Property

It took us some time to find a property we liked. In the beginning we were not sure if the property we chose in the end is the right one. Here in Rørvik alternatives are missing and in the end we found out that for our purposes the property we chose in Svahylla is perfect. It could have been a little wider - the house fits exactly in the designated building area but now we will not have to spend the whole time mowing the lawn next summer.

From the property we have a wonderful view over Rørvik. In the evenings you can see "Hurtigruta" when they come into Rørvik harbour. I am very much looking forward to sitting on the balcony in summer and watch the ships as they come in. And you can also see when Statoil is upping the gasoline prices... :)

This is how it looked like when we bought it. Hard to imagine that it is possible to build a house here.

Here are some pictures of the property earlier this year.

 This one is taken in January after blowing away the mountain and before taking away all the huge stones.

 These last two are from March when they were done with making the property look like a place where you actually can put up a house.

In April Nærøysund Entrepreneur started with levelling out the property and prepare it for work on the foundation. When they were done someone from the community was there to measure out where the house has to stand.

 Here one can also get an impression of the view we are going to get.

Until week 28 we have to be done with the foundation and the basement. Then someone from Hetlandhus will come and check that everything is as it should be. We have now on June 3rd started with the work on the foundation. The first step was to place the house on the property according to the data we have from the drawings. We also checked that the property is properly levelled and found out that there is a hight difference of ca. 7 cm from the northwest to the southeast corner. So we will have to fill up with some sand to even that out.

Yesterday the plumber was here to hook up all the pipes for wateroutlets and toilets.

It is progressing :)