This is the series where I tell you about the new house in a self-development area in the Netherlands. Initially, I talked about the house project in between other posts. Not until 2020 the project got so intense that complete blogs were about the new house.
Post Published On I finished the hay shed Sunday, 24-Sep-23 20:59:27 CEST Rebuilt the hay shed Sunday, 17-Sep-23 20:52:53 CEST Worked on the microphone project Sunday, 10-Sep-23 21:35:57 CEST We worked on the decluttering project Sunday, 03-Sep-23 20:57:39 CEST We finished the cupboard Sunday, 27-Aug-23 20:20:20 CEST Decluttering started Sunday, 20-Aug-23 20:03:09 CEST Cupboard backpanels finished Sunday, 30-Jul-23 22:42:39 CEST Cupboard preparations Sunday, 23-Jul-23 21:54:07 CEST The heating/cooling system is finished Sunday, 16-Jul-23 16:38:50 CEST Tiny house installation was finished Sunday, 25-Jun-23 18:16:28 CEST We got the tiny house Sunday, 11-Jun-23 22:07:18 CEST Finished painting the north hall Sunday, 04-Jun-23 22:00:48 CEST Watering system for the garden Sunday, 28-May-23 21:05:35 CEST South hall painted Sunday, 21-May-23 21:20:39 CEST Started preparing for the tiny house Sunday, 14-May-23 21:37:37 CEST Worked from the cottage Sunday, 07-May-23 22:17:15 CEST Garden season started Sunday, 23-Apr-23 21:19:22 CEST Half of the permanent fence is set up Sunday, 16-Apr-23 19:11:16 CEST Continued on the permanent fence Sunday, 09-Apr-23 21:02:22 CEST Continued to put up the permanent fence Sunday, 02-Apr-23 21:29:27 CEST Finished plastering the bedroom hall Sunday, 26-Mar-23 21:41:16 CEST Plastering TopFinish in the bedroom hall Sunday, 19-Mar-23 20:48:46 CET Intense week Sunday, 12-Mar-23 20:40:03 CET Regular work vs DIY week, holiday from the weekend Sunday, 26-Feb-23 21:13:16 CET Started plastering the bedroom hall Sunday, 19-Feb-23 19:58:36 CET Finished plastering the hall Sunday, 12-Feb-23 19:45:45 CET Eight buckets of TopFinish in the hall Sunday, 29-Jan-23 21:28:30 CET Finished the MP75 layer in the hall on the ground Sunday, 22-Jan-23 20:40:23 CET Eleven buckets of course mud Sunday, 15-Jan-23 20:20:07 CET Last preparations for plastering the hall Sunday, 08-Jan-23 20:36:49 CET Last week of 2022 Saturday, 31-Dec-22 22:32:46 CET Repaired the stove Wednesday, 28-Dec-22 15:59:23 CET Started preparing to plaster the hall Sunday, 18-Dec-22 21:52:21 CET Finished the kitchen stove ventilation Sunday, 11-Dec-22 22:14:46 CET Appliances installed Monday, 05-Dec-22 20:32:28 CET New kitchen Sunday, 27-Nov-22 21:39:32 CET Kitchenpreparations from Monday 14 until 20 November Sunday, 20-Nov-22 21:23:06 CET Kitchen bench top Sunday, 30-Oct-22 22:16:13 CET Kitchen appliances Sunday, 23-Oct-22 21:50:09 CEST Sheep week Sunday, 16-Oct-22 20:41:14 CEST Our ventilation got balanced Sunday, 09-Oct-22 19:26:54 CEST Ventilation caps were installed Monday, 03-Oct-22 20:09:43 CEST Hedgehog housing Sunday, 25-Sep-22 21:33:22 CEST Took down the scaffold Sunday, 18-Sep-22 20:32:19 CEST Leakage at the chimney is fixed Sunday, 11-Sep-22 19:50:59 CEST Fruit harvest with surprise Sunday, 04-Sep-22 22:44:19 CEST Started plastering the kitchen Sunday, 28-Aug-22 20:49:51 CEST Southwest fence Sunday, 21-Aug-22 21:00:08 CEST The heat recovery ventilation system got installed Sunday, 14-Aug-22 20:58:25 CEST First holiday in three years Sunday, 07-Aug-22 22:03:06 CEST We got the staircase fence and reeling Sunday, 31-Jul-22 23:00:00 CEST Worked on the permanent fence Sunday, 24-Jul-22 22:18:44 CEST Started on the second vegetable bed. Sunday, 17-Jul-22 21:23:07 CEST Officially finished Sunday, 10-Jul-22 22:36:03 CEST We received the stairs Monday, 04-Jul-22 21:11:59 CEST Final preparations for the stairs Sunday, 26-Jun-22 21:11:27 CEST Finished moving out Monday, 20-Jun-22 21:44:56 CEST Sheep got cut Saturday, 11-Jun-22 22:26:45 CEST Staircase was measured Tuesday, 07-Jun-22 22:17:12 CEST The old house is sold Sunday, 29-May-22 20:40:01 CEST Finished plastering the living room Monday, 23-May-22 07:08:36 CEST Hobby room