We walked thru our house again with our new PM today. He explained quiet a few things, answering all (zillion of) our questions. Insulation is in and the insulation inspection is schedule for tomorrow morning, and so is the energy star inspection. Our PM is very confident that our house will pass them both. Dry wall is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow afternoon and they plan to start hanging it on Friday.
And then came the best part......tomorrow after the inspections are completed, they will start on the master bath room framing changes to accommodate the upgrade. Can't wait to check that out..... BUT as there are going to be changes in framing and plumbing, we will need 2 additional inspections of each, which means 3-4 days delay. And given that we are already so hot and heavy on the timeline, our PM suggested having these things checked in the final inspection of the house (when they do final plumbing, electrical, structure etc). I would be worried except that our PM seemed very confident that it should not be a problem as there are no major plumbing changes and frames that will be moved are not load bearing. As a happy medium, he decided to make a note of these changes and mention them to the inspector tomorrow when he is on site and see how he feels about having these checked in the final inspection. So starting Friday, the following 6 days are going to be very exciting.....we should have the master bath changes and dry wall hanged.
He did not forget the other things we had mentioned to him - missing keystone on the dormer window and the little trim on the foyer window. He said that these will be fixed along with the master bath window, which will be centered.
Then he started talking about what's to be expected after drywall, trim, paint, flooring, cabinets, counter tops, appliance etc etc and it was like symphony to my ears.
But the concert came to an end when we started discussing the time-frame. We are not out of the woods yet but I can tell that they are trying hard to get us back on track and we very much appreciate that. We are still looking at Sept 15th I guess, but we may hear some positive changes regarding timelines on Tuesday based on the progress of dry wall etc. I think I'll wait until then to change my countdown widget. On the whole, I'm very happy that things are moving along. :-)
And then came the best part......tomorrow after the inspections are completed, they will start on the master bath room framing changes to accommodate the upgrade. Can't wait to check that out..... BUT as there are going to be changes in framing and plumbing, we will need 2 additional inspections of each, which means 3-4 days delay. And given that we are already so hot and heavy on the timeline, our PM suggested having these things checked in the final inspection of the house (when they do final plumbing, electrical, structure etc). I would be worried except that our PM seemed very confident that it should not be a problem as there are no major plumbing changes and frames that will be moved are not load bearing. As a happy medium, he decided to make a note of these changes and mention them to the inspector tomorrow when he is on site and see how he feels about having these checked in the final inspection. So starting Friday, the following 6 days are going to be very exciting.....we should have the master bath changes and dry wall hanged.
He did not forget the other things we had mentioned to him - missing keystone on the dormer window and the little trim on the foyer window. He said that these will be fixed along with the master bath window, which will be centered.
Then he started talking about what's to be expected after drywall, trim, paint, flooring, cabinets, counter tops, appliance etc etc and it was like symphony to my ears.
But the concert came to an end when we started discussing the time-frame. We are not out of the woods yet but I can tell that they are trying hard to get us back on track and we very much appreciate that. We are still looking at Sept 15th I guess, but we may hear some positive changes regarding timelines on Tuesday based on the progress of dry wall etc. I think I'll wait until then to change my countdown widget. On the whole, I'm very happy that things are moving along. :-)
Wow, great to hear things are progressing and they're making the agreed upon changes! It sounds like a night and day comparison to your previous PM.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm really feeling good now!
DeleteHonestly, we did not have any particular issues with our previous PM either. He was very nice and very thorough. He was on the dot till he left. Things just rattled because of him leaving. And I guess it hit us bad because we were not properly informed about it....
Oh well, here we are now...I only wish we move forward without any further road blocks!!
Great news guys so glad things are exactly the way you all wanted them I bet you all will be finished in no time!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nadine! I hope so too!
DeleteIt sounds like everything is moving right along. It is going to be so exciting after you have your dry wall up. Just think about all of the things that will be happening- floors, cabinets, counters!!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm already thinking about the goodies. :-)
DeleteI can't wait to see how your master bath turns out!!
ReplyDeleteMe too! :-)
DeleteFingers crossed your timeline is back on track!! Sometimes it looks like nothing is happening but it's amazing how fast those guys work.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
DeleteI'm glad that things are back on track! I have a question for you...how are they going to fix the missing keystone? The reason I ask is because they completed our brick yesterday and they totally forgot ALL of the decorative brick arches and keystones above our windows!!! Our PM hasn't gotten back to us yet, and we're wondering if they need to cut the brick somehow or if it's something cosmetic that just goes on top of the brick???
ReplyDeleteI'm not very sure how they do it.... But I will definitely post it when I learn it myself
DeleteAwesome news! I'm curious if you (and others) have any plans to hire your own house inspector prior to closing... we've heard it can be a good idea so we're thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteYes we are planning to hire a third party inspector towards the end. Not that I do not trust our PM, its just for our peace of mind and it was strongly advised by our family. We already talked about that with our PM, he was perfectly fine with that!
DeleteGreat to hear they are getting ready to address the bathroom! Hopefully you will end up back on track after-all.
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