Our house was just walls and roof when we bought it. We were told (and I also read it in a relocation doc) that you are allowed to take water from the fountain in the local square for personal use. We used to take 50litre container and fill it up weekly until we got our regular Ruzzo supply connected. Ruzzo Teramo were quite quick connecting us. Electricity connection has been a nightmare. I applied October 2010. After many false starts, cancellations, 'acts of god' etc finally got connected 30 September 2011. Had used a builder's supply for about 2 months, so I am expecting probs as I haven't had a bill yet. I've had to pay 1,000euros to ENEL for the connection and 297euros for the builders box. Another prob I have is we've decided not to have a telephone landline - using mobiles, skype etc. However, the telephone line crosses from the abandoned house opposite, is fixed alongside my house wall (and pulling out the bricks and getting in the way of windows/doors opening) before it connects to the pole a few metres away. I would like it re-routed to go direct to the pole, avoiding my house. But so far, I have been told the telephone company now 'own' that part of my house that the cable is fixed to and it can't be moved. I can't get any sense out of anyone. Has anyone heard of this sort of thing?
We had igloos installed during our renovation. We also had to reinforce the internal walls with large metal plates either side of the walls and bolted together. We explored the other options available - mini piling, v expensive; building retaining walls either side, unsitely. The metal plates, (20) weren't cheap but are now concealed behind the intonoco. We asked for grey water recycling and under floor heating. The architect and builder 'forgot' to allow the required depth. So we said goodbye to the water recycling but stood our ground for the UFH. We have a wall that is halfway underground due to an earthbank. Again, the architect wanted the most expensive, chemical solution for damp-proofing. We researched, and discovered Delta membrane which is used in tunnel manufacture, cellars etc. ours goes on the outside of the wall and is fastened with special clips. You can have the option of special drainage if you have groundwater probs,(or fix it internally). Then the earth and stones were piled back and covered with earth. Touching wood, after 4 years it's perfectly dry. Only prob I've found with igloos, is they make the rooms echo-ee.
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Our house was just walls and roof when we bought it. We were told (and I also read it in a relocation doc) that you are allowed to take water from the fountain in the local square for personal use. We used to take 50litre container and fill it up weekly until we got our regular Ruzzo supply connected. Ruzzo Teramo were quite quick connecting us. Electricity connection has been a nightmare. I applied October 2010. After many false starts, cancellations, 'acts of god' etc finally got connected 30 September 2011. Had used a builder's supply for about 2 months, so I am expecting probs as I haven't had a bill yet. I've had to pay 1,000euros to ENEL for the connection and 297euros for the builders box. Another prob I have is we've decided not to have a telephone landline - using mobiles, skype etc. However, the telephone line crosses from the abandoned house opposite, is fixed alongside my house wall (and pulling out the bricks and getting in the way of windows/doors opening) before it connects to the pole a few metres away. I would like it re-routed to go direct to the pole, avoiding my house. But so far, I have been told the telephone company now 'own' that part of my house that the cable is fixed to and it can't be moved. I can't get any sense out of anyone. Has anyone heard of this sort of thing?
We had igloos installed during our renovation. We also had to reinforce the internal walls with large metal plates either side of the walls and bolted together. We explored the other options available - mini piling, v expensive; building retaining walls either side, unsitely. The metal plates, (20) weren't cheap but are now concealed behind the intonoco. We asked for grey water recycling and under floor heating. The architect and builder 'forgot' to allow the required depth. So we said goodbye to the water recycling but stood our ground for the UFH. We have a wall that is halfway underground due to an earthbank. Again, the architect wanted the most expensive, chemical solution for damp-proofing. We researched, and discovered Delta membrane which is used in tunnel manufacture, cellars etc. ours goes on the outside of the wall and is fastened with special clips. You can have the option of special drainage if you have groundwater probs,(or fix it internally). Then the earth and stones were piled back and covered with earth. Touching wood, after 4 years it's perfectly dry. Only prob I've found with igloos, is they make the rooms echo-ee.