We are SO close!!

Our final walkthru is scheduled for July 12! The walkthru will be to go over all of the details of our home, and will take several hours. I will be taking plenty of notes :) After the final walkthru my understanding is that Fischer will finish up anything needing fixed before we close.

We talked to our superintendent, Dave, about the oven and he is ordering a replacement. He also said that we won't be getting sod because we didn't have that package. No big deal.

Found something yesterday that we wish we would have known about. If you don't get their garage door opener installed, you will get the hardware (handle and lock) on the outside of your garage door. Nothing we can do about it now, but good to know if you are thinking about building.

Our landscaping was installed yesterday and looks very nice. They definitely do not skimp on the amount of trees and flowers.

The only other thing we are working with Dave on right now is the panel between our siding and brick. It looks like the panel is bubbling out and not completely flat (hard to explain).

We now have shelves in all of our closets too! Our shutters have been put up, and by the end of next week we should have shutters and carpet

Our kids are enjoying going to the house each day and seeing if anything has been done in their rooms. I can't wait to paint and decorate their new rooms!

Here are some pictures from this week.

First floor bath

Landscaping

Pantry

Landscaping

Our Home!!

Laundry Room

Lights

After being out of town for a few days we were eager to get back and see what had been done on our home. With the doors now being locked we try to get there earlier in the evening so we can still get in. A few times we have had to just peek thru the windows.

- Guardian has installed the surround sound speakers
- Grass seed and hay laid
- Front Porch has been built
- Outlet covers are on
- All interior doors have been painted
- Bathroom light fixtures and toilets have been installed
- Outdoor lights are in
- We have a mailbox

I am sure there are many other things done that we can't see.

Yesterday we did notice several things we have questions about. We sent them to Dave our superintendent.

- We had thought they were putting down sod in the front yard
- Our oven door is difficult to open and has a scratch on it

We have received our final bill from Fischer that states our walkthru and closing will be scheduled soon!!

Kids bathroom

Mailbox

Entrance light

Hall lights

Coach light at garage

Finished Front Porch

Master bathroom

Air conditioning

Back of the house

Kitchen

Another day of AMAZING work done on our home. As we see our selection color choices begin to take shape (flooring, cabinets) - we couldn't be happier with the choices we made at the Fischer Design Center.

The first thing we noticed today when we arrived is the siding is up! The yard has been leveled out as much as possible to allow for sod and seed to go down soon.

Inside...the kitchen looks awesome! The cabinets and countertops are in place. In the family room our fireplace mantel is up. The mantel is at a great height for the tv to be hung above it. Also on the first floor some of our baseboards have been put in.

The railings going up to the second floor are in, and in the master bathroom we have the sink and countertop.

We had a 12x12 patio poured off the back door. After it was complete last week we were disappointed with how small it is. I wish we would have measured out what the exact size of that was before choosing it. We talked to our sales counselor, Tim, and quickly decided that it was well worth the change fee to add on to the patio.

Siding

Fireplace

Cabinets

Kitchen

Baseboards

Railings

Master bathroom

Driveway Pour

Our house has received it's first coat of paint this week! The paint we chose is the flat white standard paint, because we plan on painting the house ourselves either before we move in or shortly after.

Yesterday we stopped by and they were pouring our driveway, front porch and today our back patio will be finished! Dave was at the house (as usual!) giving us a full rundown of the work going on this week. Our gutters and siding will be put up later this week. Next week they should be starting on the vinyl flooring.

Driveway

 

Driveway being poured

Yeah! Front Porch

Back patio formed

Kitchen paint

Family room paint

I cannot believe we are going to be moving into our house in what now seems like the foreseeable future! We are so blessed to be able to go through this experience and are enjoying every moment.

On another subject, if you have a chance to go to Homerama in Ohio it is so worth it! We went this past weekend and were able to get paint and decorating  ideas. The absolute best house (and I'm not just saying this!) is the Fischer Home. It is an AMAZING home with a fabulous master suite and lower level, and a brick pizza oven in the backyard.

Drywall Complete

Drywall started going up the middle of last week and today it is COMPLETE!!!

Each day we have visited our house this week they have been working very hard putting the drywall up, mudding and sanding. The rooms look great and the drywall mud is very smooth.
I am not completely sure that the ceiling is complete, however it does have the nice textured look that it will have when we move in. We haven't seen the completed drywall upstairs yet since they have been working up there during our visits and we don't want to disturb them or come out covered head to toe in white dust.

We have accomplished the task of locking our rate this week as well. It was a somewhat stressful decision on whether to lock early on or not, given the fact that interest rates are a roller coaster. After we had originally met with our loan officer we continued to check the rate every few days. Some people have said that locking the rate early on (a 6 month lock) worked better for them, however for us it has paid off to wait and do a 60 day lock. We are projected to close in late July!

Family Room

Dining Room

Decorative Shelf in Dining Room

Side View

Sunroom Windows and Trim



Family Room Ceiling



Sunroom Ceiling

Brick Complete

Our brick wrap has been completed this week! We are really happy with the brick color, and hope that it blends well with our siding and shutter choices. We are also very glad that we did a brick wrap all the way around. I didn't get any pictures of the back yet because it was muddy.

We went to look at living room furniture today to get ideas. It's not at the top of our 'need to purchase' list right now but shopping is fun :)

Some of our need to purchase items include:
- Sump Pump Battery Backup
- Washer and Dryer
- TV
- Blinds
- Garage Door Opener
(And of course there are a ton of little things as well.)

We are trying to prioritize our list and determine what needs to be bought immediately and what can wait. Another list I am starting is people that we will need to call and coordinate visits with after we close (Gaurdian, telephone, cable, water, electric, etc)

One MAJOR update this week is that the drywall is up. Ceiling and walls were all done in 2-3 days. We can really get a feel for the room sizes and its actually looking like our home now. The boxes of drywall mud were in the house so that will probably be done sometime next week.

Brick complete

Dining Room

Sunroom

Family Room

Living Room