Mountain to Mountain: Almost Done

We are getting close to completion and we can't wait to move in. The past couple of weeks Gary and the crews have been working on the finishing touches. We are planning to move in the first weekend in May. We are headed to NC for a visit the last weekend in April, or we could start the process then.

Just a few things left to do, and some are not in our control. When you are building a house, you find that many things are not in your control. Because Gary did the electrical and tile work, we had control of some things. And in many cases, he was also the carpenter's helper or the plumber's helper, which also gave us some control in making sure the work was completed to our specifications.

The carpet will go in on Wednesday and the closet guy is coming the following Monday. The plumbers are finishing up and John's crew has a little more trim to complete after the carpet goes down. One of the other big things that we are waiting for is dirt. We need lots of dirt, three truckloads were delivered this week and barely made a dent in raising the grade in front of the house. Our grading contractor has been working to get dirt that is close to us, so we won't have a big haul bill. Currently there is a 10 inch drop off between the garage floor and the driveway.

Waiting on parts for sink and hood vent

While Gary was doing electrical work this weekend, I cleaned cabinets, broke down boxes and installed window cranks. John had to re-order the window cranks, since the ones that came with the windows went missing in the house. It's amazing how easy it is to lose track of things when you don't have routine places to store stuff.

Dining room

I thought I might move dishes into the cabinets this weekend, but we couldn't find them. We have 3 storage units with all of our furniture and the boxes of dishes and kitchen stuff was not easily accessible, so we will wait.