Well, we headed back out to the homesite today to meet with the electrician and the company that is going to dig our well and our septic system. The Health Department "head honcho" met us out there, too, to give approval so that the digging for those can begin next week. So, it comes down to getting these items (and the geothermal system!) put into place before all the cold weather begins to set in! We know that the well and septic system digging will take place next week, but the geothermal system digging was SUPPOSED to happen today, and there was no digging happening while we were there. Maybe it was because it had rained or maybe we misunderstood and it's next week, but it needs to happen SOON!
As far as the actual house construction, we did notice that there was a minor mistake made. Well, actually two. The first one is no biggie, and it actually doesn't bother us in the least, but the second one will be fixed to meet the specifications set forth in the contract. The window in our bathroom was supposed to be glass block, but turned out to be a regular window- this one is no biggie... I can cover that with a shade if I choose. Our back patio decking is to be made from composite decking, and when we saw it on Tuesday we saw that the decking was in, but it most certainly was NOT composite material. It is pressure treated pine and so Jeremy called the builder about that one. They'll fix it- the foreman for our build called Jeremy the next day to apologize and let us know that it will be fixed as soon as possible. So far that is the only glitch with the building process. This doesn't mean it isn't stressful, but it just means that everyone in this process is human and things happen. At least it was noticed and can be taken care of NOW!
While Jeremy was talking to the electrician today I took the kiddos for a nice little walk around the back of the house to see if the chimney that they started on Monday/Tuesday had been completed. It had! It's sided in the blue siding like the house and looks very nice on top of the Atlantic Blue shingled roof. The side of the house with our laundry room, master bathroom and master bedroom has been completely sided, and the area around the large window in the master bedroom (that shows from the back of the house) has also been sided. All the concrete that had to be poured inside the house is done- and MAN does it look good! Jeremy and I are just amazed with the quality of the work! The entire basement, back patio at the walk-out, front porch, and garage have all been poured and are able to be walked on, too! We were told that the drywall will start going up on the 27th, so that means the remaining windows that need to go in will be installed soon- and maybe even the front door, too! The rest of the siding should be completed over the next week, too, I imagine. After taking the kids for a walk around the house, we ventured inside to see if anything new had been done since Tuesday. Looking around I saw that the fireplace has been framed out so that it can be finished, the master bathroom's bathtub has also been framed and is ready for the tub to go in, the plumbing has been roughed in, the electrical lines have been roughed in, and the cans for the can lighting were going up while we were there- along with any of the other fixtures that need to be put up before the drywall goes up. I measured the windows in all the bedrooms so that I can decide if I am going to make curtains or just purchase room-darkening shades (not right away if I do!). I didn't realize how large the windows are- but I'm glad because we'll have lots of natural lighting, and it won't be glaring light since the house sits basically in a north/south orientation. I also noticed that the holes had been cut in the flooring for the vents. :) It's all coming together! We're taking a quick drive out on Saturday to check out the house (once again!) and mow the yard where the septic system will be installed. Since Jeremy and I BOTH forgot our cameras today, we'll be bringing them on Saturday to get some more pictures.
Jeremy is going out there on Sunday to run all the low voltage wiring since it needs to be done before the walls are insulated and covered in drywall. Hopefully we hear from the plumbing company as to whether or not they know when the geothermal system will go in and whether or not they will get the bathtubs and the shower installed in the bathrooms soon, too. We'll also hopefully find out when the back patio decking will be changed for the composite decking that it's supposed to be. The last time Jeremy talked to the foreman for our build he said that they were doing such a great job and asked if we might be in by Christmas. The foreman said that they are actually a week behind where they wanted to be (we can't tell!!) and it won't be until January that we'll be able to take possession. That's okay with me, actually. It'll give us something else to look forward to once Christmas is over.
Well, that's about it for now. Yes, we'll post more pictures after our visit on Saturday. Feel free to leave us comments about what you read here- this is truly exciting for us and we love sharing the process with you! Until the next post... take care!
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