Pegging out

February 24, 2006

James MacQueen, Hughie MacLennan and Jon Howarth will meet coming Monday, 27th of February, to peg out the exact location of the house. By doing so they will have a pretty good idea of the extent of the excavation work left.

Hughie will take up the remainder of the groundworks as of week 9: digging the trenches for the electricity and water.

James and Jon will work on finalizing the budget. During our meeting in November 2005 we discussed some changes that influence the final price of the house.

Jon also had contact with Scottish Water and it will cost us another £850,00 to have the roadworks done to cross the B884. There’s an optional DIY approach and not go through a certified contractor however you then have to pay a yearly insurance of about £90,00. We’re still chewing a bit that one. This is one of those things that nobody tells you about - not even Scottish Water while they have the drawings in their possession - and suddenly popup for attention. So, if you buy a plot of land, check whether you have to cross roads for connecting your services!

But to stay on the bright side of things: May is now definitely coming closer - only two more months left now - and the whole thing is slowly taking shape.

Posted by roger | Filed Under Groundwork, House Project 

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