[I was drawing a blank. The one I wanted to use will be better on a later post!]
We had our pre-drywall meeting this morning...pretty uneventful, but we got to see a bunch of stuff we hadn't seen yet. The electricians were on the job running wires everywhere, and since they were far from done I didn't take as many pictures as expected. The PM is letting me come back tomorrow, when they should be done, to take pictures so we'll know where everything is in the walls. The inspection for electrical is hopefully going to happen tomorrow sometime, and then they'll begin insulation Sat/Mon and drywall by the middle of the week. Siding will start going up at the same time as the drywall.
In other news, we were able to lock in our interest rate at 3.25% with a credit towards our closing costs. They did put 3% on the table, but half the savings would have been negated by the additional closing costs so we elected to save our cash. Our PM has given us a quasi-official close date of Dec 19th, which is perilously close to Christmas (and will make it harder for me to put a picture of us in our home on our holiday card!) but with any luck they'll be able to get it done sooner.
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| Spot 3 - we have shingles! |
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| Spot 1, with morning sun (yes, it streams through the morning room!) |
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| The back, with our fixed basement door |
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| Morning room and basement doors (and our PM!) |
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| Our fixed basement door, from the inside. |
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| This is plumbing of some sort. And an electrician's backside. |
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| One of the few things not caught by our inspector. PM says they'll put something under it. |
This was kind of interesting...apparently since they build these houses so tightly for the Energy Star certification, they have to install vents in the ceilings to help circulate air within the home. There are several of these black air ducts in the attic, doing nothing more than connecting one room to another.
This is the side of the house where our garage is. Because it was side-entry, the other side of the house is as close to our property line as possible, while this side is a good bit wider. I'm standing in the back corner (well, not ALL the way back, but on the side line) and our PM is up there at the top of the lot on the property line. This is the area where I plan to have my garden, so hopefully he can do a good job getting it as level as possible.
And my neighbor Jessica's lot has been cleared! Come on, girl, start blogging! Or I'll do it for you... ;)
YAY! Amanda! The back door has been relocated! And yes, we seem to have similar schedules yet we still have a closing date for January 15. I have pictures of those black venting systems too. I thought they were interesting.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your siding go UP! You picked a very pretty color!
Lastly, CONGRATULATIONS on getting such an excellent rate!!!!!
Thanks! :)
DeleteCongrats on locking in your rate and getting a closing date! It's cool that your morning room will actually get morning sun. Our morning room will be more of an after noon room! =)
ReplyDeleteYes, we're very happy about that! I'll have to post a picture of the light streaming in for the next post. :)
DeleteLove your title! Actually, it made me laugh because sometimes I think of catchy title phrases as I am taking photos in the house....but I never remember them when I actually sit down to blog.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting a closing date. I do hope you are in before Christmas, even if it is literally right before. At least you know your new year will be in your new home.
lol...the hardest part is using one of my snazzy ideas before Nadase can use them! :D We both seem to like using song lyrics, and I don't want to be a copycat! I've got a couple bouncing around in there right now that I'm hoping to use.
DeleteSuper congrats on your dates and rates! We started drywall today, but they're still telling us they won't promise closing before January and we better wait a week to lock.
ReplyDeleteBetter that than the other way around! I'm super impressed that you've started drywall...maybe I need to go back and refresh my memory, but it seems like you started after we did and yet are getting ahead of us! :)
DeleteWe're on a slab, so there's no basement anything that needs to be done, I think that saved a bit of time early on. I am watching your build eagerly since we're so close, especially since you have a great closing date and we're still trying to get one... and avoid having them push closing off in to January like they're trying to do. Anything new?
DeleteAh yes, that would have sped things up quite a bit! There was a lot to be done for the basement. Nothing new as of this morning, which I'm about to go lament about in a new post. :(
DeleteCongrats on your rate. Did they tell you how much money you have to bring to closing?
ReplyDeleteWe're financing most of our closing costs, so we'll only need to take about $625. With the 3% we would have had to take almost $5000!
DeleteSo jealous of the new front porch options for the Rome. I think we will put one on ourselves in a few years. Such a gorgeous lot. We, too, have morning light in the morning room and it is my favorite place to sit and drink my coffee and read. Congrats on locking in, too! Great rate.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't know about the "new" porch plans when we first started, but we had seen one online and kept pushing until they "found" them. :)
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