Pre-Drywall Walk Through

This morning we met with the PM and completed our first (official) walk through of the house. Luckily, we made a visit to the house yesterday and made notes of the things in which we wanted to discuss with the PM, so the process went smoothly. We didnt want to be rushed so we took our time walking the house. We didn't locate anything major and everything we brought up was already scheduled to be double checked and inspected during the various inspections that will be conducted within the next two weeks. We saw a few areas that needed to be sealed better and some uneven flooring but nothing major that needed urgent attention. Our PM also informed us that the initial delivery of our framing wood was late so they're trying to make that time up. However, our front porch should be done today and the drywall should be completed sometime next week.

Not much has changed to the outside of the house, just the roof. Most of the changes have occurred inside of the home; plumbing and electrical. We were pleasantly surprised to know that all windows in the home are tinted to prevent UV rays. It looks nice and it provides some added privacy.

Lastly, the PM has informed us that many potential buyers of the Milan model have (nastily) complained to him, and the sales reps, about not having the morning room option, especially after discovering the morning room in our home. It must have been true when we were told that we would have the only Milan in the neighborhood with the morning room option. I guess the early worm gets the morning room.

We've Been Framed!!

This post was created with pure excitement. We have been complete nutcases as we watch our home transform into somewhere we can actually live one day! So far we have the basement poured and framed, main level framed and some of the top level framed without a roof. Yesterday was an adventure, hubby was the catalyst in coercing us to walk into the garage and even down to the basement. Then we began to panic about all the things we need to buy such as living room furniture, a washer and dryer, and paint. However, one of the best parts was meeting our neighbor who lives directly behind us. He is super nice and I have a feeling we will get along just fine.

During my encounter with our neighbor, we discussed the HOA guidelines on fencing as we both seemed to be concerned. The HOA guidelines state you cannot have a privacy fence because it goes against the "open feel" of the community. Instead we were hoping a semi-private fence wouldn't be an issue but it seems we may be wrong. We looked into the documents again and it specifies that the pickets cannot be any closer than 2.5 inches with a max of 5 feet high. Our concern is that 2.5 inches really doesn't create much privacy at all AND we have an 75lb dog that we plan to let roam the backyard. Although our Rosie is super friendly, we don't want her to have the ability to freely interact with others. I fear a child's hand can easily pass through the space to touch or feed her, leaving her susceptible to receiving unhealthy or even harmful food; like chocolate. Hopefully, some other people from the neighborhood see this blog and are just as concerned and want to bring this up for change. I simply want the fencing with boards that are staggered behind each other.

Here are the pictures you have been waiting for.

Front of house (without a roof)

Looking through the garage

Back of house