Delays...

on Friday I spoke with Pat, the project manager, who informed me that the current schedule date for the final inspection has been pushed back to Nov 11th. This is from our original closing date of October 23rd. Frustrating as that is, there was no work done on the house last week although apparently some items (windows / doors) were ordered from suppliers. We're told that work will begin anew on Monday (8/31). *sigh*

Basement walls

This week they completed pouring the walls for the basment. It feels really big to be down there, which is exciting and a little scairy all at the same time.

its punny

So, even though in a little over a week no work has been done. At least they managed to make a drop-off at the site. We were told today that they would begin to pour the foundation by Friday of this week.

Thanks Amber for the title!

A hard day's work

Its been a long time coming, but its finally starting to feel real! One day in and the hole is almost completely dug. Its really amazing what a good job those kids did!

Construction crew

Our construction crew is hard at work. Here is the official groundbreaking!

Painted Earth

Real work began today as we went out with Pat, the construction manager, to stake out the property and paint the lines for digging! We should have a nice hole in the ground within a few days.

Updates

We completed the pre-construction meeting on Wednesday of this week. Among the typical decisions made at this meeting are items like texturing for walls, exterior colors, trim, roofing, etc. This went pretty well, but there are a few items still up in the air.

To summarize:

exterior color -- red
trim color -- almond
roof -- architectural shingles (a darker brown color with red and tan hints)
texture -- medium depth texturing (the newer style, looks a little like plaster)

We have also added a small window to the garage and expanded the layout of the basement bathroom for the girls as they grow up.