Has anyone noticed that my husband likes lighting...? Don't worry, we don't want the boat to look like a Christmas tree. But we have to have some lighting on the outside of the boat! Here you can see some details that have come up ...
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We are painting and repainting the houseboat. The panel is pretty much finished (light grey) and most of the windows and linings are also finished (white). But there are still a lot of details left, plus all the metal to be painted: deck, pillars, railing, ladder ... I can't possibly do it all and youngest son Billie is happy that there are summer jobs.
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At the weekend, eldest son Robin was here to help Peter lay the heated floor and parquet. Then Peter's brother Dennis came and helped with the stove and chimney. The previous owner bought the stove, but we have had to buy the chimney, and there are of course a lot of rules to follow when it goes in in terms of distance, materials in the walls and so on.
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We are stubborn and never give up, these are qualities that Peter and I have in common. But sometimes things can get tough, of course, and then you get that feeling. That you are in over your head.
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It's a huge amount of work with all the doors and windows on the houseboat. We have put in many new windows, and two new doors, and there is lining everywhere. It's an awful lot of measuring and sawing for Peter. Then I paint ...
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The remodelling of the houseboat means that we will have a new, larger living room. We focus on finishing the exterior in the first place, but also build the interior when we get the opportunity. The room is 16 square metres, has ten windows and a balcony door.
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The whole houseboat gets new panelling. The new part must of course be panelled, but we are also replacing the panels on the old part. This is a lot of work, I can promise! Four guys are at work constantly, while I take care of ground service and other tasks around.
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When we demolished the old superstructure (the living room) in the houseboat, it was of course time to start building something new! First a company came and welded a basic iron frame. Then Peter and his brother Dennis started building the frame for the room. Peter's son Billie and his cousin Pontus also helped.
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You may remember that we were going to demolish the top room of the houseboat (the living room) and build a new one? Step one in such a project is demolition ... This is what it looks like when you demolish part of a houseboat!
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We have carried out a number of large construction projects in our spare time. When we met, ten years ago, I had a 22 square metre apartment in the centre of Stockholm. It was too small for me, Peter and his two sons on a half-time basis... For exactly the same money (or even a little less), we got 76 square metres in Sundbyberg. What did that apartment look like? Well, it was a former warehouse on the ground floor ...
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