Only a few weeks after we moved in our newly built home we noticed our floors were making a lot of noise. Then in a few places the boards started to peak. We knew something wasn’t right so when our first warranty submission opportunity rolled around we immediately addressed the issue. Ok, let’s back up…
The first month in our new home or so we assembled a good deal of furniture but hadn’t really done any actual home improvements until recently. We bought these IKEA Ranarp Pendant Ceiling Lights when we bought all of our furniture and had them waiting in the garage. Finally, Joe decided to try his first…
It’s been a few busy weeks. We moved into our new home while the boys were simultaneously tracked out from school. So not only was I busy unpacking and trying to get our house settled (it’s still in process) I was also trying to entertain the boys while they were off from school. We managed…
In 3 weeks we will close on our new home. So much has happened over the past 2 weeks. They installed all the doors, trim, counter tops, sinks, faucets, back splash, toilets, and air conditioner and painted all of the interior. We also have a driveway and back patio and even house numbers. We had…
So we finally got our closing date, March 30th, Good Friday. Our original projected closing day was February 2nd, so we’re just about 2 months behind schedule. Some of the delays were due to weather but some most of it is just things fell behind because they are building so many houses at the same…
So progress on the house has sort of dragged along rather slowly this past month. After the framing was complete the rough in (wiring, HVAC, plumbing) was only supposed to take about 2 weeks. But alas, in typical construction style it’s been about a month and it’s still not marked as being 100% complete. They…
Progress is being made on our home. The builders have been working hard the past few weeks. They are nearing completion of the framing. They started on Wednesday and even worked on Thanksgiving and as of Friday morning the second floor was almost complete. They will probably be finished with the framing by Tuesday of…
Last week we had our Design Center meeting which means we selected all of the interior finishes for our new house. It was a 2.5 hour meeting (which is surprisingly shorter than I was expecting). We selected everything from flooring to door knobs to bathroom tile to the fireplace mantle. Since we are building in…
The past few days we have been super busy. Between the in-laws and friends visiting from out of town, to school events, parent-teacher conferences and new house meetings we’ve been non-stop. On Monday afternoon we met with the builder to finalize all of our structural/plumbing and electrical details so they can submit the plans for…