House Update, Week Three

Wednesday was a big day for us, as it was the first time we got to step foot in our new house! We had an inspection followed by a walk-through with our project manager, and it was very fun to see how everything is going to come together.

The inspector was really impressed with the construction, and Jim and I felt really encouraged. Jim was pleased to be able to take pictures of everything before the walls were closed up. He wants to know what he is dealing with if he ever makes changes to the house, so it is a real bonus to have this kind of documentation. I was really happy myself because we had a few great surprises. We learned that there will be a crawl space under the stairs, accessible by a panel in the closet. It was never shown in the plans or model, and it was an awesome surprise because it is fabulous storage space. Also, the study will have a little more space than was shown in the model, the tub surround in the kids' bathroom is nicer than I expected, and the view from the guest room window and back deck (when we eventually put one in!) were wonderful.

Our closing date is contingent on some inspections, and it doesn't look like we'll be able to move out of this house quite as early as we had hoped. As of today, we are probably 35 - 40 days from completion, but then we will also have to close on the house and actually move.  We don't want to push ourselves too much and have a ton of stress.  So, as much as we had hoped to be out of this house by May 15th, it probably isn't going to happen.  

It's all good.  It has taken me a whole week to pack five boxes.