Jackson's New Home

Nothing

2010-08-14T14:45:00.001-07:00

Well since it is summer, I have not done much to the house. As fall approaches, More work will be done.

Ideas for the yard

2010-07-04T12:14:00.000-07:00

Well, I wanted to add a little something to this blog, I saw a very nice fire place, I will like to add to the yard. what do you think??

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Outdoor/Outdoor-Fireplace-Units/Mirage-Stone-See-Through-Outdoor-Fireplace

Outdoor furniture comes at the end of the summer after the prices go down.

Some thoughts

2010-05-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

A few things I have learned about owning my home with my husband. We have been married a year. In the previous years I will just paint, or add a picture or change a room without asking him what he thought. Well I want to paint a few rooms; As of now he wants to keep the builder paint a while. The old me would just paint, But he did make a point that we have an inspection at our 1 year mark. The house is settling we have a few "settling cracks" If I paint, they will do a touch up over my new paint job, and I will have to re paint in December. So I am going to wait.

I am going to get a list of some stuff I would like to tackle in the house.

I want glass/mosaic back splash, But I will like to add something timeless. I might go with subway tiles.
Back yard furniture, DH is stalling on this, But I am going to wait till the end of the summer and buy some. It will be cheaper.

short term stuff,
I need something to go over this sofa ,it is 96 inch long.

I would add some more pics but there is nothing really to add, since I last added pic's. Now the back yard grass is coming in well. Nice and green.

Hi oh

2010-04-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

It a long weekend of work.....

Well this weekend we are tackling the garage, Adding shelves, So far we have a 12 foot work bench and two 6 feet for storage. We plan to add two more 12 foot shelves for extra storage. We have the desktop already in on a desk, Two office chairs A tv 40 inch will come later.

After I get every thing off the floor, I plan to put a very large indoor/out door carpet in the center.

Our goal is to create extra living space, Since it is a one car, Extra living space just make more sense.

Pictures will be added.

The Pictures

2010-04-12T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sorry it took so long guys Living room, Laundry Room Signs, Dining room, Close up of mulch in bed with flowers, Flower bed around tree in front of house and Shot of house from across the street.

New pics soon

2010-03-31T19:22:00.000-07:00

I have lost my thingy for my memory card, As soon as I fine it I will post the pics I have.

We decided to go with the red mulch in the front yard, We also put a border along the bed. The front yard is green now. The back is still brown but I see some green peaking in.

Sodis going in today

2010-03-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

They guy is putting the sod in now as I type this. I am going to have a REAL back yard!!! with grass!!

100% moved in

2010-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:00

So I moved everything out of the old place. Now I need to get some more unpacking done. I went to sams and filled up my freezer today. Tomorrow I am calling the sod guy to come out, so we can get some grass in the back yard. ( it is a mess)

My to do list

Sod
Rocks (well marble) for the beds in front of house.
Plant flowers (got some pretty ones)
Get 12x12's for back yard

It is spring time!!!

100%

2010-03-08T16:42:00.000-08:00

Well the freezer is in my garage!!!! Tomorrow I will go to the house, get all the trash out clean up and close up shop.
I thought I would take this post say a few thing I love about this house

1- If I wanted to, I could to 3 cartwheels across my room, with all the furniture in it. In other words, after years of walking sideways to get around in my other rooms, I can walk "across the room" with LOTS of room to spare.

2- I can take a bath and DH a shower at the same time.

3-We both can stand to the sink to get ready in the morning, Or I can stand to the sink, while he take a shower.

4- My walk in closet, is a REAL walk in closet.

5- My back yard is HUGE!

6- The kids room are big, and they have real walk in closets, (so big you can fit a twin size bed in it) Yes we tried!

7- I cannot wait to try my landscaping skills. I have seen LOTS of HGTV.

All moved in

2010-03-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

So we are all moved in. Tomorrow getting the freezer. I turned the water off yesterday, and the lights will be off Monday. I will turn in my keys Tuesday.

I would take pictures of the house, But I got some stuff sitting around that needs to be unpacked. It is a mess here.

The next few weeks I will be working on my landscaping skills. Putting in some flowers beds, some rocks (removing the hay) and bed fencing. Next sod for the back yard and a new fence.

Got a bit done

2010-02-21T16:20:00.001-08:00

Well I still did not get the food out from the old place But I plan on doing it tomorrow. Got sick this weekend. But I did clean out DD room, my room and DS room. I can hear an echo in the old place so I know I am moving along fine. I only have 2 more large things to move from the house, My deep freezer, and an amorie (sp?) Both will fit on the back of my truck. ( not at the same time).
This week I will get the kitchen cleared out.

Getting it all together

2010-02-14T17:06:00.000-08:00

We are about 60% moved in. This week I am going to go to the house and get the rest of the food out of the other house. Need to also get some serious cleaning up over there. Today DH and I moved our dressers from the house ( gosh they were heavy) I got my son and brother to carry them up the stairs one we got to the house. I will also tackle DD's old room this week. She has a few things over there. He room and mines will get emptied out this week and if I am lucky the kitchen also.

My plan is not to have to pay rent for march.

2010-02-01T17:18:00.000-08:00

Well are are a few pic's from the house, This has my washer and dryer, the new living room set, and the TV in my room, The other post has The living room TV, My bed in my bedroom. and my new sexy Fridge, Yes I know it is stainless steel, and the others are black, But when I saw it I could not pass up on it. We put the garage door opener in, installed a new alarm system. I am still looking for the right window dressing.

