Happy Sunday!

Now that our house is becoming more of a reality, I've begun to pull some decor together to put things in motion.  I plan to shift some things around in our new house and find a new location for certain items.  I anticipate the house and roof will be done by this week and then wiring and insulation will begin.  I'm scheduled to speak with the IT guy doing the wiring so I can map out how I want our home wired for entertainment, security, internet and monitoring.  We plan to go with Verizon Fios for our phone, tv and internet needs and we sure do have a lot of them! Every room has some gadget that requires internet nowadays. Televisions, game consoles, computer, phones, programmable thermostat, home monitoring system, refrigerators! Gosh! I definitely want several lines run to just about all the rooms.  This should be interesting... In the mean time, I've been coming across some really good yard sale finds and online deals so I plan to start posting those things as well!

And so it begins...

Although it was pouring down raining yesterday, intermittently of course, somehow they managed to begin the build. I'm a little indifferent at this point. We've ran into a glitch that needs sorting out and I will fill in the details when I can. Until then— work continues...

So far so good...

So although I don't anticipate any work being done for the next week because of the tropical storm...I'm happy to report that our foundation is coming along nicely and I expect them to hit the ground running next week!

On Saturday June 1, 2013

Thursday June 6, 2013

The house across the street is coming along nicely... I'm standing in what will be our backyard!

This will be the front. We opted not to get the extended porch front. It seems everyone has the huge porch and every time we are in the neighborhood — no one is outside enjoying themselves! I plan to sup up our backyard and with us getting the added sunroom, I look forward to that creation!

Pics from the Old House Sold...

Foundation is in... it's been such a nice weekend. It makes me miss living in my house.  The only downside to building and previously owning was that we had to sell and move to a rental.  With us already having other property - we had to sell.  It's only temporary, I tell myself. It's only temporary... Anyway - here are some pics from the old home. I look forward to decorating and changing up things in our new place!

The blocks are in!!

So DH was a darling and decided he would: 1. Go get my car inspected because I procrastinated the entire month AND 2. Stop by the lot and see what he could see... To his surprise things were everywhere! Guys, trucks, equipment! All for our lot! Oh yeah! I'm happy! I can't wait to check things out for myself when I take the kids by later, after dinner. He snapped a couple of pics for me to share. That was like pulling teeth... But nonetheless we got em done!!! With all this great weather we've been having I suspect they will start building in the next 2 weeks after the foundation is inspected of course!

Breaking ground!!

So we ratified our contract April 17th. Permit went up May 10th and foundation digging May 28! The other house behind us has their foundation prepped as well. I had a chance to walk around the lot and with the house dug out it actually takes up way more of the lot than I originally imagined. With a little shy of 1/2 acre, after the house is built I suspect we will only have to worry about cutting 1/4 of it which is fine. Maybe even less once we add the shed and they pour the patio? Either way its cool. I'm excited to see some action on our lot and I'm done peeping at the neighbor's place. Can't wait to see how ours looks — reversed with additional sunroom! I called DH to let him know and he's happy. That gave him the strength to get thru the shift tonight... Guess it's going to be a long one... I told myself I wouldn't go back to look at things until Friday. Let's hope we can fight the urge. DD gets excited to go see the progress which doesn't help lol. I'm glad I'm not alone... Can't wait to get out of our teeny apt. We hear and smell everyone's tv/music and food. Ugh!!!!

No news to report...

I wish I could say they've started the foundation but as of yesterday - our lot was looking pretty level and untouched... I'm starting to notice a trend in Chesapeake from the time the permit goes up to the time ground breaks is usually 3-4 weeks. I could be wrong with how the inspectors operate but I may be right.  In other news - they wanted an exorbant amount of money for the changes I requested. No thanks! I would've like the changes to be done but I'm fine with doing work myself.  Each change was had a change fee associated with it on top of the cost for the additional granite and cost for materials. It is really important to make sure you get the house the way you want it in that first 2 weeks because after that - be prepared to potentially be charged an A&L for add-ons.  If you're an area where you have flexibility - great! Not so much here in Southern VA...  I look forward to blogging about my changes and upgrades I do on my own! I can't wait!!!