This week was a sh!t-show.

When the finishing crew began to seal and drywall the seams where the halves meet, they discovered the walls did not meet flush. We can’t determine if the problem happened because the house sat on the sales lot for so long, almost tumbled off the mountain, or if the set crew was in a rush. So, the finishers and warranty manager came up with a solution, while not the ideal, at least makes the offset invisible. They are boxing the joints and adding drywall. I talked to the warranty guy at the sales office, and he agreed that it’s the best solution without messing with any weight-bearing structure.

On Wednesday, we turned on the water system. The cistern started filling, so we left it alone. Unfortunately, we needed to add a jet pump to increase the pressure into the house enough to keep the pressure tank full. Then we learned our well might still be low-producing. By Thursday, we still didn’t have enough water to fill the system to check for leaks. It took one of us going up the mountain on Friday to learn that the cistern wasn’t filling like we had hoped it would. So, we called one of the mountain water providers to drive up with a truckload to fill the cistern.

Then, we found out that the manufacturer made an error. The shower drain for the master bath is located just above a floor joist, so the plumber had to cut into it to set the shower drain. Now, the inspector wants verification from the building engineer that the cut won’t affect the structure. I just hope the issue doesn’t take forever to resolve. 😠 Fun fact: Last time we tried to get an answer from the manufacturer, they took us in circles for six 🤬 weeks.

We’re still waiting to hear from the propane folks about getting the gas lines and tank installed. With luck, that will happen sooner than later, since a cold front is heading this way. After all, it is October. We’ve been trying to move this project along, but it feels like we’re spitting into the wind most of the time.

We’ll stay on the contractors to keep moving on this project. It’s not like I haven’t been reminding them since August that fall and colder weather is just around the corner — I have. Several times a week, I contact the contractor with the construction equivalent of “are we there yet?” I’m sure he dreads seeing my number come up at this point. We will keep pushing and taking this process one frustrating step at a time.