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Wow, until the end of August is really tight. Will you still do anything yourselves then? Or will the house be ready to move in by then?

By the way, we also have a 50cm roof overhang

We will then only do floor coverings and paint or wallpaper the walls. But I think the deadline won’t be met anyway.

When can the handover date be set with some reliability? And what is the usual sequence of the trades? Our roof will be finished next week, then the windows and door will be installed, and the plumbing company is already scheduled for next week. And the earthworker wants to seal and backfill the earth-contact wall next week. What comes next?

Arifas, many things can happen in parallel or the order does not matter. However, inside the pipes, whether water or electricity, must go in first, then plaster and screed. This is time-consuming because of drying times. The interior construction usually rests for about a month. Only when it is sufficiently dry can tiles and doors be installed, then the technology plus the sanitary elements be installed. In the end, the painter and floor layer come, which also often takes 14 days. Meanwhile, the exterior plaster, gutters, etc. can be done independently at any time. A common delay is often connecting the supply lines, gas, water, electricity, telephone. The utility companies are very overloaded and it often takes a long time, and no matter how much you beg and complain, it changes nothing. You wait until your turn comes. Since the supply and disposal involve civil engineering, paving, etc., this happens only afterwards. Three weeks can easily go by there as well. Your construction manager knows the construction schedule planned for you. Just ask him. Karsten

Thanks Karsten! The site manager reveals almost nothing because she thinks that very rarely things don’t go according to plan and therefore she prefers not to say anything [emoji23]. Only the dates for the next 1-2 weeks are usually roughly given to us. And exactly, according to her statement, if something is delayed, it’s because of the suppliers. Well then, I hope to be able to show pictures of the covered roof and the windows here next week.

I have the impression that the people who make these schedules often forget the summer holidays, vacation time can really mess things up. We had the same with our rental apartment that was completely renovated -.-

We are done!
This morning the landscape gardener finished. On Monday we will borrow a tiller and start the work for the lawn.
Now only the sealing of the carport roof is missing, but that is already assigned and will happen soon.
That will be properly celebrated at the Dult tonight first.