A roof over our heads- sort of

We now have a roof! Well there is wood covering the top of our house anyway. Jeremy and I went to check it out and there is so much done already. I can't believe how quickly the house is going up! The other day Jeremy and I got to go to the flooring store and pick out our flooring and countertops. We decided that on the main floor (living room, kitchen, dining room) we wanted the laminate hardwood since we have hairy beasts. We chose a cherry-ish color flooring. We have beautiful cabinets and the countertops, cross my fingers, will look fantastic. It is so hard to pick countertops from a little tile. Our carpet we chose is fabulous and super cushy with our padding upgrade. I can't wait until it is done!

Looking from the kitchen, through the arch to the bay window

I am standing in the future kitchen

Jeremy is standing on the upper floor

Walls, walls, walls!

Jeremy, our friend Ryan and I took a trip last week to check out the house. He has some more pictures but we had a few on our camera. We are standing in the future bay window of our living room.

Pictures!

This is the same model of our house on another street. The big front window is different on our model. We are keeping it the same as the original plans.

This is the hole dug for the foundation (taken April 30)

The view from our house. The future neighbors!

Foundation work- not finished but they already have a great start on it

(taken May 8)

FOUNDATION FOR OUR FUTURE

Today I drove by the lot and saw that they started on the foundation. It is amazing how quickly this house is going to be built. In 3 months we will surely be packing to move in! Every time I drive by I see another house up that was only foundation the time before. I will have pictures up soon of the progress so far. I didn't have my camera today when driving by.

Included Amenities

Vinyl siding
Slab on grade foundation
30 year laminate roof
Vinyl windows with dual pane glass
50 gallon gas hot water heater
Fully insulated and sheet-rocked two car garage(two story homes only)
Oak backsplash at bathrooms
Single row tile backsplash at kitchen
Laminate counters at kitchen and bathrooms
8” deep stainless steel kitchen sink with chrome faucet
Alder recessed panel cabinets
8’ high flat ceilings(except if listed otherwise on individual spec sheet)
Garbage disposal
Toggle style light switches
Two hose bibs
Square drywall corners at walls and windows
Brushed chrome door knobs and hinges
Phone and TV jack in master bedroom, phone in kitchen, TV in family room
Pre-finished trim and doors
Gas forced air heating system
Rear concrete landing 3’ x 3’ (except splits)
8' x 12' deck off of split entry homes
GE stainless steel appliances including dishwasher, self cleaning gas range and spacesaver microwave.
Front yard sprinklers and hydro-seeding
Sheetrock wrap windows and half walls
36” tall master bath vanity
Programmable thermostat
Recessed can lights in kitchen

Countdown to the closing date!

Countdown To Closing

We are building a house!

If you haven't heard the news, Jeremy and I are building a house. We looked at many re-sale houses and the more we saw the more we wanted to build brand new. We are building a house in Post Falls in a neighborhood called Fieldstone. It has great parks and walking trails. On Sunday we picked out the exterior colors, cabinet colors and trim. The realtor for the builder said they will probably start digging for the foundation this week. I decided to start a blog so everyone can share in the excitement of the progress!

If you were wondering about the details of the house-

It is 1200 sqft finished with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The downstairs is unfinished and when we finish it the house will be 1833 sqft with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with a family room. The house is a tri-level so when you walk in you are on the main floor which is the living room, dining room and kitchen. The kitchen has a partial wall to the living room that is open with an arch. The main floor and the master bedroom have cathedral ceilings.