Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Gravel lawn was our first idea, but my neighbor’s father had bad experiences with it (in the sense that it doesn’t grow well). That’s why we ultimately switched to grass grids. Simple, straightforward, inexpensive.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any practical experience with it yet. But on the one hand, it’s not supposed to grow that much anyway, and on the other hand, it seems to depend heavily on how much compost is added, which exact seed is used, and what the weather is like. Too much compost, too much moisture, and the common weeds take over; too little, and even the drought-resistant weeds grow only very slowly.

Yes, that was the topic. It's not really easy, you have to be knowledgeable (about installation) and take care of it later. We didn't feel like it and we couldn't find a service provider who can do it and is available.

So with the father, it was apparently the case that nothing grew there except a bit of dandelion. "You could also just gravel it."

I think I'll retrain as a landscape gardener, it's much healthier than sitting in front of the computer all day anyway ;)

Above all, it's quite straightforward since there's no master craftsman requirement. If we weren't almost at the other end of the country from each other, we could do it together as a side job.
Although, we would probably never work but rather have social discussions. The client would have to be very desperate for that.

Above all, it's quite straightforward since there is no master craftsman requirement. If we weren't almost at the other end of the country from each other, we could do it together as a side job.
Although, we would never work but rather engage in social discourse. The client would have to be very desperate for that.

We divide Germany into North and South, like Aldi. And apprentices and employees are responsible for the work, right? The boss arrives with the pickup truck ("I'm a landscaping gardener and need to be able to tow a mini excavator") and takes the responsibility ;)

I have had a public transport subscription since I was 10 years old. I love it. But we also live in a big city. I once lived briefly in a small town, and there you couldn’t even get to the neighboring town by bus outside of my working hours. In some places, it’s a disaster.

I really put in a lot of effort again, and maybe it also helped that some people canceled their projects. But I have found an energy consultant! Now only the tiler is missing.

Hi,

Yes, on a defined and prepared route with vehicles moving at bicycle speed. That’s a start, yes, but unfortunately not much more. Autonomous driving will come, that’s for sure! But I am very uncertain about when.

Best regards,

Andreas

I work for the company and handle a small part of the parts procurement for the project partially. There's intense work going on. Currently, it fails because of semiconductors (computing power in the car), sensors, and data about routes. These things will ALWAYS drive on a defined route (a bus line doesn’t do it any differently either). I think in 5 years we will see this more often in serial operation. No one minds if there’s a bus on the bus route with or without a driver :D Individual traffic will take longer.

One must not forget that development cycles are shortening because a lot is outsourced and many things are worked on in parallel. Technologies are being brought to market faster and faster.