Haven’t updated here in a while. Why?
Because not much is getting done at the house unfortunately. The builder’s failed the past three inspections for the insulation inside the home, due to small errors that were overlooked, and didn’t seem to be correct[ed] on the follow-up visits.
There was also an issue with them running two (not one, but two!) separate air ducts; one running through each sidewall portion of a single upstairs bedroom closet one of the boys would use. By doing this, the result was leaving the closet with almost no real space! Then, they changed their minds and ripped out one of vents, but were still intent on sealing both sidewalls off; leaving only the middle section of the closet as usable space, which would have been a pointless waste of good storage room!! My wife was livid, and talked to the sales guy, and they finally put a stop to it… But c’mon? What an error!
We’ve also being told the construction foreman in in process of being replaced, which is holding things up and probably attributed to the multiple failed inspections going by without much notice or correction. The original foreman apparently got sick, wasn’t responsive, and we assume they eventually severed their ties with the guy–who knows? (Lucky us though, right?! I mean, what timing…)
Incidentally, my own wife is also the reason we found out about the failed inspections; not via the home builder staff or anyone within the community. She got tired of asking the builder for answers, not getting anything but runaround and missed promises, and eventually just looked on the county permits website herself and found the issues we were asking for updates on!
SOOO … Meanwhile, our anticipated closing date is likely going to push back to either late April or even into mid-May at the rate of how things are coming along for the final work, and including any lag time for the remaining inspections that will also have to pass… It’s been a few weeks since Feb 1st, but who’s keeping track…
OH.. HEY, at least there’s stucco on the outside of the home now! Check it out! 🙂
Aside from that, not much progress during the latter month of February or what’s passed in March so far…. There’s a one-story house they just broke ground on in February rapidly going up three lots down….Already has a front door on it…
Can you sense the frustration in my tone? 🙂
Here’s a view from out front of the window that will eventually be my office room….
Patience may be a virtue, but it’s also a non-renewable resource to me and my wife here, lately. And so we wait . . .
~Byron
