Well...Taylor and I are officially homeowners. We finally closed on our house on Friday. It is such a relief to have all that paperwork out of the way, so we know exactly how much money we have to play with. So congratulations to us...we are officially broke!!
In other news, we got our electric hooked up this past week and we turned it on Thursday night...finally heat and lights! It has been cold the past few days, so having the heat blasting out to get the sheetrock warm was great. Taylor and I knocked out the support beams put in place for the transportation of the house, and finished seaming everything this weekend. The housing company put laminate flooring down in the two bathrooms, so my little bro Antonio and I pulled up all the trim, laminate, and luon. It was a riot to see my 8-year old brother with a mini crow-bar and hammer pulling up the luon. We had a blast!
Our friend, Ethan came over yesterday and started all the prep work to lay the tile in the kitchen and entryway. He came up with a really cool idea for the entry way, but I'm going to keep it a secret...you'll have to stop by or stay posted to see what he does!
Things are looking great and moving along fairly quickly. On deck for this week are laying tile, installing the wood floors, building stairs to the basement, mudding the sheetrock seams, and getting the plumbing all connected. Also, our kitchen appliances are scheduled to arrive on Friday...can't wait to see them all in our kitchen! I'm so excited.
Stay tuned for more!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Arrival Day!!!
So, we can finally take a small sigh of relief! December 3rd has whipped by and left a trail of mud and muck up our driveway to our new home. What a day Wednesday was! I took the day off and made my way over to "The Property" to watch the action unfold. The day started out busy, trying to get food set up for the crew and run my millions of errands before missing any of the big event. As the day started to unfold, the time seemed to be standing still. The night before, one half of the house had arrived. Due to permits and no driving at night, the second half and the crane were going to come up in the morning. The crane arrived in the a.m. and the crew started deciding where things should go. Our driveway had become muddy and icy at the same time with the crazy weather we've been having. Trudeau arrived to run the tractor and lay some dirt and gravel down for traction. The crane finally made it up the driveway and got into position. Finally...the action was starting to unfold as the first half of the house arrived. Then it came to a sudden halt. The trailer the house was on couldn't make it around the existing buildings and we had a really tough time getting it up the driveway. The first piece didn't get into position to be set on the foundation until 3:00.
Things felt hopeless and the day just dragged on. I tried to keep my spirits up with joking and keeping busy. I knew that regardless, we would have a house sooner or later; we just had to be patient. Needless to say, the first half finally made its way up onto the foundation. It was an amazing sight to see. Then...the second half had arrived. We figured that since things had finally been figured out with the first half, the second half would be a relative breeze. Not quite so! The second half was actually on a smaller trailer with smaller wheels, etc...so it was pretty much back to square one. This half didn't take nearly as long, but we ran out of light before the piece could be set.
Day 1...done.
House...not finished.
Day 2 started early in the morning. The plan was to get the second piece prepped to set first thing in the morning. I got there around 8:00 and stayed for an hour hoping to see the final piece set. Unfortunately, I had to work and missed the whole thing. The front half was set at about 10:00am on Wednesday. The crew stayed all day to raise the roof and get it sealed up.
Day 2...done.
House...still not finished.
So...most of the house is sealed in. The roof is still not completely finished and the crew will be back when they are available to finish the shingles and such. In the meantime, we are getting the electric all set with the hopes of turning it on this coming Monday. Taylor and I are putting together our plan of attack so that we can achieve our goal of moving in by January 31st.
I ordered our flooring yesterday and actually won a $400 gift certificate towards flooring at Young Lyon last night at Joy to the Children. That will definitely come in handy! Our heat should be on in the next few days and then we will start prepping the walls for stain and paint. Any help is greatly appreciated if anyone is interested.
Thanks for everyone's support thus far. We look forward to having everyone over once the house is in "working" condition!!
Things felt hopeless and the day just dragged on. I tried to keep my spirits up with joking and keeping busy. I knew that regardless, we would have a house sooner or later; we just had to be patient. Needless to say, the first half finally made its way up onto the foundation. It was an amazing sight to see. Then...the second half had arrived. We figured that since things had finally been figured out with the first half, the second half would be a relative breeze. Not quite so! The second half was actually on a smaller trailer with smaller wheels, etc...so it was pretty much back to square one. This half didn't take nearly as long, but we ran out of light before the piece could be set.
Day 1...done.
House...not finished.
Day 2 started early in the morning. The plan was to get the second piece prepped to set first thing in the morning. I got there around 8:00 and stayed for an hour hoping to see the final piece set. Unfortunately, I had to work and missed the whole thing. The front half was set at about 10:00am on Wednesday. The crew stayed all day to raise the roof and get it sealed up.
Day 2...done.
House...still not finished.
So...most of the house is sealed in. The roof is still not completely finished and the crew will be back when they are available to finish the shingles and such. In the meantime, we are getting the electric all set with the hopes of turning it on this coming Monday. Taylor and I are putting together our plan of attack so that we can achieve our goal of moving in by January 31st.
I ordered our flooring yesterday and actually won a $400 gift certificate towards flooring at Young Lyon last night at Joy to the Children. That will definitely come in handy! Our heat should be on in the next few days and then we will start prepping the walls for stain and paint. Any help is greatly appreciated if anyone is interested.
Thanks for everyone's support thus far. We look forward to having everyone over once the house is in "working" condition!!
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