22nd October....site progress and finalising the specification for the house


Well its been raining..............quite a lot over the weekend and consequently the hole is filling up with water.
We just didn't have enough time last week to complete the dig for the retaining wall and lay any land drains from the excavation to the soakaway, so that will have to be done this week. Its very muddy everywhere!!!!
As a temporary measure we'll pump it out and hope the sun comes out !!!!

We've been through all the detailed plans of the house and sent scanned images of the last alterations to Patric in Germany who looks after the fit outs. Everything needs to be agreed by 25th October which is the final, final deadline.....
We opted for a solar package at 6800 Euros to reduce our energy costs and save the planet. I don't think we will be able to get any grant from Government under the 'clear skies initiative' because Huf Haus are not an approved supplier, but that's something to look at this week!!

We've specified exactly where all the points go in the kitchen even though we haven't yet chosen our kitchen nor done the detailed design yet. As we will not be going with one of the Stil Art Huf designed kitchens we will have to have it installed after the handover of the house.

I've also asked for a gas point in the lounge in case we go for one of these flueless gas fires.

Importantly however we have some dates. They don't come with a programme, but in a letter requesting the next payment!!!
It says 'we will commence building of basement on site on Monday 6th November...please transfer XXXXXEuros etc.
The other letter says 'we will begin the production of your Huf Haus on Monday 13th November'
please transfer XXXXX Euros etc.
The house takes around three weeks to assemble in the factory and is then loaded on the trucks ready for the journey to UK. They have 3 houses being assembled in the factory at any one time and the processes are very 'state of the art '.
I haven't seen a revised programme yet, but I guess the house will now go up just before Christmas rather than last week in November, that's providing I can get rid of all this water and it stops raining!!!!!