finished Sunday, 15-May-22 21:43:31 CEST Started working on the living room Sunday, 08-May-22 20:49:01 CEST Accepted a bid for the old house Sunday, 01-May-22 21:24:50 CEST House tours Sunday, 24-Apr-22 21:17:10 CEST Ready for selling the old house Sunday, 17-Apr-22 21:34:00 CEST Photos of the old house Monday, 11-Apr-22 20:36:57 CEST Tidying up the old house Sunday, 03-Apr-22 20:42:37 CEST Plaster holiday Sunday, 27-Mar-22 20:53:34 CEST South wall finished Sunday, 20-Mar-22 22:06:45 CET Called a real estate agent Sunday, 13-Mar-22 20:53:41 CET Continued fixing the old house Sunday, 27-Feb-22 19:15:08 CET Prepared for painting a wall in the old house Sunday, 20-Feb-22 22:08:03 CET Southeast bedroom finished Sunday, 13-Feb-22 19:16:44 CET Plastered the southeast bedroom Sunday, 06-Feb-22 19:53:48 CET The second week of working from the new house Sunday, 30-Jan-22 18:42:01 CET Finished the northeast bedroom and the bathroom Sunday, 23-Jan-22 20:12:35 CET PVC on the first floor Sunday, 16-Jan-22 20:33:46 CET Main bedroom painted Monday, 03-Jan-22 21:31:37 CET Defective floortiles Sunday, 02-Jan-22 22:10:23 CET We reached two significant milestones this week Sunday, 26-Dec-21 18:44:08 CET The first floor equalized Sunday, 19-Dec-21 21:58:09 CET The heating system project stalled Sunday, 12-Dec-21 19:56:32 CET Installation of the heating system has started Sunday, 05-Dec-21 21:29:47 CET Finished the foundation of the heat pump Sunday, 28-Nov-21 21:31:48 CET We received the rest of the tiles Sunday, 21-Nov-21 21:19:10 CET This week wet room floors were cast in cement Sunday, 14-Nov-21 21:08:02 CET The anhydrite floor Sunday, 07-Nov-21 22:27:48 CET Ready for the floors Sunday, 31-Oct-21 20:52:04 CET Started the last gypsum project Sunday, 24-Oct-21 18:53:23 CEST Finished ventilation in the washing room Monday, 18-Oct-21 21:52:09 CEST Finished the window sills Monday, 11-Oct-21 21:14:44 CEST Removed the temporary stairs Sunday, 03-Oct-21 21:33:15 CEST Finished the first floor Sunday, 26-Sep-21 21:38:17 CEST Finished the ceiling of the ground floor Sunday, 19-Sep-21 20:59:41 CEST Gypsum from living room to hall Sunday, 12-Sep-21 20:45:22 CEST Gypsum in the ceiling on the ground floor Sunday, 05-Sep-21 20:47:43 CEST Finished the first floor Sunday, 29-Aug-21 21:24:07 CEST Finished the ceiling of the hobby room Sunday, 22-Aug-21 17:23:25 CEST The gypsum plate swap Monday, 16-Aug-21 21:42:31 CEST Worked on the ceiling Sunday, 08-Aug-21 21:18:43 CEST Started working on the ceiling Monday, 02-Aug-21 22:05:40 CEST Another gypsum week Monday, 26-Jul-21 21:56:52 CEST One stack of gypsum removed from the living room Sunday, 18-Jul-21 22:00:15 CEST The gypsum plates swap Monday, 12-Jul-21 21:39:13 CEST Started on a new pile of gypsum plates Sunday, 04-Jul-21 22:04:30 CEST Our doorposts were mounted Monday, 28-Jun-21 22:23:54 CEST Finished the ceiling of our bedroom Sunday, 20-Jun-21 21:28:22 CEST The north wall of the staircase Sunday, 13-Jun-21 22:22:38 CEST Our sheep arrived Sunday, 06-Jun-21 20:41:48 CEST Three sisters Sunday, 30-May-21 21:48:44 CEST This week it rained a lot Sunday, 23-May-21 21:53:22 CEST We finished the planks Sunday, 16-May-21 22:10:00 CEST Eleven planks to go Sunday, 09-May-21 21:34:59 CEST Good progress putting up red planks Monday, 03-May-21 21:24:58 CEST Finished mounting the horizontal support beams Monday, 26-Apr-21 21:08:54 CEST Mounted all fascia boards except the two last Sunday, 18-Apr-21 21:05:14 CEST Painting fascia boards Sunday, 11-Apr-21 22:23:59 CEST Fascia boards for the south wall Monday, 05-Apr-21 08:58:15 CEST Started working on the south wall Sunday, 28-Mar-21 21:20:26 CEST The small details to finish the north and west wall Sunday, 21-Mar-21 20:31:05 CET Created our mini dyke Sunday, 14-Mar-21 22:38:18 CET Finished the west wall Sunday, 28-Feb-21 21:25:03 CET Tangible progress on the west wall Sunday, 21-Feb-21 22:38:45 CET The fiber modem was mounted Sunday, 14-Feb-21 20:01:04 CET Started working on the west wall Sunday, 