Waiting for the last permit

It's not much going on these days.We have to get a few permits.At the moment we're waiting for our last permit (using permit), once we have this permit we can continue the build and finish the house! We hope we can get this permit within the next 2 weeks!It takes some time!

Most of the work is done...except........The house needs wiring,painting (part is already done),a few doors and windows,and the outside area! That's all, more or less!

Yesterday the carpenter came and he put in a few indoor doors! Very beautiful wood!I love it!

Floor tiles

Lot's of things are happening these days! First, the floor tiles are in, the ladder for the roof is installed and the balcony railing is in, too.

scaffolding is gone

For the first time we can see the whole house freely!Wonderful.....we are nearing completion!

Meanwhile the first floor tiles are in too! Maybe they can finish the tiles by tomorrow!

Bathroom floor tiles!Still dirty!

Getting a "face"

Our house is getting a "face"!

While the rest of the house is painted the front is getting a tile finish!So, yesterday the started the work! The house looks very modest!In a few days we will hopefully see more!Here are the first pictures!

 

stairs and outer walls

The stairs are in and they are very beautiful and simple! We used a fossilized stone, so every piece looks different! I am pleased!

The outer walls are also painted! We decided to use brown....different and beautiful! Now our house needs its "face"!!!!! We will have tiles in the front! They should do it today....but nobody was there!Maybe tomorrow, who knows!

stone wash plaster and tiles

Everything happens very fast! The house is rendered and all the borders,window sills and lintels  are "stone washed", it looks a little bit like Italian Stone Wash Plaster! Very common in Taiwan!

The first tiles are also in! The kitchen walls are ready and the 2 bathrooms are ready ,too!

And the last frame is also in!

Borders,sills and lintels

Kitchen

We used outdoor tiles for our 2 bathrooms! Rather uncommon in Taiwan!

bathroom downstairs:

bathroom upstairs:

The last frame!

The frame is in

Progress....
The big entrance frame is in (We will have a big sliding door)! It looks fantastic!The color is very beautiful and the door will be air-tide! We will also have a gate in front of the door! If the gate is open we'll have lots of light! One frame is still missing; the upstairs sliding door!But it's the last one....
The cement rendering is almost done!

The roof is not yet ready! Short update:Since the new house is just a 5 min ride away, I had a short look and the cement rendering for the roof is almost done!

Here are a few picture!I took the pictures this morning!

The new huge frame!

The last missing frame!

Everything is repaired for the cement rendering!

The house this morning