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Tasks for the day Contact the fence rental company (done) Inform the contractor on when the fence people come to pick up the base (done) Get clarification form the electricians (done) Maybe move the fence base (I hope not!) Meet the company which will do the fences and gate (done) Water connection…

Tasks for the day Ask the electricians for more details (done) - update on 18/02 Go see stones for the island worktop (done) See the fridge at the Liebherr place (outside brussels) Add the extra fences for the back (partially done) Electricians I have asked the electricians to provide a detailed…

We've been doing the kitchen fitting in the past weeks with a Belgian company. After selecting the design, we've run into the issue of selecting the evacuation system. Here are the steps: Internal vs external There's a fashion now to install internal extractors, with active filters to remove the…

Today I went to the site to meet with the electricians. Progress The guys did good progress since last time : and after: I got to see how they pulled the small machine out of the hole: youtube: W-Z1j-BpUJM Electricians Today, the electricians came to do the connection. Both the contractors and the…

Today I went by and saw the ground prepared. I shot a quick movie: youtube: CJZ1JP8-9u0 I also took some pics, because it's the first time I see any progress on this plot! And here's the second one: HTH,

Today I went by for the état des lieux and I took some pics: And here's the second one: HTH,

Today I have had the kick-off meeting for the house building. The guys from Germany (the site coordinator and the cellar builder) came here. They brought a translator. The Geometer came in as well as the guy from the digging company. The Geometer and the construction guys agreed on the reference…

I got informed by the constructor they require an electrician for the first meeting, to deal with the fuse box for the building site. Here's the message I wrote them (in French): Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur, Nous bâtissons une maison a Rhode Saint Genèse et notre constructeur nous a dit qu'il aurait…

I've met with the Geometer , the guy that will place the house on the plot. I went to the place and arrived a couple of minutes early, but the guy that I was supposed to meet was out... because he forgot about the meeting. Oh well... His boss stepped in and we had a quite nice conversation. He…

I've meet with one of the digging contractors at the plot. The meeting was designed to answer some questions from raised from the contract, but it was set up a the plot. Its success was rather limited because I had a bunch of papers in my hand which were flopping all over the place with the wind…