Tiles, floor and ceiling

Last week and this week we had a fantastic lad in our house, he put in floor in three rooms and put up the glazed tiles in the bathroom.

Förra veckan och denna vecka har vi haft en fantastisk grabb hos oss, han har lagt golv (klinker) i tre rum och kaklat badrummet.

Storage room - förråd
Hallway - hallen
Bathroom - badrum

Above picture shows what we've spent most of the day doing...putting up ceiling.

Bilden ovan visar vad vi spenderat större delen av dagen med...satt upp tak.

With a little help from our friends 2

This weekend we made some daring moves... We tied a latter onto the roof so that we could put up some details that was missing. Still some missing, but considering that there was ice on the roof, thoose details will have to wait...

Den här helgen levde vi lite farligt....Vi knöt fast en stege på taket så att vi kunde fästa några plåtdetaljer som saknades (avluftning och gavelplåt). Saknas fortfarande vissa delar, men med tanke på att det var is på taket så får det vänta...

On Monday morning, Mattias got a semi funny phonecall. The company that's going to fix the bathroom and most of the floors downstairs called and asked if they could start today. Mattias, half studdering says, nononononono, - you guys was suppose to call me so we could prepare (not a chance that we would prepare weeks before they can fix the floor, that would stop us). But Mattias took half the day off, sped home, I called my lovely brother, asked him for help, and fixed us a ride home.

På måndag morgon fick Mattias ett halvt om halvt roligt samtal. Företaget som ska sätta kakel i badrummet och klinker i större delen av nedervåningen ringde och frågade om de kunde börja idag. Mattias, halvt stammar fram, nejnejnejnej - ni skulle ringa mig så vi hade tid att förbereda (aldrig i livet att vi förbereder veckor i före de kan lägga in golvet, det skulle ha stoppat oss). Men Mattias kunde ta halva dagen ledigt, åkte snabbt hem, jag ringde min underbare bror, bad honom att hjälpa oss och sen fixade jag skjuts till oss hem.

Friends Anita and Daniel also came over and helped us. This means that our bathroom will start to take form tomorrow morning...

Vännerna Anita och Daniel kom även de förbi och hjälpte oss. Allt detta innebär att vårt badrum börjar ta form i morgon bitti...

Working weekend - Jobbhelg

This day has been about putting up ceiling. A mistake in the initial calculation gave us a hassle since we had to add boards.

Den här dagen har handlat om att sätta upp tak. Ett litet misstag i de första beräkningarna har dock gjort att vi blivit tvugna att sätta upp fler brädor.

Yesterday we finished all the walls upstairs. And look at the lovely ceiling! (Was finished by Mattias and his dad last weekend.) Just waiting for some insulation...

Igår gjorde vi färdigt alla väggar på övervåningen (gipsväggarna som saknades). Och se på det fantastiska taket! (Gjordes klart av Mattias och hans far förra helgen.) Nu väntar taket bara på lite isolering...

A facade to be proud of!

En fasad att vara stolt över!
A picture from this sunny, crispy morning that made us hum X-mas songs.

En bild från denna soliga, kyliga morgon som gjorde att vi började nynna på julsånger.

Father in law - Svärfar

On Friday, my father in law came down from Kalix to help us for 3-4 days. And as you can se below, things happen when he is here....

På fredag kom svärfar ner från Kalix för att hjälpa oss i 3-4 dagar. Och som ni kan se nedan så händer det grejer när han är här...

View from upstairs - utsikten från övervåningen

Bedroom view - Sovrums utsikt

Just want to say, my sister shot this moose today, so proud of her! - Vill bara säga, min syster sköt den här 10 taggaren idag, är så stolt över henne!

Ceiling and windows

As you can see, we have the windows on the top floor, and none of them are broken. Fancy that. Mattias is busy putting up parts of the ceiling.

Door

The floor upstairs is there! We can now walk around freely. Our only fear is that we will get to fearless and fall down the hole where the staircase will be. Yesterday we insulated some more, so my hands is still itching. But we have at least one layer of wall everywhere except on one wall in the bathroom. And here, a picture of our door!

Otippade krämpor

Nog är man medveten om att bygga hus gör ont. Men en del saker är lite otippade:

• Skavsår på knäna
• Blåsor på tummen (från skruvdragare)
• Blodvite på axeln

De saker jag hade räknat med och som även kom var:

• Nedslitna handleder (kan inte vrida min högra hand inte heller lyfta något med den, fast det bryr man sig ju inte om när man jobbar)
• Blåmärken på bokstavligen hela kroppen
• En o annan tåskada

Sen har man en fantastisk träningsvärk, konstant. Allt detta till trots, DET ÄR RIKTIGT ROLIGT!

