Phase I: Complete

Well finally...how many months later??? We have a room finished and are moving stuff into it. This is what we call the office. It is an office/guest bedroom. Alex will be sharing the office space once he moves in, but right now Kat is enjoying sleeping in a room with a door!

We really have completed alot more than that, but none of the other rooms are completely done, most are partially done.

The inspector called yesterday unexpectedly and happened to be in our neck of the woods. He met Steve at the house to check out our progress. We have really been stressing over that-not sure what to expect. The mortgage company told us what we needed to do and have ready...that was our guide. The inspector walked around, asked a few questions, took a few pictures, and said we were good. We should have our phase II funds by next week.

Phase II is the expensive one-lots of contract work on this phase which costs a lot more. We still need to find a roofer, someone to install crawl space fans, and get the electrician to do some wiring. The first thing on this phase is to get the rest of the windows installed, and then the bathrooms....think we are going to find that harder than it looks...small space...but lots of expense in there! :)

Having a finished room has sure spurred us along. There were moments of doubt when I wasn't sure there was any light at the end of this really long tunnel. Trim started going up, doors, hardware...all of that...and we were so encouraged! Steve's dad came in on our way to Florida. Steve gave him a tour. Now...you have to understand that his dad is very resourceful and knows how to do lots of stuff. He thought we had lost our minds doing this work ourselves. I reminded him that we are talking about HIS son...what else could he do! Anyway...my father-in-law complimented Steve-told him he was proud of his workmanship! Yipeee...who needs an inspector to give us the thumbs up! Having "dad's" approval, done rooms, and the first inspection done officially brings phase I to a close and motivates us to keep moving, keep working, there really is a dim light way up the road.