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It is safe to say going into this project we knew very little about foundations. We knew they were necessary, essential for a successful build. We had two considerations for our foundations: 1. they...

Our principle going into our build was that we wanted as little doing as possible, leaving the site as natural as possible once complete. In practice, this can be difficult to achieve without a lot...

Having researched various prefab companies online, for the reasons shared in the first post, we decided we were serious about meeting with Sunhouse, fully intent on working with them quickly after....

A departure from the free flowing writing that you’ve seen from this build blog so far! Here is our practical timeline of key items that you should be aware of to avoid some surprises and delays.

Nine months since buying our plot, this post comes at a time when we are actually breaking ground. A few (necessary) trees have been removed, we are in the final preparations for ground work to...

This project is much more than the construction of a house. Behind this blog is Tiia and Craig (the British contingent), having recently arrived in Finland after meeting each other while living and...

Edellisessä artikkelissa käytiin läpitasoitustöiden vaiheita ja huomioita. Listojen minimointi (ei ikkunalistoja, ei lattialistoja alakerrassa) vaati välillä tuumaustaukoa tasoitetöissä. Tasoitteen...

Suunnitteluvaiheessabudjetoimme tasoitustyöt kokonaisurakaksi. Teimme kustannusarvion yhdessä rakennusmestarimme kanssa. Kaksi kuukautta ennen tasoitusvaiheen alkua pyysin tarjoukset...

Mainitsin aikaisemmin talotehtaiden haluttomuudesta lähteä toteuttamaan meidän luonnoskuvien mukaista rakennusta. Syynä oli talotehtaiden halu käyttää rakenteissa elementtejä ja tyypillisiä...