The house visit went a little better then last week but somehow I ended up with 70 pictures....I promise I will not post them all. They did start to fix some of the problems (outside of the Island) that they did last week.
The biggest things was that they were supposed to trim the HVAC on the 4th and on the 3rd the HVAC was not even on the property let alone set up. This causes an issue because the wood floors are supposed to be put down on the 9th and they need a week to acclimate. The other big issue, and we didnt realize how big until the next day, is that they drilled a hole in our garage. The head builder forgot, didnt check the plans and assumed we were getting a regular water heater and apparently a regular water heater needs a pole to protect it. However, they placed the hole (where the pole would go) so far out into the garage that we would not have been able to park two cars like we were supposed to. After he was reminded that we were getting a tankless water heater and could we possibly move the pole, if it was still required, he realized the hole was not necessary and should not have been drilled and needs to be fixed. So they have drilled an unnecessary hole in cement which they would have known they did not need to do if they were paying even the smallest bit of attention to the house we were building. Again, a perk of building your own home is that it is supposed to be built to your specifications....in order to do that the builders should be looking at your specifications. I think it is becoming clear that that is not what is happening here as each week we have to remind them of our specifications which are easily seen in our plans and contract and are very noticeable specifications.
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| Centerview: The outside of the house has been painted |
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| Door was left WIDE open when we drove up |
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| Right hand side yard |
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| Diagonal view from right |
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| Left hand side yard |
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| Diagonal view from left |
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| The hole in the garage wall I mentioned last week |
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| They will have to touch up the garage door frame |
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| Left hand side yard from back |
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| Diagonal from back left |
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| Back yard from back left |
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| Center view from back |
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| Right hand side yard from right |
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| Diagonal view from back right |
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| Backyard from back right |
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| Doors are still put on wrong, this one wont close |
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| The top of the door was there last week.... |
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| They painted the inside as well |
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| Haven't fixed the front door |
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| Nursery |
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| Dining room with the appliances we can see from the road |
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| Kitchen with the back of the island not painted (the rest of the house is) |
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| Tile floor is down which is fine and Al says they did a great job with it |
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| Living room |
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| Entry way view from back door |
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| Kaleb hiding in a closet |
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| Master bath and yes laminate floor is down which is also fine |
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| Another door not put on properly |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Loft |
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| Attic |
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| Brian's office |
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| View down the stairs |
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| Arch of dining room got damaged somehow |
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| Our cabinets need a little tweaking.... |
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| Those holes around the vent werent there last time.... |
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| The unnecessary hole that needs to be filled in |
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| The gutters will hopefully fix this |
So we are getting there. Here is what is supposed happen this week and then next:
12-6Electric trim out, make sure you have enough people to have ready in one day (all ready for final insp.) - Blow attic insulation - Call for final insp.
12-7Final insp. - Install mirrors and shelving - Install garage door
12-8Set power meter
12-9Install wood flooring - Landscaping - Deliver shoe, locks, and hardware - Install screening
12-12Cover wood flooring first thing - Install shoe and hardware - Install cabinet shoe and final adjustments, check caulking - Install shower door - Landscape - Deliver second appliances
Deliver window screens
12-13Final clean and install screens
12-14Pressure wash - Final paint prior to carpet, Make up punch list
12-15Punch list complete
12-16Install gutters - Install carpet - Call for CO insp. - Deliver Hurricane panels
Oh and the head builder seems to think that the house being finished has nothing to do with us closing. We may technically be able to close before the house is technically finished however that is not going to work for us. A) we refuse to sign over the money and then deal with trying to get them to come and finish (we KNOW they would drag their feet once they get paid) and B) we have to move the same day we close and C) we had to give notice so as of Jan 1st we would be couch surfing if this house gets delayed (staying in the apartment is another issue)
That is about it for the house...I saved you about 30 pictures...
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