DreamHomeDiary

The county granted a temporary occupancy so I've started moving stuff from storage to my new garage. The county needs a few things done before a permanent occupancy is granted but for the most part the house is done. A few touch ups needs to be completed including pouring cement in the carport, installing the generator, and small finish stuff. The house looks great. Now it can snow !!!

The county inspector should be out Friday for final inspection. The final touches are going in with move in soon.

The first open house is coming up this month so friends and family can finally see the house in person. Sounds like we have a bunch coming from Seattle and Spokane. Should be fun. I will probably have a couple more open houses or parties. The finishing details are going on with a possible completion in another week. I imagine there will be small stuff to do after that but most will be done soon.

So we are getting closer to the end of another month but I can see the sun through the clouds. Move in is closer. Since my last post, the drywall has been taped, mudded, and finished.

Painting has been almost completed for the interior. The living room upstairs and a few other touch areas need to be finished. The interior is looking nice. Here is the color scheme:

Living Room (upstairs) - Sage

Bedrooms (Upstairs) - light tan

Bathrooms (Upstairs) - light blue

Kitchen/Living Room (Downstairs) - mocha brown

The drywall is up and being taped. First mud has been done with 2 more coats.

The last 2 weeks have seen lots of inside work completed. The insulation was completed. The drywall is going in right now and should be completed Tuesday. Taping and mudding will begin soon.

Next on the list: Interior Painting, Cabinets Installed, Lawn Planted

Well the chimney is going up just in time. Living north of Spokane means winter comes early but I just hear that we are expecting a possible frost tonight and it is only Aug 21. That is hard to believe considering the high temp was over or close to 100 degrees this last week.

Roof works continues this week with a day or two left. Just in time for the rain (I hope). Drywall was delivered today so that was a great sign that move in is just weeks away. Electrical passed inspection.

Many things are coming along. Electrical, heating, roof are almost complete. The rough in should be completed this week. Septic goes in later this week. I think one of the toughest things to do so far is figuring out where all the lights and plugs should be. All the tile arrived and almost all the appliances have arrived on site. The theme of the house is rustic with moose, deer, etc to reflect the rural atmosphere here.

Sorry for the lack of updates over the last week or so. I went to Oregon. Now I'm back and look at what has happened so far. The roof is half completed, the appliances, tile, and flooring are on site. Plumbing has been completed although they will come back once the drywall is up. Heating and A/C goes in Friday. The exterior staining is almost completed. We are behind since the due date was August 1 but we are hoping to be complete by Sept 1.