Week 3

This week we were contacted by NVR to provide updated documentation since settlement is tentatively scheduled for September. Although there are still some frustrations with NVR, our loan processor has been helpful and quick to answer questions and concerns we have. I will be honest, as much as I am looking forward to being done with this process so we can actually be in our new home, I am almost more ready just to be done dealing with NVR! Every day is a day closer...

Which brings me to.. more pictures of progress! Our PM emailed Sunday afternoon with these pics (we didn't get down there since we had a very busy Friday and Saturday and just needed a day where we didn't leave the house). Apparently they finished the plumbing and passed inspection, the crew then backfilled and poured the foundation on Friday. By Sunday the foundation had cured and lumber was delivered, and now they should be working on framing (pics of that to come soon). Apparently the framing process takes 7-10 days. I can't wait to actually see our (rough) home!

 Prior to them pouring the slab, in the photos above you can see they applied a plastic vapor barrier and perimeter insulation as well as reinforcing steel for a stronger slab. Do I know what all that means? Nope. Does it sound good? Yup! (I might've just copied out of the PM's email) I hate to sound naive but I had no idea really all that went into the process of building! Even just to the point we are at now it seems there have been so many steps (and more I am sure the PM hasn't mentioned)!

Week 2

Took a drive down to the site after church today, we were very excited to see progress! The foundation wall panels have been set and plumbing is being installed this week.

So the above picture I tried to give some idea of what is being looked at. Our yard should be 17 feet long by 25 wide, and they have to make up roughly 2 feet in grade, so the garage will have a few steps leading up into the yard. Took a little explaining from the husband to understand how it will look since it is (for me anyway) a little tough to tell looking at it now. I sorta freaked when I first saw it and thought we weren't going to have any yard...

Again... where stairs from garage will be

And garage.. again!

You see more of our neighbor's set up in this picture than you do ours, they are building a strauss so it kicks out quite a bit further than ours does

Tried to get a good shot of the foundation walls for our unit

View from the front and plumbing stuff

More plumbing stuff :)

Panorama of the back