The Golan Home

Things are slowly progressing. We started to ask for bids while waiting for the regional committee to approve our application. We have a bid for the ‘skeleton’ as it’s called in Israel – the construction of the cement and bricks part of the house. We also have a bid for the water and swage system and looking for bids for the electrical system. These three elements are the very basics, and essentially the foundation of the house.

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It looks like things are slowly moving forward again. After Yuval’s death, we decided to stick with Shimon, the architect that worked for him. After a period of getting organized, settling into a new office space and working out all the details with Yuval’s widow, Shimon and his wife (and partner) Gali are focusing again on the projects.

With the to-do list from the local committee, we corrected the plans, and I signed a contract with a construction debris removal firm and a cement testing company – both needed before getting the construction permit. We now need to get from the committee the text for a newspaper ad announcing the relief we are asking for – we are asking to build a little more on the ground floor than allowed – an increase from 30% to 32%.

Time to get things moving. It has been over a year since we started planning the house, we decided to take our time, but now, lets just move on.