Let the good times roll.

This week saw a massive jump in the build, Ari and I carried on, working on the eaves, doing the soffit boards and fascias on the gable ends, the soffits overlap the house by about 70 cm, this is because of the snow in winter, when it comes down it doesn't lay against the foundations, it does unfortunately entail a great deal of work and a few hundreds of metres of timber, still that job is out of the way now, we can get rid of the scaffolding which has been littering the site for the past 6 weeks.

DETAIL AT CORNER

SOFFITS AND FASCIA BOARDS.
FITTING THE FASCIA BOARD ON THE BACK TERRACE, Tarja said we look like Laurel and Hardy
FASCIA BOARD ON THE HIGH GABLE.

ARI, JUST GIVING IT A FINAL COAT OF PAINT.

Tarja, after having been in Norway and seeing the houses there, noticed, that they have decoration on their gables, not to be outdone, I was commanded to do something about it, SWMBO, ``she who must be obeyed´´, was informed to supply the relevant drawings for perusal, smartypants that she is, with the aid of the Internet, an ability to speak Swedish, therefore an understanding of Norwegian, I was deftly handed a drawing, couldn't argue any further, so took it like a man and cracked on as commanded,He who must do as told, working on the GABLE DECORATION.

GABLE DECORATION, AS PER TARJAS INSTRUCTIONS.

The final preparation work was done on the floor, checked the heights of the floor drains, Harri the electrician came and fitted the underfloor heating cables, we have about 90 m2 of underfloor heating, only having control able radiators in the bedrooms, this will be one of our heating methods, we are also having a heat pump fitted, I will explain about this when it comes time to fit it, also is a fireplace, it's a wood burning stove, again, more on this in due time.

HEATING CABLE LAID ONTO FLOOR SUBSTRUCTURE.

HARRI. TYING THE UNDERFLOOR HEATING CABLE TO THE STEEL REINFORCING.

HOT AND COLD WATER FEED PIPES.

DRAINS SET AT RIGHT HEIGHTS, WALLS MARKED OUT ON STYROFOAM.

So, after all the prep work, time to make a few phone calls, first, to the floor layers, to see if they are able to come, then to the concrete centre, to see if they could supply, this done, just a case of waiting, I call the floor layers, the Tourettes brothers, they are usually shouting at each other and cussing like ``good uns´´ so the appropriate sobriquet was attached, this does not detract from their work, I wouldn't dream of using anyone else, they do splendid work.

DID SOMEONE CALL? Don't have a clue about their name though, Betonihamsteri, enlarge the pic if you don't believe me.

Friday, sees 14 m3 of liquid concrete arriving, floor laying gets underway soon after, now that is done.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A SMOOTHING IRON.

YOU STILL HAVE TO FINISH IT OFF BY HAND THOUGH, GREAT WORK LADS, THANKS.

It's downhill all the way from here, with the soffits and fascias done and the floor laid, all the hard part of the construction is over, stick up a few dividing walls, build a fireplace, a bit of tiling and a kitchen, good grief, we are almost ready to move in. It's certainly the downhill slope from here on in.