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S: Ooh, there were goals. I mean, we had estimates at one point that this
floor could be done only when the heating is on, so then these boards
won’t move. That was supposed to be by last winter. But that was not
realistic at all [S was pregnant and had complications. Also S’s mother,
living upstairs, was seriously ill] as Kalevi had lots of work pressure, he
sets targets that don’t (pause) hold. So now we, probably, the idea is
that if we could do it next winter. We already thought, but then again
Kalevi has a big project at work, which should be finished before the
new year so they’re going to have quite an autumn. His boss even
talked with the team about whether they might postpone their summer
vacations [but it came to nothing]. So don’t know, but let’s see if
we get it done. There’s so much perfectionism in Kalevi, that’s to say
everything has to be just so. And it’s also like he plans and designs so
much that he doesn’t really ever get started. But I have seen it like, the
house is not going to fall down anytime soon, so now we’re just living
like this. So, if you look back in ten years, then quite likely (laughs)
some things will have happened (Sanna & Kalevi 05 17-35)
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Their inexperience in renovation work caused delays and added to the comparative
shabby appearance of the house. For example, Kalevi told me that at
one point Sanna began to take down wallpaper from the ceiling of one room
but got stuck and did not know how to progress (P 133). The following quote
illustrates painfully well how complex the renovation work may appear:
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P 133. Sanna’s
wallpaper project