Saimme vihdoin asemapiirroksen ja talokuvat. Maanantaina 24.1.2011 ne lähtee kuntaan rakennuslupahakemuksena.
Eilen ja tänään olenkin kiertänyt uusia naapureita kuin mikäkin jehovantodistaja-kaupustelija hämäräperäinen olkalaukku olalla. Allekirjoituksia olen saanut vasta kolmelta. Vielä kuusi puuttuu. Onkin ihmeellistä miten yhdellä omakotitalotontilla voi olla niin monta naapuria, mutta niin se vain on meidän tapauksessa: Yhdeksän naapuria joista vain yksi asuu virallisesti muualla kuin Luomassa.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Arrrh, we have not yet applied for building permit (rakennuslupa)
In order to apply for building permit the following main items have to be ready:
- the drawings of the house "pohjakuvat" (bottoms, sides, cross-section view)
- the site plan (asemapiirros) where the house is shown placed on the land, distance to neighbors etc.
- energy certificate and expected energy consumption
Our lead-designer ("pääsuunnittelija) is coordinating all the paperwork for this application and he's doing a good job and we're happy that he seems very knowledgeable and helpful.
Unfortunately, the drawings of the house are being produced by Lapponia house designer together with the sales agent. And with them the communication has been less than optimal to put it mildly.
First problem was that we were discussing our wishes for changes not directly with Lapponia designer but through the sales agent, who either did not make good notes (did not write all stuff down) or did not communicate the changes properly to the Lapponia designer or the designer was not paying enough attention, etc. Either way, many times the modified designs did not include our suggestions or not all etc.
The second problem was that we did not feel we got professional advice/suggestions from them as to what should be changed to accommodate our wishes or essential things in the drawings were missing: no proper space for technical equipment of the house (tekninen tila) or too small, the living area and floor area square meters seemed to be wrong on the drawings even to untrained eyes, etc. And the answer was "this is how the program calculates the square meters" (although obviously wrong).
Anyway, to make this story short, we were promised to have the building permit application ready before Christmas, but here we are today 18th of Jan and we do not yet have the drawings ready...
- the drawings of the house "pohjakuvat" (bottoms, sides, cross-section view)
- the site plan (asemapiirros) where the house is shown placed on the land, distance to neighbors etc.
- energy certificate and expected energy consumption
Our lead-designer ("pääsuunnittelija) is coordinating all the paperwork for this application and he's doing a good job and we're happy that he seems very knowledgeable and helpful.
Unfortunately, the drawings of the house are being produced by Lapponia house designer together with the sales agent. And with them the communication has been less than optimal to put it mildly.
First problem was that we were discussing our wishes for changes not directly with Lapponia designer but through the sales agent, who either did not make good notes (did not write all stuff down) or did not communicate the changes properly to the Lapponia designer or the designer was not paying enough attention, etc. Either way, many times the modified designs did not include our suggestions or not all etc.
The second problem was that we did not feel we got professional advice/suggestions from them as to what should be changed to accommodate our wishes or essential things in the drawings were missing: no proper space for technical equipment of the house (tekninen tila) or too small, the living area and floor area square meters seemed to be wrong on the drawings even to untrained eyes, etc. And the answer was "this is how the program calculates the square meters" (although obviously wrong).
Anyway, to make this story short, we were promised to have the building permit application ready before Christmas, but here we are today 18th of Jan and we do not yet have the drawings ready...
Saturday, 25 December 2010
First time inside the old house
We just got the keys to the old house standing on the plot. Cottage has no real value but we were still interested to go in and have a look. Soo-omg much snow and very old locks but finally got lucky with the back door. Little kitchen was full of little treasures (cups, plates and jars) and some nice wooden furniture was left behind. I just love the old stuff! No sign of mice inside, only lots and lots of deer footprints around the house. Ja papanoita...
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Yesterday we became land owners
Yes, yesterday Dec 22nd 2010 we became land owners of 3000 m2 in a great location in Luoma, Kirkkonummi, Finland. And it feels great and a bit sureal. We signed the pre-acquisition contract already 13 months ago and by December 21 2010 we got all the necessary approvals to be allowed to build on the land. It took so long because we needed to obtain an "exception permit" (poikkeuslupa) as the land was meant to build just holiday houses and not for permanent residency.
Below a picture taken from Nokia's maps.ovi.com. The sign on the map below is where the plot is located. It is about 350m from Vitträsk lake. The closest primary school is about 1.5 km and train station/ grocery store 3 km.
Here below is a satellite picture close up where the plot is marked. There is a 50 m2 summer cottage from the '60s which we'll have remove before starting to build the new house.
Below a picture taken from Nokia's maps.ovi.com. The sign on the map below is where the plot is located. It is about 350m from Vitträsk lake. The closest primary school is about 1.5 km and train station/ grocery store 3 km.
Here below is a satellite picture close up where the plot is marked. There is a 50 m2 summer cottage from the '60s which we'll have remove before starting to build the new house.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
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