We started this week with the realization that our end-of-June target for a move to the new home is probably unrealistic at this point. End of July feels more likely, so we'll be extending our lease a bit to accommodate the new reality!
About the same time we were adjusting expectations on the finish date, we learned the construction crew was unable to locate the water and sewer hookup locations... this being after they dug up the asphalt drive, based on the markings made by the city officials who are supposed to know this stuff!
Fortunately, Ron remembered seeing markings on the original site survey (made when we purchased the lot last April) and, sure enough, we found both this afternoon when we met with the builder. They were all the way at the opposite side of the lot, buried under pine mulch in the front landscape!!
On the construction front, things went much better! Inside, the tedious process of taping and mudding the drywall continued. It's hard to say how much more will be needed, but our guess is this will continue through most of next week.
Outdoors, the rest of the first coat of paint on siding, trim, and now the louvers down below has been completed, and we had the exterior doors being hung down at ground level as of this afternoon. We really like the Cistern color of the louvers, and we're considering whether this should be offset with a slightly lighter shade on the piers, once they've been stucco finished, or keep a uniform color throughout.
On another up note, the front staircase was rebuilt and looks great!
Next week we'll be under the gun to get our tile selections pinned down. Otherwise, we're looking forward to attending the official Rushland Plantation spring picnic next Saturday, and the opportunity to mingle with the new neighbors!
That's our update for this week... hope you enjoyed it. Happy Easter!!
Ron & Bonnie
About the same time we were adjusting expectations on the finish date, we learned the construction crew was unable to locate the water and sewer hookup locations... this being after they dug up the asphalt drive, based on the markings made by the city officials who are supposed to know this stuff!
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| Our week began with this hole in the asphalt drive, which was supposed to uncover the water and sewer hookups that were actually located at the other side of the property! |
Fortunately, Ron remembered seeing markings on the original site survey (made when we purchased the lot last April) and, sure enough, we found both this afternoon when we met with the builder. They were all the way at the opposite side of the lot, buried under pine mulch in the front landscape!!
On the construction front, things went much better! Inside, the tedious process of taping and mudding the drywall continued. It's hard to say how much more will be needed, but our guess is this will continue through most of next week.
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| This is pretty much what everything looks like at this point! |
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| Whoa! This is about a 30' drop down the elevator shaft. We figured if we need to cut corners somewhere we can just build a dumbwaiter with a simple rope and pulley system to get our groceries to the main level! |
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| Virtual tic-tac-toe game framing passes inspection! |
Outdoors, the rest of the first coat of paint on siding, trim, and now the louvers down below has been completed, and we had the exterior doors being hung down at ground level as of this afternoon. We really like the Cistern color of the louvers, and we're considering whether this should be offset with a slightly lighter shade on the piers, once they've been stucco finished, or keep a uniform color throughout.
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| Buckets and buckets of drywall "mud" are waiting in the queue for application next week. In the background you can see the Cistern color of the ground-level louvers, and in the foreground some post caps for the outdoor staircases await installation. |
On another up note, the front staircase was rebuilt and looks great!
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| Same view last week looked like a bomb hit this area of the porch. The rebuilt staircase and surrounding walkway now look great! |
Next week we'll be under the gun to get our tile selections pinned down. Otherwise, we're looking forward to attending the official Rushland Plantation spring picnic next Saturday, and the opportunity to mingle with the new neighbors!
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| Practice makes perfect... welcome to our home! |
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| Our Grand Oak as viewed from the upper level guest porch. Two trunks, two shadows! |
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| View of the home from the front. Not exactly the street view, which is obscured by trees and foliage, but from just inside the landscaped area |
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| Rear-side view of the house from across one of the community ponds. We're liking it! |
That's our update for this week... hope you enjoyed it. Happy Easter!!
Ron & Bonnie
It's looking better and better each week. Really should look into cork floors for the study :)
ReplyDeleteReally Ryan?!?! He brought the cork floors up again today. Your just encouraging him:)
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