Well we made it to the other side. I think. We closed on the 14th (pretty schedule accurate, only a day off the original target date!), moved a bunch of things over that weekend and now we're the proud owners of two homes!
I've been tackling a bunch of items that need to get done right away (blinds (deserves its own post), morning room ceiling fan and office light (again, own post), sealing tile, and unpacking. As for moving, did you know you can rent a 26 foot Penske Truck on your regular ol' drivers license? I had to ask three times to make sure, and yes you can! Now I know whenever I see one on the highway to give plenty of space, because it's probably a first time driver like myself!
We got our appliances all delivered and hooked up, Verizon came in and hooked up our FIOS Triple Play. Not sure why they gave us a lower DVR with our multi-room DVR package so I need to give them a call to see if I can get that fixed.
As for the finished product, some things are great, and some need some work. You can tell which subcontractors take pride in their work and others just get it done to get it done. Nothing that can't be resolved in the 30 day and 10 month appointments, but definitely some head shakers in there.
The big issue is the bonus bedroom. It's cold. I mean COLD. For those of you with Victoria Falls builds w/ the bonus room this is a heads up, make sure there's a conversation between you and your PM. We're doing some normal fixes with the HVAC / PM now that we're in there to see if that helps, but variances of over 10 degrees between that and the rest of the house doesn't cut it (and should have failed the Energy Star certification).
As for our backyard, it's been a treasure trove of wildlife. Two separate sightings of deer (group of 5 and a group of 3), birds, and a fox.
I plan on posting all of these "post-closing" items for reference as well as some extra upcoming things in store.
