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Ah OK - then I mixed that up.

Over the weekend, unpacked the stairs and sanded a bit. The impregnation comes at the very end.

And how do you protect them during the further construction phase?
We had them wrapped at the factory and the mixture was already prepared with hydrophobization. If you leave them "naked" now without protection, you'll have to sand again before moving in.
What did you use to sand?

The all-important question was: how bright or dark is it in the living room? Is it okay for you? How does it look so far?

Everything great. It looks bright and friendly. I will take pictures when I get the chance.

Exactly how do you want to do the impregnation?
I recently read that someone wanted to do it with water glass (I think that was ?) and you decided on a different method, right?

Right, we chose the Concretal product line from Keim. We cleaned with the concrete quick cleaner to possibly remove form oil residues. Shortly before moving in, a round of Silangrund will be applied and 4 hours later the fixative without adding glaze. According to expert advice, it is ultra matte, transparent, and thin, hence invisible. Exactly what we wanted.

And how do you protect it during the further construction phase?
We had it packed at the factory and the mixture was already prepared with hydrophobization. If you leave it "naked" now without protection, you might as well sand again right before moving in.
What did you sand with?

It was protected with wooden steps during the entire shell construction phase, for 3 weeks now only with self-adhesive, fairly thick stair fleece. I’m not going to leave it naked! Despite heavy craftsman traffic, it works wonderfully, not a single flaw anywhere. Both staircases are covered with warning signs and everyone treats them carefully like raw eggs.
I sanded with my completely normal angle grinder with 180 grit and then went over it briefly with 240 grit. The sandpaper consumption is quite high but it works perfectly. Smooth as the much-cited baby bottom.

Work has also started in the bathroom today. Tomorrow the flush-mounted window sills (with shadow gap) and the painters are coming. And the bathtub.

The tiles are called Roca Pigment multicolour in the downstairs guest WC and Roca Pigment blanco in the main bathroom upstairs

Unfortunately, the tiles are not available for viewing near us, so I would have to order them (they are not offered in German shops, so from abroad ). In the photos available on the internet, it sometimes appears that there is a very high proportion of red/orange. Is that actually the case?

Correct, we decided on the Concretal product line from Keim. We cleaned with the concrete quick cleaner to possibly remove form oil residues. Shortly before moving in, a round of Silangrund is applied and 4 hours later the fixative without addition of glaze. According to expert advice, it is ultra matte, transparent, and thin, thus invisible. Exactly what we wanted.

I also found the system online yesterday after I asked you the question and was immediately impressed. That should also fit perfectly for us; I’ll ask our architects if they have ever applied it somewhere. However, for us, the glaze would be more appropriate as a very "transparent" variant (diluted with the base).
It would be great if you could share your experience. You’re certainly faster with it, because it won’t happen here before next winter!

The steel frame or the entire roof? Finished, it looks something like this...

Today, the second ceiling was installed here. However, I will only be back at the construction site tomorrow to take pictures. At the same time, the steel frame for our roof construction is already being manufactured. Admittedly, it's a somewhat special topic, but since you don't get to see something like this very often, I'm posting it here.

I hope the designer also checked the edge distances of the anchors on the base plates?? They seem quite small to me. Topic frame shear and such Are expansion anchors or adhesive anchors going to be used? Freshly painted steel construction always looks great! Just please make sure that the steel builder’s offer includes a position covering local touch-ups of the paint after assembly. Especially if it should remain visible afterwards. There are always chippings or dusty footprints. Will this be delivered pre-assembled like this?