Work at the house. Still no electricity!

 Hubby and I went out to the house yesterday to get some more work done.  My dad and brother also came to help us get the sliding glass door taken care of.  They managed to get the old door out, though it was screwed in all the way around, and some of the siding had to be cut/removed.  They then had to cut the door frame a little bit so the new door, which is taller, would fit.  It got to be 8pm by that time so we left the actual installation for today.  

I also checked to see if the electric meter was installed and discovered it hadn't been yet.  I emailed the lady at the electric company back to tell her and she discovered that I should've been told, but wasn't, that some of the trees we trimmed back in November had grown out again and were now back in the way of them running the power lines.  UGH!  So I'm waiting to hear back about which trees and I'm also trying to find someone who can help us trim them ASAP.  At least everything has been approved.  I'm just tired of dealing with these stupid snags!

Hubby's family is planning to come down again this Wednesday for over a week to help us with the house/moving, etc.  I'm trying not to freak out but I'm 36 weeks pregnant and really need to be in our new house before the baby comes!    

Electricity This Week Confirmed!

 I got a call from the electric company this morning confirming that they would be out to hook up our meter and turn on our electricity this week!  So we are right on schedule for that, putting down the rest of the flooring, and moving in the first/second week of October!  Praise God! 

Power Poles Are Up! And more priming!

Hubby, Max, and I went out to the house today to get some work done.  As we were driving up/down the road to our house, we noticed that the electric company had put up our power poles!  There was also a wire running from the closest pole to our house!  However, they still have to run wires from pole to pole and put in our meter.  I have emailed them explaining our timeline/situation and I will call them on Monday to see when we can get the meter installed.  We need to be out of our current place in two weeks, so it needs to be done this week!  

Once in the house, I primarily focused on taking care of Max while hubby primed the master bath and touched up in the hall bath.  I did do a little cutting in in the kitchen, though.  So in the end, the hall bathroom is all done being primed, unless we opt to touch up a few spots and behind the toilet.  Kitchen needs a little cutting in above the cabinets on one side.  Master bath needs cutting in.  We ran out of primer and also didn't prime in the kitchen pantry or the back walls of the cabinets.  Those can be done another day/next year.  We used the last of the primer on the walls in our master bath linen closet, which is more important.

We have a moving date!

We are slated to get electricity hooked up and turned on by next Friday the 27th and we are planning to finish getting the house ready to move in the week of the 2nd to the 12th.  I'm going to be keeping an eye out to see when they actually come out and hook us up because I'm curious (as are the movers) and in case they need a homeowner present for anything.

I can't wait to be moved in!

More Priming!

Foliage growing along the road that we'll want/need to trim back.

Weeds are growing along the sides of our house too.  We need to put grass seed back down.

First coat of primer in our master bathroom

Primer on the wall with the bathtub

Hubby did a great job priming the toilet room

Looking from the toilet room into the tub room

 Today, hubby & I were able to get some much needed priming done in the master bathroom.  We also put a second coat on the other half of the kitchen that needed it.  I also started cutting in along the kitchen edges, but didn't finish.  Next time we'll finish putting on a second coat in our bath and finish cutting in in the kitchen and hall bath.  

We've worked out a plan for the walkway up to the front of the house.  We'll use the cardboard Ram paper that we bought until we move in and then we'll put down a wooden walkway that can be rolled out.  It'll provide a firm walkway while not messing up the grading and allowing water to flow to the French drain. 

So much to do, so little time!

HVAC Reinspection should be Monday or Tuesday.  

Hubby and I are planning to go out to the house tomorrow to get more priming done.  We have half the kitchen done and the whole master bathroom to do.  That may be all we get done with me being 34 weeks pregnant.  I'll try to be as helpful as I can but it's harder for me to move around and bend over/squat now.  

Hubby will have to work on the floors (by himself or with other help) at some point.  We still have to finish his office, the living room, laundry room, kitchen, and dining room.

I need to see when my dad can come back out and help us finish trimming out the front door, and try to get him started on the sliding glass door...it's kind of in the way of the dining room.  

Just a matter of time seeing how long it takes to get electricity hooked up (and internet too) and the certificate of occupancy.  

I noticed there were some weeds growing around the house and along the road that need to be trimmed/pulled.  I have some packets of wildflowers and sunflowers I can't wait to plant!  We also need to put down more grass seed!   So much to do, so little time!

HVAC Rewiring Done!

 Today, I got up at the butt crack of dawn to first drive over to my mom's to pick up the guest bed and some wall decorations she had for me.  When I drove out to the house to meet the HVAC guy who was able to come out and rewire our condenser unit electric wires.  He not only got the work done but also upgraded the wire to one that can better handle the electric load (the old one was just barely passable, so for safety's sake he changed it).  It should pass now!    

As I was leaving, I noticed that the Highway Dept had gone down the other street and dug a drainage ditch along where our mailbox is going...and the little orange flag that was there to mark it was gone!  I got out to look for it to no avail and ended up talking to the neighbor across the street.  I learned that he and his wife have kids the same age as ours.  It's so nice meeting people that we can be close to and have future play dates!  

We should be getting the permit re-pulled so the inspection can be redone on Thursday (Lord willing!).  Once we pass we should be good for getting electricity!   

Inspection update

 We got word that the electric inspection happened on Tuesday and passed, but the HVAC portion didn't.  There are some wires that weren't run in the correct place and they have to be rerun.  So I am trying to get our new HVAC guy out there by Tuesday so we can have it reinspected then...or Thursday.  But the sooner, the better. Once the HVAC passes, we should be able to get power on!

Yesterday I went out to the house and installed the new smoke/carbon monoxide detectors while we had the ducts cleaned and sanitized.  The furnace was also cleaned so now when we turn on the system we don't have to worry about breathing in all the dirt and debris that was in our vents!  

There was another day I went out and put a 2nd coat of primer on half the kitchen walls, so we need to prime the other half, fix the master bath toilet, and continue work on the drywall patches before we can really start painting.  We also have a little bit more flooring to put down.