For our stubbornness, perseverance and determination …

... (Despite repeated disappointment through 11 years) to carry out the dream:
A healthy, climate- and environmentally friendly Eco-House,
with the possibility of a lush organic vegetable garden and with a short distance to the sea.

Last summer, it was 10 years ago we relocated to Southern Norway to build a house by the sea. After ten years and eight moves, we finally had the land and building permit in order. It finally seemed to go our way. Biddings on the job was obtained.
One that who knows these things, said:
- How’s the ground conditions here?
The first simple examination was disturbing: No solid ground of five meters. Only one thing to do! The entire project was put on hold and geo engineer was contacted. Later in the fall, he was available and could come by with a drilling machine.

-Ooopsi, this was deep!

A little over twelve meters – that is four floors!! Down. Several holes were drilled. Where the house will stand. Just as deep. And just as little resistance in the way down....

- So we own soft clay, and we have tons of it! Should certainly be potters instead house dreamers ...

Can’t say we didn’t go a bit "in the basement" a few days after that. But the only thing to do was to move forward. Hold on to the dream. Finding out what’s needed. 12 meters of soft clay is not much to build houses on…

We needed pillars! Steel core pillars drilled into the mountain, far below the clay. Many piles. At least ten or twelve. And then bearing structures between them.
It will be much more expensive than just doing it in the usual manner.
Can we do it?