The
history of
the cottage in Norway
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| The house was a former
taxi booth in the center of Tynset. The former owner disassembled the
house. Because it is a blockhouse it was easy to enumerate the beams an
assemble them again. The moment it was sold the conditions were very
poor. The was now floor in the house, no stove and no open fire place.
The whole house was one room. The walls were not tight and the wind
went through. The roof was only covered with thin boards and roofing
card boards. But it was a good starting point, because the rough work
was somehow done. The price at that time was including the lot 12.000
Deutschmark equals now to 6.000 Euro. |
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| 1973 |
| 1974 |
| 1975 |
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| It looked already
better. To the frontside a veranda was attached, to the backside a shed
with a toilet was built. Inside the house was shared into different
rooms. Of course a floor was there and fire places as well.The roof was
coverd with soil and grass as it is the custom in Norway. |
| 1976 |
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| 1977 |
| 1978 |
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| An extra house was
built, dedicated to a workshop and a guest room. But not finished in
this year |
| 1979 |
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| Material was delivered
to finish the interior of the extra house. |
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| A special equipment
was invented to sort and to clean collected blueberries. |
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| A bench on the south
side of the house provides the warmest place outside, especially when
the sun shins. |
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| A platform was built
to have some more plane space. It is built over a whole which was
originally meant to become a cellar. The idea was given up. |
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| In the first years
some furniture was bought. |
| 1980 |
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| Primitive
possibilities to make the laundry and to weave carpets were set up. |
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| Playing in the living
room. |
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| 1982 |
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| The veranda had a
primitive form of bath room. |
| 1983 |
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| The extra house got a
chimney. |
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| In the living room was
in that time a bunk bed with three levels. |
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| Beside the open fire
place the heating of the house was done by a paraffin stove. |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
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| Self invented games
became very popular. |
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| Cooking in the kitchen
by gas. |
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| The former entrance to
the guest room. |
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| The sleeping room
unter the roof got a small window. |
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| 1986 |
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| 1987 |
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| For
a short time the idea appeared to sell the house and to buy another one
at another place. |
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| A ditch is prepared
for a cable. The house get electricity. Before only candles and
paraffin lamp provided the light. |
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| The new white box on
the wall is the fuse box. |
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1988 |
| Preparing
of material for some future plans. |
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| The veranda was partly
widened and endowed with windows and a wall by glass. |
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| Interior of the new
glass veranda. |
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| Entrance to the
guestroom. |
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| Foundation of the new
extension of the building. |
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| 1989 |
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| Continue of the work
in May next year. |
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| Also a new parking lot
was arranged. |
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| The new part of the
house is almost finished. |
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| The north side of the
house gets a bigger window. |
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| The north wall of the
house gets a better insulation and a new cover. |
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| The north part of the
house is finished. Left the rack of the new shower. |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
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| The roof is to renew.
All soil has to come down. For this reason a ramp is constructed. |
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| The soil comes back
onto the roof. |
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| The veranda gets a new
cover. |
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| Christmas! |
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| Working with the
computer. The paraffin stove is replaced by a fire wood stove. |
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| Playing and puzzle in
the new cottage extention. |
| 1992 |
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| Cows are attacking and
conquer the garden. Very annoying! |
| 1993 |
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| For the new stove and
the open fire place fire wood is needed. |
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| Winter time, with the
shower in the background. |
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| Delivery of topsoil -
to give the plants better chance to grow. |
| 1995 |
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| Setting up a fence to
prevent future cow attacks on the plants. |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| A new swimming pool! |
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| The new garden is
growing. In the foreground a glasshouse to grew some salat. |
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| The foundation of the
new childrens house |
| 1998 |
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| In the workshop. |
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| Constructing a space
for the doll's house. |
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| Playing a long lasting
game. |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| On the roof. |
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| The chimney of the
guestroom becomes red. |
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| The childrens house
has now a gras top. |
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| The library becomes
bigger and bigger. |
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| The roof looks ugly
and should also be covered by grass. |
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| In the children's
house. |
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| After more than 30
years the platform became bad. |
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| Constructing of new
elements for the platform. |
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| 2005 |
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| The new platform is
finished. |
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| The roof of the
workshop and the guest rooms becomes prepared to get a grass roof. |
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| The toilet provides
more and more entertainment. |
| 2006 |
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| The soil for the grass
roof is delivered. |
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| A special foil is
applied to secure the tightness of the roof before the soil is to put
on. |
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| 2007 The work is done.
The
grass roof is finished. |
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| The platform became
rotten and was to renew. |
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| 2008 |
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| The door gets a window |
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| 2009 |
| The remaining part of the old platform was removed, because is was really rotten, including the insecure stairs |
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| After the removal of the stairs I started to construct the new platform |
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| 2010 |
| Now the new stairs to the roof followed...including a new bench |
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2011
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2014
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Getting drinking water from the river.
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2016
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To dry mushrooms in the sun.
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