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.

Pre-Drywall Meeting

Inspections were completed at the beginning of week 5 of construction, and we were ready for our pre-drywall meeting by Thursday, Oct. 25. This was an opportunity to meet with our PM and discuss any questions or concerns we have so far in the process. We walked through the house and looked at every detail we could. Below are a handful of photos I took along the way.

And There's a House!

Ok, this is just ridiculous now… Going all the way back to the second week of October (one month ago!), the house was just basement walls. Since then, a lot of things have happened. When others have written that this process moves quickly, they were not kidding.

Rain, Mud, and Construction

Alright, here’s another entry of catching up.

Right after excavation on September 20, we received some rain, but this didn’t really delay things. Our foundation footings were poured before we visited the site on the 25^th. I’ve read other Ryan Home builders comment that looking at the footings makes the house seem smaller than it actually is. Because it was so muddy, we didn’t walk around the space, so here’s a nice shot from the front.

Random Observations and Groundbreaking!

While waiting on Ryan Homes to catch up on finishing houses close to ours so they could move the red dumpsters, we visited the lot and saw that construction had begun on the space behind our house.

Here’s an original view:

Waiting and Pre-Construction

I’ve fallen behind already with posting the current happenings with our house. Let’s jump right back into it…When others have written about “hurry up and waiting” during this portion of building a house with Ryan Homes, they weren’t kidding. The first few weeks are a whirlwind of activity and decision making that the next few are a snail’s pace of nothing.

Selections, Lots of Photos, and NVR

Still trying to catch up with everything that has happened since beginning this whole thing. The day we signed our Purchase Agreement, lucky Friday, July 13, our SR took us to walk the lot. We’re one of the last houses being built on the street, so there was a wide variety of in-progress houses. As expected, the majority of the houses on the street are also two-story. I don’t know if this is good or bad regarding sun exposure to the structure.