Down the Home Streach

As April approaches we are getting to the end. We will be closing on our Walnut Street house April 4th. The builder thinks that we will be finished at the Oakview Drive home by then. We will see.

All of the trim, Doors and cabinets are in. The walls are painted The only things that are left are the sinks and fixtures and the flooring.

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Dry Wall Is UP!!!

It seems as though construction has been slow but the truth is I am not a very good Blogger. In the month that has passed since my last post a lot has happened in the house. All of the mechanicals have been installed i.e. electric, plumbing and heating/AC. The rest of the house insulation has been completed. Chrissy, Jonathan and I went shopping for furniture and appliances. The dry wallers were there all weekend finishing up the walls. As of the last week in February we still could not get a solid completion date, but I think if everything falls into place things should be done in April. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

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Time to Insulate!!!

Well there are some heating ducts in the house. The siding and the shutters are on. and they delivered the tubs and showers. I went to Home Depot yesterday and bought the insulation for the garage. Sam and I are heading out this morning to tack it up. I was a little surprised that that didn't come with the house package, but I going to give me a greater sense of ownership in the house. It's always nice to work on your house even if it is just stapling insulation.

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Looks Like Its Done! But It's Not!!!

From the looks of the outside of the house one might think that we are almost done. Looks can be deceiving. The inside is no further along then we were three weeks ago. That is fine by me. I now have some things that I have to do before the drywall is put up. I need to hang some insulation in parts of the garage and run some extra Cable and speaker wire. It is suppose to warm up a bit this weekend so I think I will get working.

One more thing I would like to mention. We were given an offer on the Walnut St. house and our counter offer was accepted. So that is one less thing we need to worry about as we head into the completion of the Dreamhouse.

*To all of the blog readers that live in the area, if we close on Walnut St. before we move into the Dreamhouse we might need to borrow some floor space!!!*

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Down Time

After a couple of days (14) work has resumed on the Dreamhouse. There was scheduling issues with the electric, heating and plumbing and they could not get to the site. Monday was the first sign of movement and by the end of the day half the house was sided. So things seem to be back on track.

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We Got A Roof

As I woke this morning to a fresh coating of snow I thought for sure no work would be done today, but KHOV proved me wrong. The roofers were there bright and early laying shingles. So at the end of the day the the roof is complete. The next step is called the Crayon. This is where we walk the house and lay out the outlets, phones and cable jacks. Check back soon for more information.

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Guilty Conscience

After much thought about my January 10th post on global warming, I have decided to become more eco-friendly. Mr. Gore told me personally, through the magic of motion pictures, if we all do our parts we could save the Earth for future generations. That being said, I have added some important links to stop or reduce carbon emissions. A little GREEN living could go a long way.

A lot of new pictures of the inside.

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