doenoe]

It has been a while since the last update, because most of the work has been done on the inside of the building. And today I went inside too take some measurements and this was the first time I was in my own little appartment :D. Offcourse I took along my camera and made some shots. Most of them arent interesting enough to post here, but here are a few I want to share:
This is what the building looks like now. This is the last side that they have to finish the brickwork on.
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis038.jpg

This will be my kick-arse balcony.
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis039.jpg

The view on this side isnt something too write about, but I will have sun there the whole afternoon.....very nice :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis040.jpg

And this is what I see when I looking to the other side, totally makes up for the other view, dont you think :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis041.jpg

[Antarctican]

Lovely waterview you have there! And it's a nice sized balcony (nice for sitting out with a drink on a warm summer afternoon/evening). It's so exciting that the project is nearing completion within the next few months or so. (You might have to chop off the tops of those trees in a few years, though, if they start to block your view. Call on Chiller...he usually has an axe or two sitting around)

[doenoe]

hehe ill keep that in mind. Nothing wrong with knowing a man who wields an axe :)
They think it will be finished just before Christmas. I cant get any time off from work then, since it will be busy in the supermarket. So I will problably move in first thing in 2011 :)

[doenoe]

Well, it looks like they wont be finished before Christmas. They havent finished the brickwork yet and since its freezing thats something they cant do now.
Ah well, here is a new pic, made from a distance
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis042.jpg

[KMann]

I'm sorry to hear that the building is delayed. But it is going to be a very nice apartment, isn't it? The balcony will be charming with some plants!

[Alex]

Have not been here for a while. At least it starts to take real shape now :) Hope you will be able to move in coming spring :)

In many parts of Europe buildings are delayed due to the cold frosty conditions this year. On my balcony I had some inches of ice covering parts of the wall, so I could not easily plug in christmas lights ;)

[doenoe]

Its going to be a very nice apartment once its finished :) And the balcony will even be better with some lazy chairs and a cold beer.
Was modeling in 3Dstdudio again and this is how it will look like in the end (kinda)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis043.jpg

[icassell]

Yes, but where do you put your digital darkroom?

Congrats, Daan. I hope you are able to move in soon!

[Antarctican]

It's gonna be awesome, Daan! Your own little castle.

[I wish my place had a balcony ]

[MissMia]

Love the layout! What a bummer that it is delayed. You're going to have a blast there.

[Alex]

Its going to be a very nice apartment once its finished :) And the balcony will even be better with some lazy chairs and a cold beer.


Who else reads this as an invitation? :cheers:

[Antarctican]

^^^ http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/dogpoundbrenda/SMILIES/mrsbeasley.gif Me, me, pick me!!

[doenoe]

hehehe, its all fine with me :) (I wont buy the tickets though, just the beer.....and wine for those who dont like beer)
Im still thinking of where im going to setup my computer, but once I know it ill draw it in :)
And I just had some great news......................Im getting my key on the 28th of Januari 2011 WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Antarctican]

^^^ Awesome news indeed! [Wow, that's just 6 weeks away!]

[Alex]

So that makes Anty and myself invading your place, right? ;) :)

[sleepingdragon]

Hey Daan where's the guest room? For those who don't like beer or wine will there be maybe some rum? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-happy119.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[doenoe]

no guest room, so you can camp out on the balcony (if the weather permits it) or we just have to put some beds in the livingroom.
And rum can be arranged.

[Antarctican]

Hey Daan where's the guest room? For those who don't like beer or wine will there be maybe some rum? ]What? If there's rum on the menu, count me in!

no guest room, so you can camp out on the balcony (if the weather permits it) or we just have to put some beds in the livingroom.
Alex likes camping in cold weather, so he can have the balcony! SD and I will take the living room. Although I dare say, very little sleep will be obtained by any of us if we were all to descend on you!

[KMann]

It's going to be a lovely home! Which direction does the balcony face?

[doenoe]

*note to self: buy beer, wine and rum*
The balcony will face west, so I will have sun the whole afternoon :)

[KMann]

Well it is pretty exciting. We will have to have a virtual house warming pretty.

[doenoe]

Well, the housewarming will have too wait yet again. They said that we would get the key at the end of Januari and with that knowledge me and other people started to plan things (like floor delivery, kitchen installment, wall stuff etc etc) Now it seems that they wont be able too finish the building before that date and what I heard from other people, it may take till March before they are ready to give us the key.
Well, in short: me and the other buyers arent too happy and are getting ready too take some steps against the builders and the project developer, cause this is just getting ridiculous.
Anyways, I havent made alot of new pictures but I will post some interieur pics when I have some more time :)

[KMann]

Weren't you supposed to get the key in September? Too bad that there isn't a clause in the purchase agreement providing for a penalty to the builders for not delivering the apartment they promised within a reasonable time. I'M sorry to hear this.

[doenoe]

well, there is a clause in the agreement. They have to finish the building within 230 work days. But days like vacations and periods of time when its freezing dont count. But when they dont deliver before the 28th, they will probably exceed the 230 days and we can claim stuff. We (the buyers) are going to get together soon and see what we can do with this mess.
And I should have gotten my keys months ago, but the developer probably doesnt have a clue how long it takes too finish a building and gave us wrong dates a couple of times. So it all kinda sucks, but in the end I will forget about all of this and live happely ever after in my appartment :)

[Terri]

What a drag - I know you're chomping at the bit to get in there. It looks so great!!

But construction delays seem to be more the normal than the exception. Everything seems to take twice as long as originally projected. :waiting:

Try to be patient - you are right, once you're in, you will quickly forget all this nonsense and live happily ever after. :sun:

[Antarctican]

Oh Daan, how disappointing for you! I really feel for you, my friend, and hope the unhappiness of the buyers spurs the builders to get the building completed asap. :(

[KMann]

more time to dream I guess. :)

[Tangerini]

=( I'm so sorry to hear of all the delays.