Floor upstairs and storage room

We have a floor, well at least half a floor. I can't put words to the joy of not having to balance on the beams all the time.

After a little bit of nagging, I got to paint the storage room the way i wanted to. And if you look closely, you can see a little bit of...overspray.

Close up.

Painting and cleaning

White walls, now we just have to figure out what color to out put up next. And what wallpapers.

We had to empty out a storage room we've had for about 3 years. So we cleaned out the storage room we have here...

Spackling paste

We've come sort of a long way since I last wrote. However, now that we are back at work (half time back at work) things won't move as fast. But we must thank Mattias family for all the help, dad Stefan, mom Barbro, uncle Lasse and aunt Gunnel.

Bathroom, only one layer of wall...

Storage room (förråd). The red buckets in the ceiling is where the spotlights will go.
Spackling paste coming up...
Bedroom, with the second layer wall and first layer spackling paste. If we're lucky, we can start painting this next week.
Hallway.

Insulation, and walls...

Yesterday

Today

Yesterday

Today

Finally, a picture...

By lunchtime today, they told me that there was no need for any more painted boards. I stopped functioning right there and then, and haven't come around since. The others are still out doing something, but me, I'm inside with my computer, fighting to stay awake.

Yes, we have a roof

We now have a roof. I will try to take a picture 2morrow. However I am bound to my painting the house.

Rain, not my cup of tea

Coming home yet again to a shattered yard. This time the tent under which I am to paint the panel had flipped and now looks like a white turtle with severel legs lying on his back trying to get up. And the plastic covering the isolation had yet again tried its wings. I am trying to comfort myself with; at least the kitchen is dry....

Funny story....

See, when the rain comes pouring down, and by that I mean raining cats and dogs, small cracks in the construction becomes three extra taps in the kitchen. When I came home I found puddles of water by the stove, window and fridge. Mattias came rushing home from work, my own excellent mother and her wonderful man also came to the rescue and we have padded, filled, tore down and fixed. So, the thing one can hear now is not dribbling were it should not dribble but a warm fan, heating the wet panels.

This sunny week

This week, summer came to town for REAL. We've been coming home around 5 and 6 pm this week and it has still been hot as .... so work wise, not much has happened. The electric company has been here and they dug up a bit of the cable that I spent all of Sunday putting down (do not like Umeå Energi). Apparently they've (Umeå Energi) got this new fabulous idea, cause they have realized that it is not humane to have us dig up the yard, that the cable doesn't have to be dug down at all! just dig it as far down as we like for our own benefit. Just one question after this moment of enlightenment from their side: HOW THE H**L CAN WE TRUST THEM THIS TIME???

It can't be said enough times, if you have a choice, do never EVER use Umeå Energi!!!!!!!

Half a plastic roof

My brother came around today, and together we put half a plastic roof. And I can tell you that it was a lot more fun than the 6 hours I spent to the electric company's job, digging to put down a cable.

Midsommar in Sweden

That time of the year, Midsummer. Dancing around the midsummer pole

However, not for every one.

After a nice barbeque, and a quick visit amongst some really crazy people. We sat by the ocean and a fire and had hot dogs.

And finally, the midsummer idiots, children, do not try this at home:

Takstolar!

Midsommar närmar sig med stormsteg (imorgon). Men förra helgen så fick vi upp takstolarna. Med MYCKET hjälp från vänner.

Takstolar skedde lördag. Söndagen och de få stunder denna vecka som det inte har SPÖ regnat så har vi fått gräva nya gropar i denna rullstensås. De som kan bör undvika att någonsin lita på någonting Umeå Energi säger, för de bara ljuger! Sen vägrar de att rätta sina misstag utan låter sina, ja inte kan vi kalla det kunder, utan undersåtar lösa deras misstag med blod svett och nästintill tårar. UMEÅ ENERGI är värdelösa!

Speedy

Things have been going in a rather quick pace for a while. 

This is how we spent the 6th of June. 

And here is where we loose some of the wall and roof. 

Believe it or not, but more work has been done after this weekend, I'll update you when it has stopped raining....

With a little help from our friends

Dig, dig, digging, dig. That's what life is all about. My brother is digging like mad...

Mattias however, is taking it easy... ;-)
while my brother in law gets the really dirty job, fixing a line to the sewer.
This is the true path to the underworld...
A yard full of...stuff.