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Unboxing: The first, rear half of the walls were unpacked, on day after pouring. All the electrical boxes were accounted for, some partly filled with lightweight concrete that I could chisel out without problem. The electrical tubing survived without damage so far. They started right away with...

I found more pics from another camera. It is a blessing and a curse, gathering pictures from 2 smartphones, one beater camera and a good camera... First world issues. The first picture is a detail of the extra rebar for the column, That thing has such a wide seating, I could park a tank on the...

At this point the crew surprised my with their speed. They raised one side of the forms and a good part of the rebar in the back wall by the time I came home. I have arranged with them to let me place the boxes for the wall outlets and the electric panel, as well as the electrical conduits...

The build permit per se was about 2-3K$. But to get to that we needed first to get architect plans, engineer plans, landmark point checks, public enquiry (to allow anyone against the plan to speak up, provided I had somehow not followed regulations). The town and the county had to agree to the...

Hi Mick, The wall closest to the main house has indeed a kink, because the 2 lots and the street in front of it are not parallel/perpendicular. I have to be 5m (15ft) from the lot limit/street. I choose to be parallel to the lot limit and cut that corner a bit, so that the undeground passage is...

Mac, the crane is to move about everything around. There is some heavy steel for the concrete as well as the forms in which the concrete will be poured (I'm sure they have a name). The crane on the pic above is from a neighboring build. Now that spring has come, and with recent regulation...

The german sort:

Ninja, My house is the light grey one. The wooden shack behing is the neighbour's. In this area the slope is steep enough that one would have to build 4 story high houses to block the view, which is not allowed by regulations. That said, I build the garage on purpose mostly underground. I don't...

Now that the plan was finalised, the contractor chosen (I had offers from amount X to 3X for the same work...), it was time to break ground. The 2 man crew moved 800 cubic yards in about one week, and only reached solid rock at the bottom of the dig, saving us the cost of jackhammering. They...

Hello all, My name is George, and I live in Switzerland, the land of many laws and regulations. I have been registered here since so many years, in fact over 8 now. After buying our house, we realised that the field next to the house, which belonged to an elderly lady living far away, was in...

Bravo! I am starting on mine in Wallis after...5 years of planning, putting money aside, arguing with regulation and lawmakers, choosing contractors. I know how you feel, the good and the bad.

I have eaten lunch in dirtier places.... Seriously, is there actually oil and water in this engine? Congratulations!

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