[doenoe]

Another update and some new pics. We had a meeting with all kinds of people last week and alot of stuff was discussed, im not gonna bother you all with it all. But the important thing is that we will get the key on the 28th of februari :big grin:
This is how the building looks like now
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis044.jpg

Tilework in the bathroom
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis045.jpg

A bit of the bedroom, with the door that leads to the balcony
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis046.jpg

A bit of livingroom, alot of glass and the balcony
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis047.jpg

And another bit of the livingroom
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis048.jpg

[Walter]

Glad to hear you have a date.

[Antarctican]

All that glass will be wonderful natural light! I'll bet things will progress quickly now. Just think, only 30 more days to go!

[KMann]

Great news! Looking good!

[sleepingdragon]

That's awesome Daan. How exciting. :boogie:

[doenoe]

More stuff is happening, they are really working now :) Its really cool too see more than 2 people working at the construction site.
Anyways, they are working on the elevator
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis049.jpg

This was the kitchen when it came in
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis050.jpg

And this is what it looks like now :)
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis051.jpg

[Antarctican]

(Ya know, I was thinking just today that you are supposed to get the keys by the end of the month, and I was wondering how things were progressing. So your update was very timely!)

They don't mind you walking around while the place is still under construction?

[doenoe]

I havent heard any complaints, so Im just going to keep on going there and check things out. They make mistakes every now and again, so I can see if everything is still going according to plan. Going there again today too :)

[Antarctican]

I like your kitchen...it makes great use of the space available

[KMann]

The kitchen is beautiful! Will you keep all the walls a neutral colour? Carpeting?

[doenoe]

the walls will have pretty much the same color as the kitchen (little off-white) and the floor will look like its wood, but it isnt :)

[KMann]

Well, I can't wait to see the finished place! :)

[doenoe]

about 4 more hours to go and then I will have my key :D

[Antarctican]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/goodie.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/yaysmiles.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/goodie.gif

[KMann]

Wonderful News!!!!!!!

[doenoe]

here is the proof that I really have them:
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis052.jpg
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis05.jpg

[Walter]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/goodie.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/yaysmiles.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/AngelInDisguise705/Angels%20Pics%202/Emoticons/goodie.gif

^^^^What she said! Congrats!

[KMann]

:)

[icassell]

Yippeeeee! Now, does the key fit the door?

Congrats, Daan.

[doenoe]

Yippeeeee! Now, does the key fit the door?
Funny you should ask that.........we didnt have a key for the door to enter the building. Wasnt their fault though, somebody tried to break an entry and destroyed the lock. The guy in charge gave me a spare key so I could get in once the workers were all gone. The keys on the picture all fitted though :boogie:
But in the appartment itself its all going according to plan. Will make some pics once things start too look like its suppose too look :)
Thanks for the kind replies everyone :big grin:

[Antarctican]

We're all looking forward to progress pics!!

[doenoe]

This is what the kitchen looks like now. We have lowered the ceiling in the kitchen and built in three spotlights. All the walls are finished with plaster (I think its called that) and will stay white. One of the livingroom walls will be painted another colour though, Im just not sure what colour it will be
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis053.jpg

[KMann]

The kitchen is looking beautiful. Can't wait to see the flooring. I see that there is natural light on the right. Do you have any rooms with light on two sides?

I live in an old (by Canadian standards) house. It was one of the original houses up here on the cliff overlooking the city of Owen Sound. Lots of light, and charming enough, but I long for the clean lines of modern architecture. I would love to live in a simple house in the woods. The simplicity of sparse decor tends to calm.

I love your new house Daan!

[Antarctican]

And hey, is that a pet cage in the lower right hand corner of that last pic? Will you have a pet? Or was the puppy Nellie there for a visit?

[doenoe]

a house in the woods would be nice, but there is this budget thing im dealing with these days ;)
Thats natural light on the right. The sun rises in the direction is was facing when making this picture. Then it will go a bit to the right when it gets higher and will set in side that my back is facing. So I wont have any sunlight in the morning. Early afternoon the light will get in through the windows on the right and in the afternoon, evening I will have sun on my balcony :).
And that petcage was for Nellie. I will have the 3terrariums with the 2 bearded dragons and the ballpython. Thats more then enough for now :)

[doenoe]

Another update:
"The making of" of the lowered ceiling in the kitchen
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis054.jpg
Painted one wall
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis055.jpg
And fixing the floor
http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis057.jpg

http://home.kpn.nl/j.s.schouwe/Foto%27s/Mijnhuis058.jpg

[KMann]

Oh yum. The browns are lovely.

[doenoe]

today the furniture has arrived. And since the elevator isnt working, we had to to bring them too the 3rd floor by stairs....which was kind of nasty. But the good thing is that everything worked out and the furniture is now in my house :). And too keep you all in suspence......I will post pics later muahahaha :)

[Antarctican]

OMG, carting furniture up 3 flights of stairs???!!! Yikes! (Glad to hear you were able to keep your sense of humour about it though)

[Alex]

Daan, things are developing as I can see (well, as we can see soon once you post the photos;) )! This is great, after such a long wait!! :)

[doenoe]

another little update: we still havent got the normal power and water supply, but the building company has arranged stuff so the people who live here can live their normal life. The balcony is still a work in progress, they just have to finish the floor and the ceiling now.
Besides that its a big mess in my home now and cleaning day has arrived. I will post pics as soon as everything is finished :)

[sleepingdragon]

Daan can't wait to see it finshed. You must be so excited. :-)