The work done so far on our land has not suffered any damage. This was confirmed to us by our contractor on Saturday, and we went to check things out for ourselves.
Of course, only groundwork foundations have been done so far so there really isn't much that could be wrong at this stage. But we are worried about future construction work and especially about the safety of workers should strong quake aftershocks occur.
We had a meeting last Saturday, but making decisions about our house right now is next to impossible. But things still need to move along according to schedule, and we need to hurry and fix a number of things quickly. One of the most disturbing news was the position of the water meter that is currently right where the steps to our house will be. And while the water meter can be moved, the problem is the high cost of setting it a few cm to the right of our property, a cost we didn't expect. The alternative is to make narrower steps or to shave part of two steps, but none of these ideas seem appealing.
Also, the tiles we had chosen for the entrance are no longer available. We are awaiting samples and need to make a definite choice by Thursday. The tiles will only be installed at the last stage of construction, but purchase orders need to be placed shortly.
We are also having difficulty settling on lighting - haven't been impressed with the line-up so far, and we haven't even made any tentative decisions about color. All of these issues are not major, and in normal times could be solved easily. But our heart is not in it right now, and we can't wait till things settle a bit around here.
Our heart goes out to all of those who were affected by the disaster.
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