SO. MUCH. PROGRESS! - Ryan Homes Build

If I don't update this now, I will fall way too far behind. These tradesmen are moving at lightning speed! I cannot keep up! Between my husband going out Monday evening while I was still at work compared to today (two days later..) there is such a huge difference. Unbelievable!

Monday night he showed me pictures of the first layer of pavement which alone looks great. There was gravel poured for the sidewalk to be poured in front of the model and moulding ready for our concrete to be poured for our porch. They were still working inside, so he didn't venture in, nonetheless..

Tuesday evening we dropped by because he wanted to show me the pavement. We went in after the tradesmen started packing up and were shocked to see that primer had been sprayed on all of the walls. What a difference! It really opened up the space. It was so exciting it looked like a home! :)

And that leads us to tonight! Holy cannoli, guys. What a difference! The walls are painted an off-white from what I could see. There are now cabinets in the kitchen, banisters and balusters, crown moulding/chair rail moulding/shadow boxes in the dining room, cabinets/sinks/granite in the bathrooms and doors throughout. Plus we have a poured concrete porch and back walkout! It was so late this evening that I barely got pictures that are identifiable, but I cannot wait to head out either Friday night or sometime this weekend and get the real deal! I'll chat more about the findings when there are pictures. :)

Hello pretty back porch-thing. Looks like great cement work and is really a large area. Cannot wait to make use of it. Curious to see if the steps lead directly to grass or what they actually have in mind to finish it off. Eventually we will be placing a patio in this area. 

Hello pretty moulding! Our tray moulding is dropped because we placed an outlet on the inner portion of the tray so that we can have rope lights in place. We are just hoping that the plug to the rope lights will have enough room to fit into the outlet. This is level 2 trim.. didn't realize it came with the shadow boxes, but it looks lovely in person! So I'm very excited. Looks like we may be modeling after this dining room after all! ;) 

And an extremely grainy version of our cabinets in the kitchen! Hello pretty white! These guys definitely need knobs & pulls. We are already researching what kind we want. ;) That is going to have to be an initial task when we move in because they are hard to open without. I thought the kitchen space may feel narrow, but quite the opposite. I don't feel as if we lost any kitchen space. Even walking in from the garage the area still felt open - whether the white cabinets kept the light/airy feeling or it really is more room than I realized, I'm not complaining! :) Although this area is going to need paint ASAP because there is SO. MUCH. WHITE. except when we put in the dark wood floors and the dark granite it's probably going to change that feeling. Time will tell! :) 

Also, they started the home directly next to us by framing it in - it's a Robert Frost model. It's so lovely! It's the smaller house plan than ours with such a neat layout. I really was entertaining that model until we were told that model was not going to be a rear-load when we signed. Turns out it surely was offered later on down the road a couple months after we signed. ;) Oh well! At least I can enjoy it from the outside. :)

We really only have minor concerns at this point after what we saw tonight. First, like I mentioned above about the plug for the rope lights in the tray fitting the outlet and second, our laundry room cabinets seemed too low for our washer & dryer that have stands. We ran out to our storage unit tonight and got measurements and will coordinate with our PM tomorrow to see what the cabinets are placed at. They have about a foot to be raised if necessary. I LOVE my washer and dryer and miss it dearly! It's been in storage two years and I'm hoping it still works as it did because that thing was a champ! :) Although, the top control panel has yellowed.. so we are going to have to see if there are techniques for whitening it again. Oh google... p.s. I'll see you soon my little washer & dryer. We will be busy again soon enough! ;) 

Lastly, I didn't get the email, and we're going to blame my husband at slacking on communication (just kidding!), that our walk-through is roughly scheduled for April 22nd now, with closing being the following week. That still puts closing approximately 4 weeks away. Guys, I can totally live with that. Eeeek! :) At the rate they are going is it really going to take 4 weeks? I mean seriously.. they are just so speedy! But again, the quality does not seem compromised either. It's impressive. 

Oh! How could I forget?! Our community has electric! It was very pretty to see this evening with all the townhouses lit up inside and the single-family model home as well. Cannot wait to see more progress with this community! :)