Big Changes Inside and Out

After our pre-drywall meeting on Oct. 25, we received our usual update from our PM. He shared that the house passed all inspections (we knew this because all inspections must be passed before the pre-drywall meeting), and insulation began. In the photos below, you can see the drywall laying in the house. This was being delivered when we met with our PM.

Look at that garage detail!

Great room into the kitchen. That little half wall is the back of the island.

Great room with cathedral ceiling. Unknown person walking to the basement.

When we stopped by a few days later, the siding was being installed on the house. Ryan Homes uses a vinyl beaded siding, so it doesn’t look like a solid wall. We chose Flint grey for both the siding and the board and batten. With the white trim that you can see in the photo below, I love the exterior. Once the stone is installed (that is, hopefully, not too brown), we’ll have a picturesque little house.

The random pile of gravel in our driveway is the base before they pour concrete!

The next Friday, November 2, (end of week 6 of construction) the interior of the house looked significantly different. The drywall was installed and somehow, the house seemed bigger in the photos. The pictures show the drywall literally bare, as our PM shared it would be finished the following week, along with the first coat of paint. 

Siding in the daylight. I love the grey with the white trim and black roof.

That doorway on the left is to the bedroom.

Although we receive Friday updates, we usually try to swing by the house on the weekend to see if anything else was finished. This particular weekend visit was after a large amount of rain. A neighbor of ours walked by and shared that he witnessed the sump pump of our house shooting out water frequently. With this information, we ventured to the side of the house and saw it in action. 

Unwanted water feature

Clearly, our neighbor was correct as there was a pond of water. The sump pump exit line is suppose to feed into the drain system, but they didn’t connect it at this time. The only good part of this is the water proofing they install along the outside of the basement walls, that little grey lip above the water line. There didn’t appear to be any wet concrete from looking at it, so we sincerely hope their preventative measures stopped any water from going into the basement. 

Estimated completion: December 10, around 38 days