ᐅ What aspects of building your house were the most stressful or challenging for you?
Created on: 4 Mar 2022 08:29
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Pinkiponk
I think this thread could be helpful as a trigger warning for new home builders or maybe to reassure them that their own experience was quite relaxed:
Interestingly, the first response we usually received after telling someone we were building a house was "Good luck with that"; whether from a notary, loan advisor, colleagues, acquaintances, relatives, or friends. Was it similar for you? And to get to the main question of this thread: "What has cost you the most nerves?" My usual answer was that we are not building ourselves, we are having it built, to which the response almost always was, "I thought the same once."
For us, so far, the biggest challenge has been arranging construction water and temporary power on the building plot. (Yes, also the land search since we always had about a 500km (310 miles) one-way trip to the desired building region, but that was balanced out by the enjoyment of the process. The price increase of about 15% was also a factor. I would need to check the exact figure again.)
Interestingly, the first response we usually received after telling someone we were building a house was "Good luck with that"; whether from a notary, loan advisor, colleagues, acquaintances, relatives, or friends. Was it similar for you? And to get to the main question of this thread: "What has cost you the most nerves?" My usual answer was that we are not building ourselves, we are having it built, to which the response almost always was, "I thought the same once."
For us, so far, the biggest challenge has been arranging construction water and temporary power on the building plot. (Yes, also the land search since we always had about a 500km (310 miles) one-way trip to the desired building region, but that was balanced out by the enjoyment of the process. The price increase of about 15% was also a factor. I would need to check the exact figure again.)
@Tolentino You have a 1000 Mbps internet plan but are satisfied even though only 250 Mbps come through Wi-Fi?
If that is sufficient for you and you do everything over Wi-Fi, you could consider downgrading your plan.
Once multiple devices are connected to Wi-Fi, the speed will drop even further...
Install additional access points to have a stable Wi-Fi network that can fully utilize your expensive plan.
If that is sufficient for you and you do everything over Wi-Fi, you could consider downgrading your plan.
Once multiple devices are connected to Wi-Fi, the speed will drop even further...
Install additional access points to have a stable Wi-Fi network that can fully utilize your expensive plan.
Vodafone provides 1000 Mbps internet. You ordered that, right? What does the router display say?
I only ordered 400/40 Mbps. At my router, I get 435 Mbps. I can access that speed throughout the house via Wi-Fi.
Nowadays, Wi-Fi can exceed 1000 Mbps under ideal conditions with not many devices connected.
The main point is that when multiple devices are on Wi-Fi, distributing them across several access points not only improves signal reception and speed but also reduces the load on each access point.
I only ordered 400/40 Mbps. At my router, I get 435 Mbps. I can access that speed throughout the house via Wi-Fi.
Nowadays, Wi-Fi can exceed 1000 Mbps under ideal conditions with not many devices connected.
The main point is that when multiple devices are on Wi-Fi, distributing them across several access points not only improves signal reception and speed but also reduces the load on each access point.
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FoxMulder2410 Mar 2022 13:05Pinkiponk schrieb:
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Anyway, it was interesting to watch how the electricity later “shot through” from the sidewalk on the opposite side to our property. If you stood in just the right spot on the ground, you could feel the vibrations and locate where the “shooting device” was at that moment.
...We had an empty conduit under the road. The main power line is located under the (paved) sidewalk on the opposite side. That’s why the utility company installed the power line differently from the agreed plans. Otherwise, they would have had to dig up the street. It was still interesting to watch how the electrician tapped into the main power line.
As a positive point, the utility provider also installed Vodafone and fiber optic empty conduits into the house at the same time, even though we hadn’t ordered or paid for them.
rick2018 schrieb:
What does the display on the router show?I just realized with some concern that you can’t check that on the Vodafone cable modem/router. Or I’m just too clueless to find the option.Do I really need a better modem/router now to read this information?
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