A Huf site inspection!!! on 30th October

The piccy is a view northwards from the site

Yseterday we had the "pre-pre-basement- unt kellerdecke -delivery- inspection" of the site. In other words Volker came to look the site over in readiness of the team arriving next monday.

We still have some things to sort out according to our German friend. I did manage "Guten tag" to begin with..

1. We have to put some 'Terram' on the sides of the excavation to prevent spalling and to secure the sides of the excavation for men working below........agreed

2. We have to tidy up the bottom of the excavation where material has fallen so the land drain can be put in without difficulty.........well OK agreed

3. We have to have the gravel with 30mm tolerance in readiness for the concrete slab....well OK we have to put another 75mm on top of what is there at the moment ...so OK agreed

4. We have to ensure there is water available and three electric cables rated at 20amps to feed the lighting and the small tools as they work long into the night, preparing the basement so that our Huf Haus can sit happily on top of it. I'll speak to our neighbours about that and get a generator in.....OK agreed

5. We have to dig the strip foundations with a machine with the team on site on Monday morning.......OK Andy and Baz will stand by.....agreed

6. We have to shingle around the land drain they lay and backfill against the basement walls once they are up to strength ( Concrete takes 7 days to reach a certain strength)...OK we expected that...agreed

7. Provide a hard standing of 8m x 8m for the crane to sit on and a hardstanding for their container which they will also need for the house build. ...well we will do some excavating for the driveway and put some Terram down and crushed concrete...and well OK agreed

8. Take some pictures of the site by thursday and e-mail these to Volker in Germany so he can decide whether the men can come on the Monday.....no problems ...agreed

Well thats all OK as far as us Brits are concerned, and Andy and Baz are coming back on Wednesday to finish off the site as agreed.

Volker mentioned that any rubbish or surplus materials from their construction are put on the empty lorries for their return journey to Germany.....now that's neat isn't it???
What they bring over and doesn't go on or in the house is taken back for recycling.

In this week of the Stern report, at least Huf and I are trying to do our bit by recycling materials, building a house with a SAP rating of 95-117 and using MMC ,( modern methods of construction) and a little ol' solar panel thrown in. It would be great if I got a tax incentive to build like this...as it is very expensive ....Mr Brown ....if you're out there!!!!