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Phase 1 - Construction - 2001 Q2
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2001.04.22 - Foundation excavated. Although some nearby
lots were already sold before me, I was so fast with
getting my custom selections in that my lot moved ahead in
the construction schedule.
That's Rich walking around in the
excavation
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2001.05.01 - Concrete footers poured. By now The Quaker Group
has raised the base price of the Mercer by $8000 - sales
at Sawyer's Creek are going so fast that they're
raising prices across the board to slow
down business, so they can catch up on
construction! I'm glad I got in sooner.
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2001.05.11 - Forms for foundation walls installed
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2001.05.12 - Concrete for foundation walls poured
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2001.05.15 - Forms removed; bituminous coating applied
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2001.05.16 - Foundation and garage floor concrete poured;
foundation back-filled; roof trusses arrived
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2001.05.18 - Framing has started!
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2001.05.24 - 2nd subfloor complete; OSB sheathing on 1st
floor frame
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2001.05.25 - Most of 2nd floor frame with OSB sheathing;
stairs installed
Something I didn't expect: the half-wall between the
family room and the service hall (i.e. in front of the
closet) has a post at the end (so why do they call it a
half-wall?). The marketing floor plan doesn't show it,
but a somewhat more detailed plan showing electrical
wiring also shows the post. I ask if the post can be
removed, even if it will cost me for the change notice,
but it looks like it's load-bearing, I doubt it can be
removed at this stage. I missed it earlier, so I won't
raise a big stink about it. Maybe it won't be so bad
when it's done.
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2001.05.30 - No progress; however the windows and ducts
have arrived, are being stored in the
"garage"
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2001.05.31 - Installation of roof trusses started
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2001.06.01 - Roof trusses and OSB roof sheathing in place;
front door has arrived
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2001.06.03 - Roof sheathing complete; windows and front
door installed
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2001.06.05 - Duct installation started; front porch
concrete slab poured
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2001.06.07 - Excavation for water and sewer; roof shingles
arrived
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2001.06.08 - Roof shingles installed
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2001.06.09 - Confirmed: the post on the half-wall in the
family room is structural, not decorative - the post must
remain.
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2001.06.10 - I've noticed that at this time of year
the front of the house is in shadow in the morning. The
lot faces south and a bit west, but when I was first
looking at this section of Sawyer's Creek back in
February these lots got morning sun in the front. (The sun
is lower in the sky in winter.) It's disappointing
it's not that way all year long. Maybe I can spin it
this way: not getting morning sun in the summer will help
keep the house cool?
Also, now that the roof is covered, there's much less
light inside than I thought there would be. The drywall is
not up yet, it's just wood and OSB inside instead of
white walls, perhaps it'll look brighter when the
walls are done. The model house is certainly brighter, and
not all of its walls are white either. I'll wait and
see.
Meanwhile, here are some remodeling ideas for me to
consider in the future.
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Cutouts in the 2nd floor half-walls, both the one in
the foyer and the family room overlook, or maybe
replace the half-walls entirely with railings
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Replace single south-facing window in master bedroom
with double windows
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Solar tubes in family room
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Extra window(s) in higher portion of family room
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Glossy white paint
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Mirrors
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A "judo" lighting philosophy: use lack of
lighting to advantage, like using spotlight track
lighting for highlights
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2001.06.11 - Plumbing installation has begun! The two
bathtubs and the hot water heater are installed.
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2001.06.14 - Siding installation has begun! Contacted MBC Inspections and set
an appointment for framing walkthrough on 2001.06.25 at
1100.
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2001.06.15 - Siding installation complete.
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2001.06.25 - Framing inspection with Richard Lukoff, MBC Inspections. Framing
looks up to code so far, with a few minor issues.
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2001.06.26 - Due to GE discontinuing the range and
dishwasher in almond color, I now need to make new color
choices: bisque for the range; black for the dishwasher.
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2001.06.27 - Garage door installation is complete.
Standard range hood color is now restricted to white - I
elect to add an option to specify a black range hood,
adding $110 to the price of the house, but avoided the
$250 charge for a change notice.
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2001.06.29 - Electrical wiring has started!
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