GaryR
Nordic Pine
Well, we moved. Again!
After almost a year in the place we decided that the house we bought just wasn't what we wanted. Although it was lovely inside and had plenty of space, there were some issues that we (and I in particular) just couldn't live with. First was the traffic noise, especially in the morning and afternoon when I walk the dogs. The neighborhood itself is residential but it is close enough to a 6 lane highway and a major truck route, and a concrete plant that being outdoors is no fun. For me, anyway. The other major problem was lack of insulation over the vaulted ceiling. Practically none as far I could tell. Hot in the summer, cold and drafty in the winter. Very expensive to fix. And the forced air heating and cooling was very loud. Also expensive to fix. I was miserable.
The good news is we found a much better built house (architect designed, built in 2013 by the best builder in town) with quality materials, tightly made, with much more land on a dead end country lane but only 10 minutes from the town centre. It is smaller with smaller rooms, but light and airy and has wonderful views. Great place to walk the dogs. Garage/shop about the same size. And it cost considerably less than the one we sold. (The one we didn't like sold in two days for more than we paid for it, thankfully. We will close on that deal on Thursday).
We moved into the new house this week. It is only about 10 km from the old house and we spent all of June moving boxes and anything that one person could carry by ourselves. Also had the interior painted while the house was empty. Hired movers for the furniture and shop machines. The moving crew was excellent and took good care of our things, safely.
So now I am setting up shop again.
After almost a year in the place we decided that the house we bought just wasn't what we wanted. Although it was lovely inside and had plenty of space, there were some issues that we (and I in particular) just couldn't live with. First was the traffic noise, especially in the morning and afternoon when I walk the dogs. The neighborhood itself is residential but it is close enough to a 6 lane highway and a major truck route, and a concrete plant that being outdoors is no fun. For me, anyway. The other major problem was lack of insulation over the vaulted ceiling. Practically none as far I could tell. Hot in the summer, cold and drafty in the winter. Very expensive to fix. And the forced air heating and cooling was very loud. Also expensive to fix. I was miserable.
The good news is we found a much better built house (architect designed, built in 2013 by the best builder in town) with quality materials, tightly made, with much more land on a dead end country lane but only 10 minutes from the town centre. It is smaller with smaller rooms, but light and airy and has wonderful views. Great place to walk the dogs. Garage/shop about the same size. And it cost considerably less than the one we sold. (The one we didn't like sold in two days for more than we paid for it, thankfully. We will close on that deal on Thursday).
We moved into the new house this week. It is only about 10 km from the old house and we spent all of June moving boxes and anything that one person could carry by ourselves. Also had the interior painted while the house was empty. Hired movers for the furniture and shop machines. The moving crew was excellent and took good care of our things, safely.
So now I am setting up shop again.
