The Long Lost Log Entry!

Yeah, I know, I know...it's been a while since I've written a log entry for the house construction. What...wasn't the copious amounts of eye candy enough for youse guys?!?

Hopefully the words will come more frequently now that we're in temporary quarters in Zebulon and don't have the hassles of packing, moving, cleaning and selling. :)

There is a new link to a photo of the inspection card so you can see the progress of the house as far as Garner is concerned.

There is also a new punch list section on the main page that is used to track items we have noticed that need correction (or have already been corrected...the status column indicates this). Some have just pictures and others have full-blown rants in them...they will tell the tale of frustration for the last couple of months!

Hopefully the observations in them will be helpful to those who are mad enough to want to tack on general contractor to all of the other full-time jobs they currently perform. And the process will drive you to utter distraction if not madness if you let it. But if you stick to your guns and ensure that what is done is what you're paying for, the end result will be worth it...provided you're not committed to Dorothea Dix first!

But be assured that all is well with the construction at this point and all but two of the errors have been addressed. And there will be more errors as we move along in this process and they will be added to the punch list section as they occur. Hopefully we're through the worst of it... :)

Keep in mind when reading the rants that there is another facet of construction that usually gets missed...the joy of it. Even with the problems, we are so looking forward to moving into our new home and making it indelibly ours. We'll probably spend the first week painting walls, hanging ceiling fans, and bringing up the internal network.

We're now at the point where the house really looks like the house and we are seeing the doors and the baseboards arriving which means the flooring isn't too far away. And before we know it, we'll be whistling for a moving van to come round and disgorge our mighty mountain of stuff!