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House log

Today I realised it's quite a while since I wrote anything on the house. This is our third year into the house. Not too informative :)

House log - 07/04/22

House log - 07/04/22

Today I realised it's quite a while since I wrote anything on the house. Last year we moved into the house (on 15/12/2021 to be more precise) and we've been using it since. It's OK :) Here are some of the things that

House log - 30/12/21

House log - 30/12/21

Today, we finished with the apartment where we were. As expected, the independent evaluator of the state of play (état des lieux) found that most of our deposit was to go to the owner. At least, we didn't have to pay extra. As this is done, we'

House log - 15/12/21

House log - 15/12/21

Today, despite some unfinished bits in the house, we did the removal. The removal company was OK, but a bit negligent. We had Nichita doing a sleepover so we can fix the house, which helps because of the home schooling and stuff. State of the house The house state today

House log - 03/11/21

House log - 03/11/21

When we went to the house we saw. outside. the. windows. Now all windows are clean and look good. State of the house The house state today is: * [x] Paint * [x] Parquet * [x] Tiles * [x] Security * [ ] Doors (70%) * [x] Ordered entrance door * [ ] Install entrance door * [x] Ordered interior doors (5)

House log - 03/11/21

House log - 03/11/21

Today is the day where the electricity distributor comes in. In the morning I confirmed (again) they would arrive. ... And so they did, almost one hour earlier than they said :) They did great work and now all electricity works are done! Woo-hoo! We installed the big window and figured out

House log - 02/11/21

House log - 02/11/21

Today I went to the house with two items in mind: 1. Wait for the guy with the digger to get the driveway started and 2. Be present when the electrical distributor would come to move the meter inside the house. Digging The guy was supposed to come at 07:

House log - 22/10/21

House log - 22/10/21

Today I've got some pretty pics from our guy that he finished the first flight of stairs: ...and the finished product: All in all, we progress nicely in the house. Next week we start fixing the outside of the house. Also, the doors should start coming (the outside

House log - 24/09/21

House log - 24/09/21

Today, we had a Viessmann certificated engineer coming at the house to connect the internal and external parts of the heat pump. He almost left because we don't have the manuals for the pump, and the said manuals contain a set of specific codes for the pump. We

House log - 31/07/21

House log - 31/07/21

The house state today is: * [x] Paint * [x] Parquet * [x] Tiles * [x] Security * [ ] Doors * [ ] Plumbing (80%) * [ ] Electricity (40% - cables are laid) Electricity Today I got some quotes from a Belgium distributor, and then got prices form a shop in Germany. The items are: Type Item code Alimentation Alimentation 320mA

House log - 18/06/21

House log - 18/06/21

I wanted to get an Ajax security system because of the potential of integration with other systems. As soon as I've started investigating I've hit two issues: 1. Connectivity to monitoring centre and 2. Installation Connectivity to monitoring centres I've found out that the

House log - 14/07/21

House log - 14/07/21

Today, there was a lot of commotion at the house. Security The security people came to install the system. Advantages: 1. Cheap - they had a 700 Euro discount 2. Pretty - contacts are tiny. 3. Wireless - all is wireless. Didn't investigate the protocol yet. 4. Haz

House log - 18/06/21

House log - 18/06/21

Today I went to the house to see the progress of the third session done by the painter (after he went home for the weekend). He did some progress from few days ago. For consistency, I will use the same reference as in the previous post: 1. Smoothing out the

House log 21/06/14

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House log - 11/06/21

House log - 11/06/21

Today I went to the house to see the progress of the third session done by the painter (after he went home for the weekend). He did some progress from few days ago. For consistency, I will use the same reference as in the previous post: 1. Smoothing out the

House log - 09/06/21

House log - 09/06/21

Today I went to the house to see the progress of the third session done by the painter. He came back on Monday (07/06). He did good progress. For consistency, I will use the same reference as in the previous post: 1. Smoothing out the joints 2. A cover

House log - 01/06/21

House log - 01/06/21

Today I went to the house to see the progress of the second session done by the painter. He went back today and will return on Monday (07/06). He did good progress, and, upon inspection I realized that there are 3 separate layers to be placed on the walls

House log - 30/05/21

House log - 30/05/21

The plumbers said that screed is 'dry' if the humidity is between 20 and 30%. So today I went to the house to measure the screed humidity. The results are: Place Humidity (%) Cellar Utility 17.7 Basement 1 15.7 Basement 2 15.7 Laundry 17.4 Ground

House log - 02/06/21

House log - 02/06/21

Today I went to test the humidity in the house again. The results are: Place Humidity (%) Cellar Utility 18.8 Basement 1 19.8 Basement 2 17.7 Laundry 18.5 Ground floor Guest 19.3 Living 14.5 Dining 15.9 Kitchen 15.8 Shower 15.1 Storage 16.

House log 21/05/07

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House log 21/05/07

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House log 21/05/06

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House log 21/05/06

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House log 21/04/22

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House log 21/04/22

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House log 21/04/22