Many small steps every day

Progress: Yesterday when I came home from work, the house was hidden behind massive scaffolding - and inside it was freezing cold.

The carpenters had replaced the big living room window (and probably let many doors open while moving in and out). The scaffolding has not been disassembled yet, because they have to rebuild the frame around the window and put back the awnings. We now have replaced all the old windows in the livingroom and kitchen – and they will probably replace the old patio-door today.

The team installing the ventilation system was back and had added more holes in the ceiling – holes that eventually will be used for pushing fresh air in and pulling “used air” out of the rooms. Now, during the construction phase, these holes contribute to making the house extra cold and draughty.

Unexpected event/decision point: the project leader sent an email saying that they had made a mistake and purchased one window more than what we have asked for. He asked us if we wanted to replace another window in one of the bedrooms. I said that we had planned to take them in the next round (some time in the future) because these rooms are rarely used during daytime and at night we want the temperature to be lower than the livingroom. He said that we would get a discount and we decided to accept the offer and replace the window that seemed to be in worst condition.

Background info: I realized that I have been so eager to get started with this blog that I forgot to describe what we’re trying to do in our house. My next blog post will include the highlights of our own JAHUS project.