Finishing the drywall

By the end of March they were starting to patch the seams and nail holes in the dry wall. We did notice that the workers were often there later in the evenings. We typically go over around 6 or 6:30 and its not unusual to see the he first pic is one of the workers mixing the compound to patch the drywall.

And of course, Daisy waiting patiently in the van while we looked around.

More changes on the inside

The rest of the dry wall went up. A paper on the window shows that the framing was inspected and ready for drywall.

We went and selected the flooring. Ceramic tile for the downstairs and the upstairs bathrooms. Carpet on the stairs, the bedrooms and upstairs hallway. Vinyl flooring in the laundry area--I figured that all that is seen is about 4 inches around the washer and dryer so what does it matter. LOL. The carpeting we picked is called spicecake.

Dry wall goes up

The drywall started going up. These pictures are 13 days after we first saw the house. This was the first time we took Daisy into the new house.

A first look inside

Scott got the first look at the inside of the house while I was out of town. He went with the construction manager for a dusty walkthrough. He was able to see how the house is insulated. He also saw the CAT5 cable going in and d-mark. I think the d-mark is one of his favorite features.

Moving along on the building process

The next few days there was progress on the outside of the house. The house was covered with external insulation, wrapped with tyvec, and then chicken wire in preparation for the stucco.

We are getting a new house

thought this would be the easiest way to share pictures of our new house. In March we decided it was time to buy a house here. I'm so glad--I'm tired of renting! We are buying a brand new house and have been visiting the site daily to observe the progress. The first couple of posts are going to be catch up with some of the early visits. This is our first look at the model and lot that we chose.