Well, less than two weeks until Christmas! This Christmas will be way different than Christmases past for obvious reasons. For us, it will be the first Christmas that we don’t spend together with our son. That’s a tough pill to swallow, but we do plan on opening presents together a la FaceTime. My guess is that a lot of people will be doing the same type of thing to connect with their loved ones this Christmas. What a crazy year 2020 has been!!!
With regards to the house, as my last post told you, we will not be in the house by Christmas. COVID has finally hit the construction business here in Waco. Up until now, it really hasn’t affected it much. But within the past month, the tradespeople (i.e. the painters, tilers, plumbers, electricians, etc.) have been hit hard. And since our house is now in the building stage where we need all of these folks, we have been delayed. Our new closing date is tentatively scheduled for 20 Jan 2021. We’re hoping that they can stick to that date as we have furniture, area rugs, and window coverings ordered that all should be here by the first part of January, at the latest. Thankfully, the furniture folks have agreed to hold onto our stuff, free of charge, until we close.
As for the house progress, we now have grass, landscaping, a driveway and front walkway, and a fence. The painters are currently doing their thing, inside and out. They have completed painting the doors, the ceilings, and all the woodwork (i.e. crown moldings, baseboards, closet shelves, etc.). On Monday they start the walls. Then they have to complete the outside painting. Once they are done, the tilers can come in and complete the bathroom tiling and all the floor tile. That by itself will take 2-3 weeks. Then electricians can put in outlets, light fixtures, ceiling fans, etc. At the same time plumbers can put in toilets, master bath tub, and the rest of the faucets and of course, my pot-filler in the kitchen. Then appliances come in. Then touch-up work, cleaning and sanitizing, and finally ready for closing. I may have missed a couple of small items here and there, but you get the gist…we’re getting into the home stretch FINALLY!!!
Trace and I don’t anticipate much of a punch list as we have been making daily walk-arounds and are pretty much catching everything right away. So here are a couple of recent photos. Once we close, and get settled in, I will send out our new address to everyone.
Trace and I wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY and HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!
