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Quite a lot has been done...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:27:00 -0500

Quite a lot has been done since our last visit. We came after dark, so we don't have any exterior photos. Not a lot is different on the outside anyways. They've finished drywalling and the "resilient" flooring is in. All the light fixtures are in, along with all of the electrical outlets and light switches. The water heater is installed, and the electric has been turned on. The heater was running and the house was a warm 74 degrees. The kitchen cabinets have been installed, but not the counter tops or any of the appliances. All the bathrooms seemed to be done, or nearly so. The basement had quite a bit of water on the floor, but I think it had something to do with the fact that the yard grading hasn't been done yet and water was building up around the sides of the basement walls.

I haven't been inside in a...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:54:00 -0500

I haven't been inside in a couple weeks, but they should be done with the dry-walling, and as you can see with the latest photo, they are finishing up the siding. Last I heard they were working on the kitchen. I don't have a whole lot to say about it since I haven't been inside in a while. I might try stopping by after work sometime and see how things have progressed internally.

We had our pre-drywall builder conference...

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:35:00 -0500

We had our pre-drywall builder conference today. In addition to what was finished last week, they have now completed wiring, wall insulation, and there's a front door. I believe they were having some municipal inspections today and they will be drywalling most of next week. We've been given March 25th as our New Homeowner Orientation and a few days later we should close on the house and be able to move in.

Not a whole lot has been...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:59:00 -0500

Not a whole lot has been done in the last couple weeks. They put on all the windows and the sliding doors on the back of the house. The garage floor has been poured, and they built the stairs. Also, the plumbing is in, the furnace is in, and some of the electric wiring has been done. The phone and cable still need to be installed as well as the security system wiring and the insulation before they can begin dry-walling.

This week they finished the outside...

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:27:00 -0500

This week they finished the outside walls and got the roof put on. We went into the garage and took a few photos of the inside. They still need to build the stairs, but it looks like they're a lot closer to starting on all of the cosmetic stuff.

We drove by last week but...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500

We drove by last week but didn't take any pictures. They had the first floor framing almost done. This week they were will working again when we went by, so we only took one photo from the entry of the street. We haven't charged our camera in a while, so this was taken with Ally's phone. They've almost got both floors framed. I imagine they'll begin working on the roof soon.

And here's the week three photos....

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:59:00 -0500

And here's the week three photos. Not a whole lot has happened since it was Christmas this week. The space around the basement walls have been filled in and the garage floor has been poured. Also support beams have been placed in the basement.

Week 2 of constructionAnd here are...

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:22:00 -0500

Week 2 of construction

And here are some more photos of the basement. As you can see, the walls are up and a small amount of basement plumbing is in. The area around the outside of the walls was dug out, so I couldn't get real close.

Construction has started on our new...

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:22:00 -0500

Construction has started on our new home this past week. Right now there's just a hole in the ground with some cement in there. Here's the lot before construction:
And Here it is after the first week:

We bought a new home! Well,...

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:08:00 -0500

We bought a new home! Well, to be more accurate, we are contractually obligated to purchase a home when its construction is completed. It will be in Hamilton Twp, Ohio, near Maineville. We have a nearly half acre cul-de-sac lot. The house has 4 bedrooms with 2140 sq ft and will have a full unfinished basement. Construction is expected to complete in March 2010.

Trogdor pumpkin!I screwed it up, but...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:37:00 -0400

Trogdor pumpkin!

I screwed it up, but I think it turned out alright. Trogdor was supposed to be cut out, rather than being the part that was left.

Our closing date has been changed...

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:00 -0400

Our closing date has been changed to July 14th due to a lender delay.

We'll be back in Lafayette this weekend for Father's Day, and again for July 4th weekend.

We've received a verbal acceptance of...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:56:00 -0400

We've received a verbal acceptance of our counter offer. w00t! Right now the closing date is set for July 9th. The buyer was out of town today and wasn't available to sign the acceptance document yet, but he's supposed to when he gets back. Hopefully he doesn't change his mind in the mean time.

We got another offer on the...

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:18:00 -0400

We got another offer on the house today. This is the third one we've gotten so far, but most of them have been really low and no one has accepted or even countered our counter offers. Hopefully this one goes better.

When Best Buy delivered the washer & dryer, they decided to install them for us for free. They work pretty well. The washer supposedly only costs $8/year in energy to operate so that's a plus.

Well, today (and tomorrow (and another...

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:51:00 -0400

Well, today (and tomorrow (and another day next week)) is moving day. The packers are here right now, but they're almost done. Tomorrow the truck comes and another group of people loads everything up. Then sometime next week the truck arrives and everything gets put in the house.

I also finally bought a washer and dryer for the new place. They'll be delivered next Tuesday and then I get to install them. Fun, fun, fun.