see our new house

appliances, front door, grass, and wood blinds are in

2006-04-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

this past week, they have been putting up the final touches for the house. they installed the appliances, white wood blinds, and the grass in the front and back yard. we are scheduled to do our punchlist this wednesday. we have already created a list of items we think they may have missed. after wednesday, they will have about a week to fix our list, then we will be scheduled to close.

this past week, they have been putting up the final touches for the house. they installed the appliances, white wood blinds, and the grass in the front and back yard. we are scheduled to do our punchlist this wednesday. we have already created a list of items we think they may have missed. after wednesday, they will have about a week to fix our list, then we will be scheduled to close.

carpet, fence, & air conditioning

2006-03-31T16:57:00.000-08:00

alot of progress was made this past week. the carpet was installed as well as the air conditioning, the fence for the backyard, crown molding, paint, and ceiling fans.

granite countertops, tiled backsplash, and stainless steel sink

2006-03-25T19:41:00.000-08:00

this week was the installation of the black granite countertops in the kitchen, the stainless steel sink, tiled blacksplash, and we even have a tree planted in the front yard. less than one month to go.......

light fixtures and countertops

2006-03-19T09:32:00.000-08:00

this week was the install of nearly all the light fixtures both inside and out. many of these lights we will be replacing with something a little more to our liking. the countertops were also installed in the bathroom areas. hopefully we will see the granite countertop for the kitchen soon. the concrete patio in the backyard has also been poured.

floor tile installed

2006-03-11T21:27:00.000-08:00

the floor tile has been installed in the kitchen, breakfast area, front entry, utility room, and bathrooms. this week they also installed the stair bannister and handrails. my camera battery died on me, so i could only snap a few pics :)

brick is finally up!

2006-03-06T06:18:00.000-08:00

well the weather was finally nice enough for the brick to be put up. the past week or so it had been raining too much to get it done. aside from the brick, the wood base and crown molding have started to go up inside. the majority of the doors have also been hung.

cabinets have been installed

2006-02-27T04:58:00.000-08:00

lots of bad weather this week prevented the brick from going up. however, looks like it will be going up this week. the maple cabinets have been installed in the kitchen. the bathroom cabinets were also installed. the ones in the bathroom will be painted white. looks like things should start to roll pretty quick from here on out. we should be in the house in about 6 weeks......

sheetrock is up with some taping and floating

2006-02-18T21:00:00.000-08:00

this week was the installation of the sheetrock. while we were there, they had a crew taping and floating the walls. this week we should see the brick go up!

interior insulation installed

2006-02-12T09:03:00.000-08:00

this week most of the interior insulation was installed. after inspections are made regarding the framing and the electrical, the sheetrock will start to go up. the sheetrock has been delivered already and you can see stacks of it in some of the pictures. the brick will also start to go up once the framing and electrical inspections have been complete.

we now have ductwork, electrical/wiring, and a fireplace

2006-02-04T18:55:00.000-08:00

this week was the installation the electrical wiring and surround sound pre-wiring. the living room downstairs and the game room upstairs received the surround sound pre-wire. air conditioning ductwork has also been installed throughout the house. locations of lighting fixtures have also been installed. the master bathroom now has the bathtub as well as the shower base. the fireplace has also been installed in the living room. brick has also been delivered and should go up in the few weeks.

roof is on, windows in, and even a bathtub

2006-01-28T12:01:00.000-08:00

this week the roof was put on as well as windows, exterior insulation and siding. not a whole lot had changed on the inside.....however, i had requested some blocking to be installed above the fireplace so i can safely mount a plasma screen. in one of the pictures below you can see the extra blocking. the water heater has also been installed and is located in the attic behind the gameroom. in the upstairs bath, the bathtub has been delivered. water lines have also been installled throughout the house where there are sinks. i believe electrical components will be installed this week....

framing is up

2006-01-21T22:45:00.000-08:00

01.21.06 - the majority of the framing is now up. nice surprise to see so much progress over the last week. i think windows, siding, and insulation are going to be done next. this week we now have a driveway that has been poured. a few pics below......

slab has been poured

2006-01-21T22:42:00.000-08:00

01.14.06 - the slab has been poured and the framers have started to chalk the slab in order to know where the walls and doors will be when they start framing. the contractor told us that the framing would start early in the week and alot would be done on our next visit.

breaking ground

2006-01-21T22:23:00.000-08:00

12.31.05 - doesn't look like alot, but breaking ground is a good feeling. on our first visit, the frame for the slab was put together and everything was being prepared for the pour. we snapped a couple of pics and walked around a little.

01.07.06 - the following week we came back expecting the slab to have been poured, but that was not the case. the addition of the cables and moisture barrier were added since our first visit.

below are the pics form our first two visits.....

here's the scoop....

2006-01-21T21:31:00.000-08:00

i figured this would be the easiest way to keep anyone who was interested in the progress of house up to date. we try to visit the house atleast once a week and take a few pics of the progress that has been done. construction was started late december 2005 and construction is expected to be complete mid to late april 2006. it is located in the subdivision of lakemont, which is in richmond. not sure why it is considered richmond since we are across the street from katy. a rough location in the westpark tollroad and mason road.

the house is by village builders and below is a link to the floorplan we have selected. our lot is on a small cul-de-sac in the neighborhood. so far we are the only lot under construction on the street. we chose a handful of upgrades for our new house...black granite counter tops in the kitchen along with maple cabinets, berber carpet throughout, crown molding, upgraded tile in the kitchen, entry, and breakfast areas, and a few other things.....

i'll be posting up some pictures as i take them and get time to upload them.

here is the elevation and plan.....