07-Feb-21 21:15:08 CET Finished the vertical planks on the north wall Sunday, 31-Jan-21 20:00:00 CET Finished half of the north wall Sunday, 24-Jan-21 21:14:02 CET Snow for the first time at the new house Tuesday, 19-Jan-21 22:58:10 CET Replaced downpipes for the fourth time Sunday, 10-Jan-21 16:59:41 CET Started putting up planks on the north wall Sunday, 03-Jan-21 21:44:39 CET Tried to get Internet Sunday, 27-Dec-20 22:00:09 CET Wastewater and Rainwater Sunday, 20-Dec-20 21:35:35 CET Working on the exterior this week Sunday, 13-Dec-20 22:25:54 CET We planted our apple trees Sunday, 06-Dec-20 23:16:46 CET Moved a pile of floorboards Monday, 23-Nov-20 21:36:26 CET We are getting better at the gypsum plates Sunday, 15-Nov-20 20:17:18 CET Electricity and water Monday, 09-Nov-20 22:23:48 CET Pipes and powerlines Monday, 02-Nov-20 20:37:43 CET Everything worked this week Sunday, 25-Oct-20 20:55:23 CET Electrician started Sunday, 18-Oct-20 21:56:04 CEST Roof tiles and gutter finished Sunday, 11-Oct-20 20:45:21 CEST We got our temporary woodstove Sunday, 04-Oct-20 17:30:39 CEST Finished horizontal support beams on the east side Sunday, 27-Sep-20 06:38:54 CEST Rooftiles, Chimney, and examination of our utility cupboard. Sunday, 20-Sep-20 20:25:14 CEST Finished building the scaffold. Preparing for the roof tiles. Monday, 14-Sep-20 21:37:47 CEST Finished the utility cupboard Monday, 31-Aug-20 21:11:02 CEST Moving stuff Wednesday, 26-Aug-20 22:03:54 CEST Working on the CAD drawing Sunday, 16-Aug-20 17:34:05 CEST We got our water well Sunday, 09-Aug-20 17:55:51 CEST This week, the temporary stairs arrived. We worked on the isolation and moving planks. Monday, 03-Aug-20 21:11:13 CEST We finished a task from our house todo list! Sunday, 19-Jul-20 21:42:51 CEST Our house is delivered! Sunday, 28-Jun-20 21:25:16 CEST We received the container Sunday, 21-Jun-20 21:12:22 CEST Foundation finished, Prepared for the container. Sunday, 14-Jun-20 21:01:09 CEST The foundation frame finished, and we got the driveway. Sunday, 07-Jun-20 20:42:51 CEST Started on the foundation Sunday, 31-May-20 19:27:46 CEST The poles were delivered to the plot Tuesday, 19-May-20 20:58:19 CEST The final paperwork is in place for starting the building Monday, 11-May-20 20:12:44 CEST The tiller machine fluffed the surface Sunday, 03-May-20 21:36:20 CEST We received the planning Thursday, 30-Apr-20 20:56:40 CEST Waiting for the planning Monday, 20-Apr-20 20:57:35 CEST Restoring the barrier tape Saturday, 04-Apr-20 12:56:12 CEST April 1 of 2020 - The fool’s day Wednesday, 01-Apr-20 23:55:07 CEST Redesigning the utility room Tuesday, 31-Mar-20 20:24:06 CEST More flags along the road Thursday, 26-Mar-20 22:23:34 CET Started gardening at the plot Saturday, 21-Mar-20 21:58:07 CET A visit to the heat pump specialist Tuesday, 17-Mar-20 22:30:42 CET Geo-Data marked up our plot Monday, 16-Mar-20 22:25:15 CET We are now owners of the plot Saturday, 14-Mar-20 20:05:31 CET At the plot last day of February 2020 Saturday, 29-Feb-20 22:40:38 CET Our future house Sunday, 26-Jan-20 20:44:58 CET Marije in the Shop Thursday, 24-Oct-19 21:55:44 CEST An Aquarelle Portrait of Tasha Thursday, 19-Sep-19 21:30:36 CEST Learning Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2 Saturday, 14-Sep-19 06:50:34 CEST Learning Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1 Tuesday, 03-Sep-19 21:13:56 CEST Received the construction drawings today Friday, 16-Aug-19 21:29:21 CEST Old garden, 18 May 2019 Saturday, 18-May-19 20:36:01 CEST March 17 2019 Sunday, 17-Mar-19 21:02:46 CET Our plan for the new house Saturday, 02-Feb-19 20:36:04 CET Alyssa 28 December 2018 Friday, 28-Dec-18 22:30:12 CET Maya 11 November 2018 Sunday, 11-Nov-18 21:14:33 CET
I was born 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden.
I grew up in the small village Vågdalen in north Sweden. 1989 I moved to Umeå to
study Computer Science at University of Umeå. 1995 I moved to the Netherlands
where I live in Almere not far from Amsterdam.