Rumours

Word on the street is that our house passed its final inspection today. Need to confirm, but if true, this is FANTASTIC!

WHO-HOOOOOO!!!!

Oh, I almost forgot...

On Monday, 6 inspections passed on the first try: plumbing, gas line, electric, low voltage, framing and HVAC. Holy moly! It's been a very good week.

We are in over our heads...

Or at least we are craaaazy busy.

Stream-of-consciousness update: windows, siding prep, tile picking, carpet ordering, doorknob picking, electric, plumbing, sinks and bathtubs, hardwood bids, insulation decisions, exterior lighting, interior lighting.

Coming up next: rough-in inspections on electric and plumbing, neighbor open house,

drying out house, insulation, drywall, siding, exterior painting. Oh, we have to pick out exterior paint color(s). Holy moly.

Andrew/Paul/Ryan, thanks for all of your help. We have to be nearing the halfway point, right? ;-)

I've uploaded tons of pictures for you to see the progress. Check it out.

Jan/Feb photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25768433@N02/sets/72157626472772366/

Mar/Apr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25768433@N02/sets/72157626472716488/

Here's the latest picture taken of the exterior.

Mid-March Madness

We've been making a lot of progress on things, but the house "look" hasn't changed much in a couple of weeks. I'll post some recent pics soon. In the mean time, we've finalized plans and hired subs for the following.

• Insulation (ecobatt plus 1 inch spray foam)
• Drywall (typical)
• Some finish framing
• Some of the flooring (HW on main, carpet on bedroom wings, tile in bathrooms)
• Much of the finish plumbing

In theory, we're ready for rough-in inspections on plumbing and electric next week (fingers crossed). And siding is going up soon...next week?

Insanity.

First inspection passed!

As reported by Greg, the sub-floor plumbing in the lower level passed inspection this morning. Dirt is being back filled this afternoon down there and all will be ready for concrete by end of day. Yay!

Next up: concrete for the shop pad and exterior stairs. Then we back fill all concrete areas, remove excess dirt, and attempt to clean up giant muddy mess.