Week 37: Screeching Halt!

 
 
 
 

I was hoping that I would be writing this week about moving in to my new house. But that plan ended when the code enforcement officer informed me that two of my windows did not meet life safety code. In rooms that could serve as bedrooms, I need at least one window with 5.7 sq ft of clear opening. The windows that are currently installed have 5.3 sq ft. of clear opening. Sigh. After some negotiation with the building supplier I have new windows ordered but there will be some window framing changes required and it will take about 3 weeks to get the new windows in. Fortunately I have a place to stay for now... but it sure will be nice to unpack and get everything organized again.

My front porch is finished and the shower door in the master bath was installed. Both look great! I picked up my interior doors over the weekend and they will be installed next week. The master bath vanity is also due to be delivered and the garage door installer will be by to do a final measure of the doors to be sure that the ones I ordered are the right size.

Week 36: Countdown to Inspection

 
 
 
 

The front porch is still not complete but there was incredible amount of finish work this week aimed at getting the house ready for an occupancy permit inspection. The stairs and handrail are complete and the tiling in the master bath is done! Next week the shower door will be installed and the plumbing will be finished. On Wednesday I'll get my inspection for occupancy and if all goes well I'll start moving in at the end of the week! Hurrah!

There is still a fair amount of little stuff left. The interior doors won't arrive until June 1 and the baseboard trim needs to be installed. On the exterior the porch needs to be finished and I'll have to get a painter to do the trim pain and caulk the joints of the siding. I also have a lot of stuff that we saved from the demo phase of the project that I put aside "just in case" and I've now got to sort through all of that and toss most of it in the dumpster..while I still have a dumpster handy!!!

It will be great to be living in the house and to have all my stuff in one place at last!!!!

Week 35: Finishing touches

 
 
 

We had a good weather week and an extra person on the crew so the work on the front of the house moved right along this week. The siding is done and the front porch will only take another day to finish off.

On the interior, the eletrical work is complete and Matt trimmed out most of the windows. Next week everyone moves inside to work on the master bath tiling, stairs, handrail, and final work on the plumbing. I should be able to get an inspection for an occupancy permit by the end of the week!

Week 34: Countdown to occupancy

 
 
 
 

This week the focus was on the front porch and siding, the tiling in the master bath, and putting some finishing touches on the kitchen and guest bath. The washer and dryer are working, too! I also received a van load of household stuff from my parents and managed to fit it all in to the garage and downstairs apartment.

Next week the guys will try to finish the front of the house and get started on finishing the stairwell and the tiling in the master bath. I'll likely move in after the stair treads are in place but before all of the trim work is completed. I'm getting tired of being a nomad!