One small thing that changed is that with adubya's comment about the two tiles looking like fallopian tube we will not be putting them in. It's not that HIS comment means that much but now every time we look at them all we see are fallopian tubes.
Speaking of fireplaces we had our first peek at the installed box.
Pretty exciting!
The house is coming along with plumbing installed and now electric. Our meeting was to go over where the sockets and switches would be. WOW - so many!!! In 40 year old homes you have one switch for the over head light and that is about it.
This house it seems there are switch's EVERYWHERE!! Not that it is a bad thing but it seems like a lot. Plus fire place switch's, sconce switch's pendent light switch's and so forth. Here is a list of the lights that are NOT ceiling pocket lights (of which there are 10??). We need to pick out each of these.
Master bath - Wall mount above sink - 42" wide mirror below
Master bedroom ceiling light or fan or fan/light combo
Master bedroom closet - ceiling mount fluorescent
Laundry room ceiling mount
Kitchen pendants - 2 sloped ceiling mount - minimum total chain and fixture length of 54"
Dining room - minimum total chain and fixture length of 60"
Foyer light - sloped ceiling - maximum total chain and fixture length of 27"
Main bathroom - Wall mount above sink - 36" wide mirror below
Bedroom #2 ceiling mount light
Bedroom #3 ceiling mount light
Stairwell wall mount sconce
Front of garage - 3 exterior wall mount fixtures
Garage service door - exterior wall mount fixture
Deck - 2 exterior wall mount fixtures
Basement door - exterior wall mount fixture
Optional family room ceiling fan
Optional basement bathroom above sink
YIKES! can we do it for $1000 or less????
It's now been 44 days since they dug the hole and things are really moving along. This is a shot of the front of the house.
3200 feet of usable space (includes the non-finished basement).In inside upstairs is looking great. This is from the front doorway looking towards the kitchen and breakfast nook.
On thing we are so thankful for is having a competent builder. Kevin from Ambiance Homes 608.225.4594 is one of the good guys. I don't complement unless they really deserve it and I would not complain unless it is really justified (Drexel Interiors of Madison - NEVER go there, worst customer service I have ever seen and I'm NOT talking about ONE instance . . . .DO NOT get me started, freaking losers . . . grrrrr).
SO! So far so good!! DJ and I read forums and hear so many horror stories that can be so avoidable. For instance. Having the applianceses arrive three months early and being stored in a doorless garage.
Or having the framers tell you that if they break a tool during the framing process they will buy another tool and charge YOU. Windows being put in the wrong places. Sites that are just a mass of clutter and litter. Not mud but bottles, junk and crap everywhere.
I think this is a sign of workers that just do not take any pride in their work. I know our framers would sweep the house every night before leaving and pick up the area around the house. Now I'm, not a stickler for this sort of thing but it shows me they care.
Yea- building is messy but having litter all over is just sloppy workmanship.
Another thing I read about is General Contractors (GC's) that are not really "into" communicating with the customer. Try to get a hold of them and and MAYBE they will get back to you a week later.
We feel lucky! The nice thing is that although there are three of four builders in our area, most homes that are being occupied are the ones Kevin is building. The other spec homes all have design flaws with odd layouts and needless extras. Our neighbors home is one that is "non-standard" that was built by somebody else and it is a beauty!! AND as luck would have it, they are great people!!
The schedule is now to have insulation put in next week and I think they said brink also starting next week. The siding will be put in sometime in the next two weeks also. GULP!! All of these choices are now about to show up for real.
We're worried about the brick choice. It is hard to get a handle on what it will look like.
Then of course there is our CURRENT house.
We had a successful Open House and one second showing but the woman who LOVED the house had a husband that was NOT in love. O'Well. No stress YET. MANY MANY great comments about the house with two more couples interested but not biting yet!
We're still the best priced home in the area. Every other house is more expensive and not as nice while the houses in our price range are not as nice with poor locations.
Still it sure would be nice to get THIS side of the deal done.
Interest rates.
I have been charting mortgage interest rates sine we were approved. The 30,45 and 60 day lock rates and noticed something.
While the 30 and 45 day rates are ALWAYS the same. The 60 day seems to be like a teaser. It seems to bounce UP for a day or two and then comes back in line. Almost like they are trying to coerce you into a panic so you will lock in. Then they lower it.
Here is my graph.
So even though we can lock in in six days I'm waiting. The move still looks like it might fall but I think we're in a pretty steady range from 6.125 to 6.25.That's it for now, see you next time.
Rod and DJ
No comments:
Post a Comment