I was city boy / urban warrior as well.. But than came the kids..
We moved out of the capital city [Budapest] and move to my fiancee's hometown [100k population, 80km from budapest on highway].
Our dream was to build our own house, which we finally began, in Nov 2012, after more than a year of planning :P The sub-structure was made before wintertime, and we build the house since 28th Feb 2013.
The property itself is located in an outer part of the city, but absolutely not far from dowtown. This area was a hobby garden area for decades, but now more and more families build houses and move here. It is a nice street to live in, and it will be even better in a few years.
Yes, detached house, built from the ground.
Last summer:
Ground work last autumn:
Walls @ March 2013:
We got lots of snow in March and I had to shovel out tons as we had no roof! :P
Roof structure @ late March [yes, snow on 28th March..., etc]:
I draw symbols on the bricks - good omen:
40 more days and I will sleep in my very first own home!
