Post 14.3.1

Received a call from the Assistant PM regarding the status of our home. He said said the weatherproofing was completed and it passed inspection. I should see the framing up by Monday of next week (8/3/2015).

Woohoo!!!

Post 14.3

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be." - Khalil Gibran

You get your hands in it, plant your roots in it
Dusty head lights dance with your boots in it
You write her name on it, spin your tires on it
Build your corn field, whisky bonfires on it
You bet your life on it

It's that elm shade, red rust clay you grew up on
That plowed up ground that your dad damned his luck on
That postgame party field you circle up on
And when it rains you get stuck on
Drift a cloud back behind county roads that you run up
The mud on her jeans that she peeled off and hung up
Her blue eyed summertime smile looks so good that it hurs
Makes you wanna build a ten percent down white picket fence house on this dirt

You've mixed some sweat with it, taken a shovel to it
You've stuck some crosses and some painted goal posts through it
You know you came from it
And someday you'll return to this...

Dirt - by Florida Georgia Line

Here are photos of the foundation and weatherproofing:

Post 14.2

Already started looking at furniture...

Ideas for Master Bedroom

From American Signature Furniture/Value City Furniture

The Cabaret Collection

I will need:

1 King Bed

2 Accent Chairs

1 Mirror

1 Storage Bench

I'm thinking two simple 3 drawer nightstands from Wayfair.com similar to the one below.

Looks like I can furnish the Master Bedroom from $2000-$2200, not including the mattress.

Two other pieces I'm considering:

5 drawer dresser

3 drawer Media Chest

Other options for Master Bedroom Dressers

For the first floor, I'm going with a gray paint and pops of color. Toying around with yellow, white and gray....as well as a carribbean blue, white and gray. Found a piece for the foyer in Marlo Furniture.

Morning Room Dinette Set

seats 6 (also considering a set with a settee or bench)

Family Room furniture options

two sofas

one chaise

or one big sectional

sectional along with one or two of these chairs to tie in the blue

I fell in love with this cabinet, and these other pieces of furniture...just not sure where they will go...

Post 14.1

Pre-Construction, What's Your Function?

Hello, Hello, Hello!!!

I had my Pre-Construction meeting on Friday, July 17th as scheduled with the SR and PM. The PM was very thorough, professional and had a great personality.

I was surprised to see they already broke ground because I rode pass my lot before the meeting. I was excited to get back after the meeting to take photos.

The meeting was about 1 1/2 hours long. The only addition was an electrical outlet in the Master Closet.

The PM said they would pore the foundation by today, Tuesday, July 21st at the latest. He was going to be on vacation this week and would give me a call regarding progress during the week of July 27th. I plan to go by today or tomorrow to take photos of the foundation progress.

I had my questions answered:

1. How can you be sure you will receive the permit by the break-ground date? The permit was received and they broke ground before the Pre-Construction meeting (see pics on Post 14.1).
2. Since the permit took so long, do I have an opportunity to change an option or two? I was not allowed to change or add anything.
3. How come I had to do the calling and wasn't getting called? I didn't ask this question at all.
4. I locked in this deal a minute ago. Are there any additional incentives I can receive for the wait? I didn't ask this question either, but I should have.

Biggest Disappointment:
I have NO backyard!!! My home is back an extra 9 ft, so I have some side yard, but no backyard. In the original plans I had 30 ft from the rear of the house, not including the morning room; now it's 21 ft. Also, with the walk-up and Prince Georges County rules, I am required to have a landing coming out of my morning room door of about 3 ft, then stairs to what is considered a backyard. This is very disappointing and I do not know how to go about handling this.

I WILL have to make the inside the best space designed for entertaining.

Looks like tentative closing date will be by Friday, October 23rd. This will not be confirmed until after the Pre-Dry Wall Meeting.