It is really important that we do a thorough walkthrough. We’ll probably bring in some backup “inspectors” from the family. We just noticed the other day that they bent one of the window frames, and now it won’t shut. I need to go buy a box of orange stickers.

We ended up selecting Corian, and it’s pretty nice. Somehow I had gone my entire life without ever hearing about it.

definitely looking good! From a person living above you in Oklahoma, I find subtle differences in how homes are built in the U.S. as being rather funny. Parts of the U.S. just don’t use much brick on their homes. I’m sure it has something to do with cost of shipping the bricks. Lotta bricks are made in our area with this old hard clay.

But, up east they are doing some cool things due to the harsh winters there… such as the tubing they run under the floors that carry hot water… I THINK it’s called ambiant heating? I’ve seen parts of the U.S. that put heating/air vents in the floor versus in the ceiling. Unless you’re talking about a flood plane.

We are in our 2nd custome built home and I was trying to think of things like Greg W. that would be good to think of during the walk through. Basically, try all of the doors to make sure they don’t stick… light switches, make sure phone jacks, cable jacks are where they were supposed to be… we found a place in the back of the closet where the sheetrock had been damaged during our walkthrough…and a broken light fixture.

Oh, and I hate to say this, but your girlfriend is right- lol. Corian is the best stuff. Well, short of granite I guess!

Look forward to more pics :)

The insulation advice sounds like a good idea. It was blown in, and I should check that out. There are so many things that we need to look at before signing off.

Thanks for the feedback, it is definitely appreciated. I should have more photos up next week.

P.S. You should sign for a Gravatar already! The header images on your site are pretty cool so I know you can come up with something. Or, maybe this will work.