Home extension

After many months of preparations we have finally started with the work to extend our home!

First we threw a party to say goodbye to our "old" house. We brought lots of cookies from our trip to the UK, so we organized an English High Tea.

And the next week it started. We decided to first insulate part of our garage to change it into a children's playing area, remember, we have no basements in The Netherlands. We will move our old kitchen here, so lots of storage space and running water, great for kids painting. With help from friends we did a lot of work in weekends and evenings. All the work behind the walls like electricity, insulation and the actual construction is already hidden, but it all cost tons of time!

And then, yesterday, the big digging started. Because soil is so wet and soft here, we need a hole of about 1,20 m (4 feet) were concrete will be put, otherwise the house will start floating. We decided to rent a "little" machine and do the work ourselves, again with the help of family (they must love us!).

And this is the result of all the work. Next week the constructor will start! We will keep you posted.