Category: Home Build

In the past month, we’ve progressed to essentially 100% complete.  A few minor things and some touch-up work remain but, for the most part, the house is now complete.
Progress has been quick with much of the past month spent with interior and exterior work happening in parallel:

 
As of today, landscaping/exterior work is complete except for some small fence work.  We’ll be doing a few additional things in the future to build out the slope in the backyard but that’s most likely a project for next year:

 
The post-drywall interior has also come a long way in the past month:

 
We’ve planned our move for the week of the 24th.  Until then, it’s time to get busy packing and prepping to vacate the apartment.

After the siding was finished, the gutters and gas meter were installed before painting.  At this point, all exterior painting is complete pending some touch-up work.

 
On the interior, all drywall work is complete with texture and first coat of paint on.  After next steps (cabinets and flooring), we’ll have another coat of paint to ensure good coverage and to capture any damage from the flooring/cabinet installation.


 
The driveway is being prepped for pouring and the yard has been prepped for sod and landscaping.  We met with the landscaper POC last week to discuss our plans for the yard.  I suspect we’ll have the driveway poured within a week and landscaping will follow a week after that.  This leaves us with finishing up the interior over the next four weeks — installing flooring, cabinets, counters, light fixtures, and the air conditioner.  We’re still on schedule.  Seeing as we’ll be moving from a small, single bedroom apartment, our next few weekends will be focused on appliance and furniture shopping.

Over the past month, we’ve had the roof, windows/doors, garage floor, wiring/electrical, plumbing, and most of the siding added.

 
Our outdoor room is starting to shape up with the fireplace being installed.  I was hesitant about the loss of interior square footage due to the outdoor room but I have to say that as it comes together, it’s becoming one of my most liked features of the house.

 
As the electrical and plumbing work wraps up, the next steps will be to finish the siding and putting up the drywall.  Our move day is still planned for late October; we’re right on schedule.