What Goes Around Eventually Comes Around ........ Finally!

HI!

I think one of the first posts I did for the construction of our home was a picture and a video of the diggers clearing the lot and beginning to dig the hole for the foundation of the house.

Reprise March 5th, 2014 ......

Breaking ground and digging the foundation.












And, here's a sure sign that we are getting close to the end of the construction phase of our home project .....

Final grading was completed this afternoon. That's 239 days after ground breaking! Tomorrow, the surveyors come in to confirm that the gradients in the yard are correct and according to the approved plan. After that, Douglas County will be called to provide approval of final grading and the Erosion Control Engineer will come to help us understand what we need to do over the winter to keep our soil in place until next year.

The electricians are almost complete; they'll probably finish tomorrow. Their final test - the Douglas County final electrical inspection - will probably happen on Monday.

The plumbers have been hung up for a while waiting the finishing of the floor of the main entry level. We're going to have a stained concrete floor, so the company finishing the floor will do the grinding on Monday, stain application on Tuesday, and final urethane coating on Wednesday. Steve the Builder is trying to get the floor guys to finish the bathroom on the main level first so that the plumbers can get in and set the vanity, sinks, faucets, etc. ....... so the tile guys can come in and finish the tiling of the bathroom - the wall they evidently forgot to tile the first time around. So, Tuesday or Wednesday the plumbers will get their shot at completing their work.

Deb chose some rocks - boulders really - for the landscaping in the back yard. They'll be delivered tomorrow, taken around the back and dropped over the wall into the North Courtyard by skip loader. Fascinating processes to watch!

As soon as grading, electricians, framing, and plumbing inspections are completed, we'll get the CO -  certificate of occupancy. It's our signal to move in and actually live in the home! We think that'll happen around November 17th ...... two days before the shipment of household goods is supposed to arrive from Alameda, CA! So everything has to go well ...... or we may be paying to have a North American Van Lines truck sit idling in the maintenance area of Roxborough Park until they are!

Wish us smooth sailing for the next three weeks!!

Cheers! Hope you life is going well, you have your health and you are looking forward to celebrating the holiday season with those you love.