Remodel

Had an impromptu meeting on-site today as they had electricians and plumbing folks there and ran into a few problems.

So our tiny kitchen got it's first remodel. We drew it out on the floor. I'm sure it'll be fine. Today, it felt challenging though. It felt as if the little storage we had already was going right out the window. It felt like they still don't understand our vision.

However, progress is being made. Siding has been ordered (the cedar has already been delivered, which is crazy). We picked out exterior doors and exterior lights, shower and kitchen faucets, and house numbers (yay!) last Thursday. Next up is the bathroom vanity and sink, I suspect.

Windows and Walls and Stairs, oh my!

I'll admit I don't have a lot of positivity in me right now, but I wanted to share the recent photos. There is progress being made. Albeit in super slow motion.

In the event you didn't notice, it's mid-October. I'm told we're at least 2-3 weeks out for dry wall. The bedroom shrunk by 10 inches this week. I don't trust measurements to get a bid on closet work. Our kitchen guy can't start building off-site because he can't trust the measurements we gave him, so he wants to wait until the drywall is up. Literally every inch in this house matters, which is something the construction crew doesn't seem to get or at least care about.

Tile has been ordered. Should be all ready in a few weeks, which doesn't matter because we're no where close to being able to install it. I'm frustrated and overwhelmed, which I'm sure you gathered already. I have no idea how entire houses can be built in a matter of weeks and our tiny little house has taken 8 weeks to get this far. 

I emailed our end loan provider today to find out what their timeline looks like to close. If it's 60 days like a normal closing, we're already too late since I'm sure we don't have lien releases, and we certainly can't set an appraisal date. We already turned in our notice to say we would be out by the end of the calendar year since we have to give 60 days notice, and we turned it in with our October rent check. 

That's all I have for you today. Allegedly we're supposed to have a meeting next week to talk about timeline for all the finishing related items we're apparently responsible for, but our contractor is on vacation for the 2nd time since this build started so I can't even get confirmation of the meeting date and time. 

Brent tells me to take deep breaths, and it'll be fine. We'll see.

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

We’re getting closer to electricity.

We have windows.

The view from the rooftop, doesn’t suck.

However, Brent met someone to get a quote on a fence today, and we learned that (once again) we didn’t get all the information. Can’t put a privacy fence in front of our house. The front yard fence can only be 3 feet tall. (What good is a 3 foot fall fence?!) Unfortunately, the majority of our yard is the “front” yard because of how we had to have the house set-back to “match” so I’m not really sure where that leaves us.

 We’ll be able to put up something to contain the dog – even if it is short and does nothing for privacy on this corner lot near two busy streets. The options for the hot tub aren’t looking too good though.

For now, we wait to see what the fence guy comes back with and dread what the next surprise will be. Lesson learned, universe, lesson learned.