Construction of a 144 sqm bungalow in Fichtenwalde (near Potsdam)

The bricklayers have been well taken care of by me from day one. They did not thank me. Since then, I have been somewhat demotivated.

We are still uncertain about how to proceed? Only water and coffee or also sandwiches and sweets?

We are still unsure how to proceed? Only water and coffee or also sandwiches and sweets?

Just ask what they want. That's how we do it. Apart from beer, they can make requests. But they only want water.

We are still unsure about how to proceed? Just water and coffee or also sandwiches and sweets?

Questions! Everyone is different. Our bricklayer asked for ice tea (the sweet stuff). They brought buttered bread and coffee themselves. Craftsmen are prepping nowadays too ;)

Alcohol is not allowed, but that wasn’t really an issue for us. Someone wanted Sprite, so we got that. Water was the most popular though. Sandwiches aren’t ideal because they can go bad. We always looked for things that were individually wrapped and could sit nicely in a basket without the food getting dusty or anything. There are also individually wrapped croissants or similar rolls. Those were popular. All kinds of chocolate bars, Kinder chocolate (those sticks) – honestly, the turnover was pretty high there and I always checked what was on offer. Gummy bears, mostly also in small bags, but occasionally a big box too, which could be closed again.

We set up a simple coffee machine (capsule machine from Aldi; we bought it ourselves but then donated it to the construction) and put milk in the fridge and made sure there were clean cups. That worked well, the machine easily survived. Every now and then I brought cake over, but more simple kinds, so anything you could easily eat without a plate and cake fork. But that was rather the exception. When it was very cold in winter, I cooked a big pot of soup, as I was at home unusually, and brought it over for lunch because I really felt sorry for them.

You get a sense of what is popular and what is not. Our landscaping guy liked cake, and since I was already working from home, I could bake one now and then. So I always had GaLas with a broad smile there :)

In a neighboring municipality, a builder has been in a dispute for 5 years now – even though the administrative court is on his side. That still hasn't meant the start of construction.

If the administrative court is on his side, can it not then grant a fictitious approval?

I have taken good care of the masons from day one. They did not thank me. Since then, I have been somewhat demotivated.

"Did not thank" is a very polite way of putting their lax attitude towards the overlapping length.

Apart from beer, they may express wishes.

Beer is also very touchy: offering a Krombacher to a Clausthal fan (or vice versa) is like showing up with a Bayern scarf in the HSV fan section ;-)

Craftsmen also prep nowadays

Does that mean they need to eat their soldier biscuits during the snack break when they’ve become close to their expiration date in the home nuclear bunker? *LOL*

"Not thanked" is a very polite way of describing their lax attitude towards the overlap dimension.

I'm just a friendly guy...