Sooooo Close

We are getting so very close to being done with the house!! The bank inspection went well on Friday, but the county inspection did not. We were left with a list of things to fix and a fee to pay. We managed to get everything complete this weekend and payed the fee first thing this morning. To make a long story short, the inspector will out there first thing tomorrow. This should mean a passed Final Inspection and a Certificate of Occupancy! We will then turn the form into the bank and get things wrapped up.

We finished the flooring! The last bit of flooring to be complete was the Master Bedroom. We installed the wood laminate and it looks great.

Master Bedroom - I'm looking forward to all the extra space.

The main reason we failed last week's inspection was because of the paper backing on the insulation upstairs. You are not allowed to have exposed kraft paper on the insulation in an open attic space. Apparently the insulators and inspector forgot this 4 months ago and it didn't get noticed until Friday. We were unsuccessful at contacting the insulators (didn't get failed until 4:30 pm on Friday). So, we spent a good chunk of the weekend taking the insulation down, pealing off the paper backing, and reinstalling it ourselves. This was an itchy and tedious job - NOT happy with the insulators about this. I'm thankful Brian & a friend helped us out with this.

Here's the insulation now, paper free.

And the other side of the attic.

After finishing up the flooring & insulation yesterday, we spent a few hours cleaning. We haven't been the best at picking up after each task recently and things really piled up. So, we cleaned the entire house and wow, what a difference. Here's some pictures:

We cleaned off the counter in the Jack and Jill Bathroom. The only thing it's missing now is the mirror.

The Guest Bath is also cleaned up and I added the glass around the light fixture. We have the mirrow for this bath, it's just not hung yet.

The hallway, without the cardboard walkway.

The Master Bath, clean counter. We're in the process if getting the drawer pulls in and drawer faces adjusted.

I finally caulked around the tub, but still have to caulk the top of the tile to wall and along the floor.

The Kitchen & Breakfast Nook from the Living Room. This was the first time we saw the floors together without them being covered up. We still need transition strips, but it's looking really nice.

Looking into the Foyer from the Living Room.

The Kitchen without that box on the counter. I like things being clean.

From the Foyer, into the Dining/Kitchen and Living Room.

The appraiser is coming out soon and we should get everything wrapped up with the construction loan this week. We can't wait for this to be done!