On Monday, I received a phone call telling me the county approved our temporary occupancy. YAY! Of course, the mountain got more than a foot of snow over the weekend, so we weren’t able to move much during the week. We spent days lining up our ducks. By Wednesday, we realized we need a plow … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 163
We fell one approval short of getting our Temporary Certificate of Occupancy this week. The compliance inspector was up on Tuesday for our final TCO inspection. We expected a checklist for permanent occupancy, but thought we were ready for the temporary. Apparently, we’ll need an ‘IRC Code Modification’ approval to use the sliding glass doors … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 162
The word of the week: water. We finally got the plumber up to get the system up and running. Turns out, it wasn’t as easy as plug and play—they thought they connected incorrectly and burned the pump out. We shut the system down and cut power. He ordered a new water pump and double-checked the … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 161
Last Sunday night, we put out messages to the contractors asking when they would finish with their respective portions of our construction. Mr. Contractor let us know that the handrails from the main level to the basement were to be installed on Friday. They weren’t, but the company delivered the materials. (eyeroll) We needed to … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 160
It’s been another busy week as we work on the last of the tasks we need to get into the house. We’re waiting on the last of the prior inspection failures to pass on the second round. After that, we’ll look into what we need for the temporary Certificate of Occupancy. (C) 2023, JJ ShaunThe … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 159
What a week. We pushed to get the propane piping finished so we could get the furnace running before the arctic blast hit the region. Our major concern was filling the trenches before the freezing temperatures affected our water supply. The weather-guessers forecast the cold front to arrive Friday. We put a call out to … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 158
This has been a stressful week. We’ve reached the inspection stage of the project. The inspectors discovered a few minor issues and two major ones. One of the major issues is the need to rebuild the basement staircase. We caught one inspector as he was leaving the property a few days ago, and he verified … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 157
I think we discovered one reason we are still unhomed. And the subtle homophobia infuriates me. We met with Mr. Contractor and the Sub he hired to do the bulk of the basement construction work about getting the decks done. Because the house is on a slope, we need three decks, each at a different … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 155
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 … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 154
Now it’s happening. The plumber has almost completed his piece of the construction puzzle. He’s waiting on a part to complete the system, then we’ll be able to open the water valves and see if any leaks occur. With luck, the plumbing will be ready for inspection late in the week. 🤞🏼 (C) 2023, Peak … Continue reading Rebuilding the Dream, Pt 153
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