Hello everyone,
Our topping-out ceremony is coming up in about two weeks. Given the current COVID-19 situation, it’s clear that we will celebrate only with the construction workers, our new neighbors, and our parents. However, it doesn’t feel right not to show some appreciation to the shell builders, who have done an excellent job. Maybe a nicely packaged “worker’s lunch bag” handed to the site supervisor for distribution? Should we inform the neighbors that the celebration will be postponed, or is it better not to mention it at all? What are your thoughts on this? How would you hold a potential topping-out ceremony in these times?
Thanks to all!
Best regards,
T. Liederbach
Our topping-out ceremony is coming up in about two weeks. Given the current COVID-19 situation, it’s clear that we will celebrate only with the construction workers, our new neighbors, and our parents. However, it doesn’t feel right not to show some appreciation to the shell builders, who have done an excellent job. Maybe a nicely packaged “worker’s lunch bag” handed to the site supervisor for distribution? Should we inform the neighbors that the celebration will be postponed, or is it better not to mention it at all? What are your thoughts on this? How would you hold a potential topping-out ceremony in these times?
Thanks to all!
Best regards,
T. Liederbach
Vicky Pedia schrieb:
and so far every one included a topping-out ceremony. Of course, it is not mandatory.However, there hasn’t been a pandemic until now.
hausnrplus2518 Mar 2020 08:32Vicky Pedia schrieb:
I really like the traditional customs!!!!Me too!!But currently, it is simply not possible, and alternative celebrations at a later date are the only option.
The carpenters didn’t show up for the topping-out ceremony; they didn’t feel like coming. But the bricklayers stayed for a while, had some food with us, and instead of receiving cash, each was given a Lindt bunny with a model brick around its neck. I didn’t get the impression they were expecting more. Things might be different in a village setting, though.
Current situation: well, of course, cancel it. A lunch box for the tradespeople sounds like a good idea.
Current situation: well, of course, cancel it. A lunch box for the tradespeople sounds like a good idea.
I’ll jump in here 🙂
Next Wednesday, we might have our topping-out ceremony, but we’re feeling a bit unsure about it.
The plot is, as you know, quite small, so we literally have zero space to do anything there. We would have to move the ceremony after the official builder’s speech. Also, the planned time is really inconvenient—Wednesday at 2 p.m. We both work then (I’m currently in the middle of onboarding after a department change), and most guests wouldn’t have arrived yet at that time.
Our site manager said that the workers only attend if the homeowners want them to, but they don’t have to be there themselves.
My husband suggested skipping the on-site ceremony altogether and instead inviting everyone for a barbecue at our place over the weekend.
How have you handled this / how did you do it?!
Next Wednesday, we might have our topping-out ceremony, but we’re feeling a bit unsure about it.
The plot is, as you know, quite small, so we literally have zero space to do anything there. We would have to move the ceremony after the official builder’s speech. Also, the planned time is really inconvenient—Wednesday at 2 p.m. We both work then (I’m currently in the middle of onboarding after a department change), and most guests wouldn’t have arrived yet at that time.
Our site manager said that the workers only attend if the homeowners want them to, but they don’t have to be there themselves.
My husband suggested skipping the on-site ceremony altogether and instead inviting everyone for a barbecue at our place over the weekend.
How have you handled this / how did you do it?!
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
I’ll join the conversation here 🙂
Next Wednesday, we might have our topping-out ceremony, and we are quite uncertain about it.
The plot is, as you know, not very big, so we literally have zero space to do anything there. We would have to move the celebration after the official topping-out speech.. Also, the planned time is really inconvenient.. Wednesday at 2 p.m. We are working then (I'm currently in the middle of training after a department change), and most of the guests won’t have arrived yet.
Our site manager said that the workers only do it if the homeowners want, but they don’t really need it themselves.
My husband suggested skipping the topping-out ceremony on the construction site altogether and instead inviting people over for a barbecue at our place on the weekend.
How do you handle or have handled this?!I think we probably won’t have a topping-out celebration either but will invite all our friends once the house is finished and have a garden barbecue. We will also likely invite the workers and the construction company staff.
For various reasons, we were not able to properly plan the topping-out ceremony, so it could not take place in the traditional form.
However, we took the opportunity at very short notice to casually invite relatives, friends, and neighbors to stop by the construction site on that day from 5 p.m....
There was no official speech or wreath, but we did give a brief talk to express our thanks to the workers and everyone involved. We also had a small buffet, a few standing tables, plenty of drinks, and snacks... right in the middle of the street 🙂
Of course, this is not always possible everywhere, but in our case, it turned into a successful "street party," where those interested could already stroll through the house and get to know about half the neighborhood in a relaxed atmosphere.
I can definitely recommend this, as it is much better than doing nothing at all.
It also frees you from feeling you absolutely have to hold a barbecue or something similar later on. You can always do that afterward, probably in an even more informal setting with neighbors you already know.
However, we took the opportunity at very short notice to casually invite relatives, friends, and neighbors to stop by the construction site on that day from 5 p.m....
There was no official speech or wreath, but we did give a brief talk to express our thanks to the workers and everyone involved. We also had a small buffet, a few standing tables, plenty of drinks, and snacks... right in the middle of the street 🙂
Of course, this is not always possible everywhere, but in our case, it turned into a successful "street party," where those interested could already stroll through the house and get to know about half the neighborhood in a relaxed atmosphere.
I can definitely recommend this, as it is much better than doing nothing at all.
It also frees you from feeling you absolutely have to hold a barbecue or something similar later on. You can always do that afterward, probably in an even more informal setting with neighbors you already know.
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