Are We There Yet?

Not quite. Our close date of the 27th is still not firm but we received a somewhat encouraging report from our Superintendent yesterday. It said:

"I'm still trying to confirm that we will be able to close without the garage doors. It looks likely, but I still need to confirm a couple of things. Also, we are still exploring options and possible alternatives. I may know more early next week."

We think the options he mentions might be a temporary door.  That would be great!  I can't imagine the community's HOA allowing us to move in with no garage door but you never know.  

The house is looking fabulous!

The trim has been painted, and the

gutters and shutters have been installed.

Some flashing on the roof near

 the stone needs to be painted.

Upon entering, we found the cardboard 

had been removed from the floors! 

YAY!

Painter's tape marks spots on the 

wall throughout the house where 

things need touching up.  

Almost all the work has been completed 

so it's really looking and feeling like home.

💖

The hood vent needs to be covered yet.

We love the floor!

A few days back, they had just 

installed the shower glass in both baths.

We opted for rain glass instead of the 

trendy clear glass. While the clear glass

 looks super nice, we felt like it'd be a 

never-ending battle to keep clean.

This time, the red tape was off the glass, 

the floors are uncovered, and life is good!

With all the shortages and delays that construction has been experiencing throughout the pandemic, we were happy that we only had to make two changes.  One was the kitchen faucet (we love the new selection more than the original one!)  

The other re-selection was the shower door for the bathroom in the 2nd bedroom. We were less than thrilled with the replacement choices so we opted for the one they recommended as the closest match. The shower's wall tile is white and decorated with lots of gold design. The plumbing fixtures and towels racks are gold as well.  

 Now that it's installed, we're 

disappointed with the match.  

On a positive note, it's the only thing in this entire process that didn't turn out as expected. We can live with that. We can always change it out at some point.

Hopefully, the next time I post, our closing date will be firmed up.  

Have a wonderful weekend y'all!

Smiles & Blessings to Y'all,

Donna

Will We Close On January 27th?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

More about that later though.

As it stands now, all the sod is down.

The left side of the house

Right side

The front door is painted too!

Big Yay!

Inside

Entry

All the trim is down and painted 

as you can see from 

the photos above and below.

The carpet is down too.

We only had it put in the bedrooms and closets.

The hallway to the master bath and bedroom.

The door isn't on yet.  

It goes in the foreground doorway. 

The door to the bathroom is on the left. 

Master bedroom

The fireplace insert has been installed.

It's ready to go!

Geo is checking out the controls.

That's where we are at the moment.  

As for closing, we've run into a glitch. Garage doors are not readily available and won't go into production until the 25th so we won't have our door by the 27th.

We've asked our Superintendent if he thinks we'll be able to close without them.  He tells us the city shouldn't have a problem with it but he doesn't know about the community.  

We have an HOA with lots of rules such as you can't even park a car outside at night.  Cars have to be in the garage unless you have more cars than garage parking spots.  With that in mind, we'll be shocked if they'll let us close without a garage door.  

The builder's have experienced lots of shortage issues over the last year.  Our neighbors across the street moved in with a temporary dishwasher until theirs was available.  We're hoping they'll give us a temporary garage door so we can move in.  In the meantime, we wait for an answer.  After 15 months of waiting for one thing or another to get to this point, we're accustomed to it. 

Take care y'all!

Smiles & Blessings,

Donna