Day 193 – Certificate of Occupancy for an Adair Homes New Build in Oregon It took exactly 190 days from start of foundation to certificate of occupancy. When we originally started this whole process we were told that it usually takes about 4-6 months to complete a home. When we signed our contract we were…
Framing the First Floor of Our Oregon New Home Wow! What a difference a week makes! They put in the sub floors the first part of the week and then started framing the walls later in the week. Now that framing has started it seems like things are really moving along. Every time we go…
Starting Foundation for Our Oregon Home This week foundation is being started! I can’t believe it’s finally here! We’re actually starting construction. We were supposed to be “lot ready” by 7/5/18. We were scrambling a bit at the end, but we were able get everything done in time to meet our “notice to proceed date”.…
Waiting for Construction Permits and Completing the Lot Ready Requirements Tomorrow will officially be 10 weeks from submitting the applications for construction permits for our Oregon new home build. The original time line said 6 weeks. There were a couple of supplemental items that needed to be addressed; they were submitted two weeks ago. We…
Completion of Our Oregon Home Demolition This week demolition was completed on the new home. The remaining concrete from the previous foundation was torn up and taken away. The tree stumps and roots from the trees that were removed were taken away. We now just have an empty lot. Also, this week we heard back…
Preparing for Oregon New Home – Tree Removal We’ve been working our way through the process of getting our new home demolished. As part of that process we needed to remove some trees from the lot where the new home will be placed, and so they can access the old home for demolition. I was…
Reserve Date Meeting Overview Yesterday, we had our Reserve Date Meeting with the pre-construction administrator. We had been working with the sales consultant up until this point, but from here on out we will now be working with the pre-construction administrator. The purpose of this meeting was to set a start day for building and…
