Sunday, September 27, 2009

After The Second Week


Here we are after 2 weeks (9 working days) of construction.  With the progress the builders are making, it seems hard to believe that it will still be another 45 working days before we actually move into our house.  The kids may appear to be flashing "Peace" signs, but actually they are indicating that Week 2 is now over.  We decided the photos did look a little bland, so we decided to add a little personality to the pictures (is this better, Beth?).  We have yet to receive our actual construction schedule for next week from our Sales Manager, but according to what we do know, the framing is to be completed by tomorrow and the roof will be complete by the end of Day 13.  We then get to walk through the framed house either the end of next week, or the beginning of Week 4.  One unexpected bonus is discovering that our one neighbor is putting in a fence.  Since the neighbors behind us already have put in a fence, we are looking at the possibility of only having to pay for one complete side and half of another.  It would be great if the other neighbors decide to put in a fence before we move in, but if not, we will see if they would be interested in splitting the cost.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Our House-Week One





As you can see in the photos, construction has begun in earnest on our house.  We had our first orientation on Sept 14, and construction began the next day.  This is where we stood after only 4 days of work.  According to our Community Sales Manager, we are tentatively slated to close on the house on or around December 4th.  By the end of this week, the house should be completely framed in and by next Monday, the roof should be on.  The weather forecast for the Fall is warmer and drier than normal, which hopefully translates into construction staying on schedule.



Tuesday, September 1, 2009

House Update

We have our first pre-construction orientation meeting with the Superintendent scheduled for September 14th. We will get to walk through our homesite and view the foundation, which means actual construction should be starting soon after that! Pictures will be posted as soon as we can figure out how to download them to Vicki's computer!