Hanging house in the Southwest Palatinate - Our House Construction 2.0

We had a (random) meeting at the house with the BU yesterday. I hadn't heard from him for 2-3 weeks, but based on experience, he's always very busy, so I didn't want to call unless absolutely necessary. It turned out that our moving date will probably unfortunately fall through. :( The measurement showed that it hasn't dried as well as one would have hoped. Even though it was so hot. According to him, it was basically way too hot. For us, right after winter, it was basically midsummer; spring completely skipped this year. And he explained to us (I only half understood it) that with too large temperature differences, the drying doesn't work properly anymore. Also, it was incredibly humid in between, which doesn't help either. Long story short, he would feel more comfortable if the screed was given about 2 more weeks than originally planned before laying the wood on it. He says he would already prepare the corner of the kitchen so that we don't have to postpone the kitchen installation appointment at the end of July, but if we could postpone the move from the beginning to the end of August, that would be better. It sounds not too dramatic, but it ruins so many plans for me, it's really driving me crazy. I don't even know where to start reorganizing everything. Moving company, furniture deliveries, parental leave, parental allowance, ordering heating oil again (?) ... and another summer month with kids and without a garden. I wouldn't even care that nothing has been planted yet, you can blow up the paddling pool on the dirt... I can't explain it myself. It's just a postponement of 2-3 weeks, but the disappointment about it is so big, I don't even know why it affects me emotionally so much. Sometimes, even as an adult, you can't ignore almost "childlike" emotions. Well, we'll talk again today, then we'll clarify everything in more detail. I also don't want to end up with warped parquet out of pure impatience later on. Now I somehow have to put up with this shitty living situation for another month. The more it annoyed us, the closer the moving date got, so we always kept afloat with "almost done." Since yesterday, it feels like "twice as long again," and without anything that somehow makes it better. I had a strong impulse to spontaneously rent a holiday apartment somewhere and just disappear for 4 weeks. But I can't really justify that financially at the moment, spending money on a vacation this year. Crazy, I know. Don't scold me. :) But at least things are progressing on the fiber optic connection front. A technician appointment is in sight. Actually, we were scheduled for yesterday already, but he didn't show up because – and I'm not kidding – the guy had a breakdown. We waited for an hour, and there was no one to reach anymore at their office. Then I googled the boss's number, who luckily answered his phone and reached his employee. This guy called us back shortly after and said he had tried to contact us earlier but had no number – you could hear cars rushing by in the background, so it apparently wasn’t a lie: he was standing on the country road waiting for the ADAC. Things happen. I'm still optimistic about it.

Oh, I can understand you well. Since July started, I have had the feeling that summer is practically already over - which of course is complete nonsense. In recent years, I have always complained around mid-September that it is still way too warm for me. You just lose one summer month "outside." Maybe it helps you that you will still have the warm September and then the golden autumn begins. The kids can play outside in the mud (you probably have enough sand and dirt lying around in the garden for now) and then drink a nice cocoa inside the new cozy house. You can prepare everything nice and cozy and then slowly start getting ready for Advent. Next spring/summer it will already be greener at your place and you will enjoy the season to the fullest. But with a wooden floor that is not warped. ;) If there is no holiday home, then maybe go camping spontaneously (after that you will even appreciate the temporary apartment again) or have several visits to the water park? The thing with the fiber optics is really amazing. I could hardly believe it either :D I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you that it finally works soon.

What I like again ... that the general contractor doesn’t mess around, but gives a direct statement. One that also makes sense to me. And you would really be upset if your parquet warps because of too wet screed.

Since it’s probably "only" about the delay of interior work, the property around it can surely already be very tidy. Then maybe you can already enjoy some "garden flair," as a kind of outing from your temporary accommodation.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

It's a shame that it didn't work out. I can completely understand you, the last few weeks our apartment and everything around it just annoyed me as well. But better that than botched. And in summer, [Estrichtrocknung] is simply difficult because the outside air has a similar temperature to the inside air. In winter, the outside air is warmed and can therefore absorb much more moisture. But fingers crossed that the rest works out now.

I feel you!!! I had hoped for late summer too, but if this keeps up, I have to be grateful if we're inside by Christmas. Here, people are constantly dropping out, one sick note after another. Hardly a week goes by where everything continues at full strength. But do as says, family excursion to the property and then enjoy the day in the "garden," we do that quite often too.

But do as says, family outing to the property and then enjoy the day in the "garden," we do that quite often too.

I would implement that idea as well. You live nearby, right? Put some garden furniture and a paddling pool in a corner of the garden. Or even start planting something. Or put up the fence... .