Time for an update on the construction in Rooi, also known as Sint-Oedenrode.
Last Monday, after a week-long vacation break, I went back there to check on the progress. In the meantime, a lot of work has been done, and everyone has been working hard both on and behind the scenes.
>The prefab basement has been installed, the EPS foundation forms have been filled with concrete and the necessary rebar, and the sewer and drainage systems have been prepared.
As you can see in the photos, work is now in full swing on the brickwork beneath the floors.
Together, the residents build their own homes. When it comes to bricklaying, everyone has their own role—whether it’s carrying bricks, mixing mortar, setting the course, or laying bricks—everyone contributes, both literally and figuratively. Not least because the bricks also come from different places. A batch here, a batch there—10 by 100 is 1,000, as I always say. And there are some great stories to go along with it.
It makes me happy to hear and see it all like this. There’s a wonderful energy flowing here on the construction site—it’s almost inevitable in such a beautiful spot in the Brabant countryside.
It makes me want to pop by the construction site in Rooi almost every day.
Behind the scenes, we are now hard at work on the technical details of the house. V&S Authentiek Bouwen is putting the finishing touches on the preparations for the timber construction in close consultation with structural engineer Verhoeven Leenders.
In coordination with Pladeko , we are determining the final dimensions of the high-quality wooden window frames from Kneer-Südfenster. We challenge each other and remain critical, but always with respect for each other’s knowledge and expertise—and a touch of humor.
‘And will you take a picture from the same point of view Joris?’
Yes, or well, approximately, because my pictures remain the work of a human being.
Great, that explosion of greenery since the last time I was there (for fun, see also my previous post). Nice and fresh too after the “juicy shower” during the design meeting.
