The development of the land

Further development of the site can go different ways, depending on the needs and opportunities. Someone starts with a fence, someone brings a van that would have somewhere to store shovels, someone builds a house at once.
What I want to advise. Take your time. Sit on a bench at the table of the pallet and think calmly. Try to imagine, and what will be in your house and on the ground. The more the better.
At first, it always seems that we need a big house, the children would often come and so on. In fact, it happens that a large house requires a significant investment both in construction and for maintenance - heating, repairs and cleaning. A live there or come to rest only the owners themselves. Summer in the house or in the country generally only sleep, or why nature.

I myself at first wanted to build a big house, because the plans were moving here permanently. Began construction of the house in the depths of the site to stay on while the main building. Then he was supposed to be a summer kitchen. In general, the grandiose plans and all that.

Cottage anyway a spacious, 6 meters to 4.5, with a high attic.
Observations of the neighbors - do not think anything bad, and the analysis and forecast traffic younger generation led us to believe that the large capital house - this is expensive, and fraught with long-term construction, and especially do not need. After all, most of the year, most spacious rooms are conceived simply empty.

Because of the large house, it was decided to abandon. Better late than never. As a result, it turned out that our house is not on a common line, but in the depth of the site. This is a plus. Facade he looks to the south, in front of him the entire site at a glance, and not the road, there is room for the construction of the swimming pool or pond, as it will.
Among the few drawbacks of the original hasty decision. I have to redo the foundation, as the house was set on the foundation blocks, which were of poor quality and badly cracked, the couple simply fell apart. If I immediately thought of everything, all the same advanced meter house for 2-3 ahead. Now back to the fence only four feet, and I still want to make it an addition to the cellar. The walls had to be partially disassembled and douteplyat foam, it is still good on the outside lined with edging boards. Oblitsevat siding walls, I have not had time.

Correctly says folk wisdom: look before you leap - one cut.