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A collection of 108 posts

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House log - Electricians

So, this morning I got a SMS from Electricien Belgium significantly toned down, asking for news... I wonder the the constructor managed to talk to them before the weekend. Next week looks eventful.

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House log - Electricians

Today we got a holding reply from the constructor along the lines: We'll let you know when we'll have any news. I've asked in turn to keep me updated, in case Electricien Belgium call me again. I think we'll have more popcorn

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House log - Electricians follow up

Today we got a call from Electricien Belgium that they were confused about the email sent yesterday. They sent back a somewhat angry reply, and sent me the reply from the site manager. I was just as confused as they were. We spent the afternoon talking to the constructor to

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House log - Electricians follow up

This morning I got a phone call from Electricien Belgium that made things clear: Electricien Belgium were not happy of the delayed payment and threatened again to take the constructor to court because: This is still Europe, not Africa and they have picked the wrong person to mess with. Unfortunately,

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House log - Electricians again

Today is the Belgium national holiday, hence I'm not supposed to do work. So, after the past glorious week where Electricien Belgium started demanding their payment for the work done and their purchases, today I received a message from them that they will not hesitate to take our

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House log - Electricians' new Bill

Today Electricien Belgium sent their new bill, and I'm in CC. I don't know what I expected, definitely i would have not expected it to be 50% of the original bill. They basically say they need a bit of hardware (I don't understand all

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House log - Electricians and House Automation

Today I had a call with Electricien Belgium about the doorbell, following my request to change it. We have agreed that I would send the specifications of the new bell. It became apparent that the doorbell would be placed at the gate outside, not on the house wall. Now, I

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House log - Electricians and Kitchen

Today I went to the house in the morning to meet with the kitchen builders for the final measurements and with Electricien Belgium. Kitchen I've met the owner of the company, Mr. Thonon who's a very nice guy. They basically tole me that they don'

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House log - New meeting with DaVinci

Today we met with the site engineer again. It looks like, following our/electricians' complaints, the translator is no longer involved. We exposed our points to the site engineer. He made notes throughout the meeting. He told us that electricians should start soon and finish in 2 weeks. Once

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House log - Sewage

Today I met with the sewage engineer. We had a short discussion where we agreed where the entry point and depth for the sewage will be. Everything will be in a corner, at -1.5m depth. The work will take approx one month and wil cost 2000-ish Euro (as per

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House log - Progress 05/28

Today was a second eventful day. We had a meeting scheduled from 10:30, with three points: 1. Finalise discussion with Electricien Belgium 2. Decide on the sewage (-3m + pump or -.7m gravitational) 3. Visit from a prospective client When I arrived at the site, I've been

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House log - Progress 05/27

Today was an eventful day. I first went to the house to let the guys who built the cellar to come and get their metal posts. This came as a surprise and took a bit of time. I then met with Electricien Belgium at COB, because they insisted they could

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House log - Progress 05/24

Today we went to the house to look at the electrical stuff (positions) and see if we need anything else. We ended up staying a couple of hours discussing about it and came up with a bunch of changes. The text below will be in French, because it's

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House log - Progress 03/04

Today I went to see the progress on the site. * Electricien Belgium got the plans and are doing the grounding of the house and * The civil engineering company will put stones around (we went for recycled stones). Stones and earth There's still a bit to be done in

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House log - Progress 03/03

This morning I had a meeting with the civil engineering company and electricians: * Electricien Belgium got the plans and are doing the grounding of the house and * The civil engineering company will put stones around (we went for recycled stones). Wrap and grounding HTH,

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House log - Progress 29/02

Today I drove down to the building site to see if there was any progress. I took note of the two pipe holes for the heat pump: Heat pump

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House log - Progress 27/02

Today I drove down to the building site to see if there was any progress. Honestly, I did not expect too much to happen, since here is snowing. Well, surprise: Cellar Fab! ..but now the first bill will come also...

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House log - Progress 24/02

Today I went to the site to see if there was any progress Just a new pellet popped in: State I think the pellet has the windows' protections. Looks good!

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House log - Progress 21/02

Today I went to the site to see if the water works were finished. They were and now I have a water connection! The guys moved the fences around so the big machines can come in now. They put the concrete in: Water Good!

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House log - Today's Summary

Tasks for the day * Check the water works (done) Waterworks Today was the day where the water company was supposed to come and perform the connection. We went relatively early in the morning with the wooden planks to see the progress. When we arrived, the guys were well on their

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House log - Today's Summary

Tasks for the day * Finish ordering the sinks (done) * Go to the building site (done) * Get the final price for the house (done) Ordering the sinks Yesterday we had a final chat with the architect and they told us we'll need to put tiles on the wall to

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House log - Progress 19/02

Today I went to the site to see if the fences were removed. The guys moved the fences around so the big machines can come in now. They put the concrete in: Concrete We also got the first pellet for the cellar! Cellar pellet And.. it's for us!

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House log - Today's Summary

Tasks for the day * Contact the fence rental company (done) * Inform the contractor on when the fence people come to pick up the base (done) * Get clarification form Electricien Belgium (done) * Maybe move the fence base (I hope not!) * Meet the company which will do the fences and gate (done)

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House log - Progress 18/02

Today I have seen progress on the site for a while. The guys placed the frame and the seel for the base plate: And here's the second one: I've talked to the builders a bit. They're coming from Luxembourg and are nice to talk

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House log - Today's Summary

Tasks for the day * Ask Electricien Belgium for more details (done) - update on 18/02 * Go see stones for the island worktop (done) * See the fridge at the Liebherr place (outside brussels) * Add the extra fences for the back (partially done) Electricians I have asked Electricien Belgium to provide