The house next door...or how to NOT build a house

[DIYSwede]

...We have to leave the USA before than anyway for tax reasons, we HAVE to sell the house and be gone between 3 July and 31 December,
so even if we're renting a room from Nadia's daughter in Sweden we'll be out of here.

Lucky breaks on your sell in these days!
Feel free to giva me a hoot if your times get really rough, and you find yourselves in a temporary Swedish exile (-Heaven forbid!).
All the savage natives over here can be pretty harsh on any re-settlers, so a local scout/ sniper might come in handy...

ATB
Johan

[Toolmaker51]

Opportunity is when it happens; whether you plan for it or not. The time in-between tells you it's time to jump or not.

[jdurand]

Our sponsor said if we do have to use Plan C, she has friends in Barcelona who will take care of us. Speak fluent English, Spanish, and Russian.

Well, that's warmer than spending the winter in Sweden!

But, hopefully the border really is open in August so we can get to our house.

[Frank S]

Our sponsor said if we do have to use Plan C, she has friends in Barcelona who will take care of us. Speak fluent English, Spanish, and Russian.

Well, that's warmer than spending the winter in Sweden!

But, hopefully the border really is open in August so we can get to our house.

Better beaches near Barcelona as well

[jdurand]

Just an update as they're wrapping up The Pit house. They're taping the windows ready to paint, the owners move in next month.

Here's their wall finish:



And since that house is costing $$$$$$$$$ compared to our new house, here our interior wall finish, inside and out... No character at all! All the inside walls and ceilings were done this way.



Outside finish, still some salt on the bricks they haven't cleaned off yet.