Here are the pics...

2010-02-01T17:13:00.001-08:00

Moving in!

2010-01-18T14:24:00.000-08:00

Well we closed almost a month ago. We have moved the beds in, dining room. The Living room stuff is in, So we are getting settled in. I will be adding pics this week. It is a work in progress

Been busy

2010-01-04T11:13:00.000-08:00

Man we have been so busy, We put in our refigerator, got a great deal at home depot. It had a few dings in it, so they took a few hundred bucks off. Washer and dryer also. Blinds are all up also. I cannot uplaod any pictures yet, my laptop is in the shop. But I will add them soon.

Closed

2009-12-30T20:40:00.000-08:00

We closed today, the house is ours.

We closed!!!

New stuff will be in a week.

COUNTDOWN TO CLOSING part 2

2009-12-29T13:25:00.000-08:00

Less than 24 hours to close.

COUNTDOWN TO CLOSING

2009-12-28T15:53:00.000-08:00

Closing in less than 36 hours

Last Pic before we move in

2009-12-06T15:46:00.000-08:00

Well here the last pic's of the house, As you can see the stove is in, All the touch up's have been done. I took a pic of the back door,and the laundry room. We went Fridge shopping Friday. We will not be able to go back in the house till the day we close for the final walk through on closing date. I will have a walk through tomorrow with the builder. Underwriter already said yes, USDA Automatic said yes, Now just waiting for USDA to say yes. Free to close. Next pics will be of day of closing.

Update

2009-12-04T19:38:00.000-08:00

Passed underwriting today, waiting for USDA.

Moving Along

2009-12-02T14:38:00.000-08:00

Appraisal Came in today.

Mail Box

2009-12-01T12:09:00.000-08:00

My mail box is up, The lady who cleans, has cleaned the house. There are a few things that need to taken care of, But I will have the list for the builder. Talked to my agent today, She says mostly there will be inspections this week, Today the Fire inspector was there.

Almost

Walk through

2009-11-30T09:07:00.000-08:00

Builder just called, they want us to do our walk through next week......

We are already doing one with our agent Sunday, Two will not hurt!

2009-11-25T13:36:00.000-08:00

Well they put the number on the house, I went inside, It is pretty much done just needs some serious cleaning up. I am not sure if it was done before but the front door is painted.

Well Today

2009-11-25T04:24:00.000-08:00

Today I was suppose to close. But delays has prevented that from happening. We do have a new date, And my lender assures me it should go off without a hitch.

I will go and see if the house is done this morning. Pretty sure it is.

Electricity is on

2009-11-20T10:30:00.000-08:00

Wen to the house, the light are on, the meter is up on the side of the house. They were doing some touch up, paint, nicks and scuffs on the wall. OH! the blinds are up also.

ALMOST!!!

Clambert if you are reading this..... Once more Congrats on your new house..... Take pics of moving day!!

Some thoughts

2009-11-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

I have decided NOT to buy stools. Trying to keep this house with less clutter. Got so much on my mind, I need and want this house to be right. Sticking to a budget is going to hard, But to keep our heads above water it will b needed. We have all of our credit cards paid off ( I just paid off the last one). No more HBO, CEM and SHO.

Mortgage-1,100.00
Home phone- 23.00
water/Trash- 50.00
T.V- 50.00
electric- 70.00
High speed-60.00
Food-400.00
car Insurance-265.00 (inc homeowners)
gas-200.00

2009-11-11T11:31:00.000-08:00

Well this is the bar in the dining area. I am debating if I should buy bar stools. I do not think I will. Might crowd it up.

The new pic's

2009-11-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

Well I went to the house today,, The builder was there, real nice guy. He told the house will be ready way before we close. They are putting in some final touches, As you can see in the pic's.

I love the bar....

More Pic's

2009-11-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

WoW

2009-11-09T16:19:00.001-08:00

So I went to the house today, Drive up to see shutters, Walked in to see toilets, sinks, dishwasher, Fixtures,Microwave. I also took a shot of the light fixture above the steps. The water is on also. There are also pic's of the powder room downstairs. Pestle sink, mirrors. My house is really coming along. Waiting for underwriting to pass, then closing.

countertops

2009-11-04T10:48:00.000-08:00

Yes they are in, The light was so bad this morning. Hope they are clear. Dark ones in the kitchen, lighter ones in the master bath and kids bath. I think I got the wrong ones for the bath. I do not like them. I also thought I would have a longer counter top in the master bath. I guess it is an easy fix. I have to give it some thought. The good thing the tile I want to use matches the counter top.

Sod and trees and other stuff

2009-10-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

Well the sod is down, the trees and plants are in, the light fixtures are in. The light is in the dining room, and the ceiling fan is in the living room. Also you see the shower door is in also.
Almost there!

Sod and plants

2009-10-29T12:29:00.001-07:00

As You can see the garage door is up, and the ground is leveled out. I took these a few days ago, the sod was about to put down, and the plants were about to go in also. My mom says everything is in now. I will see tomorrow

What my bath will look like.......

2009-10-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from servicemagic.com. In case anyone does not know you go there to find professionals for work on projects in your home. This was done by ABC Construction in a home in AK. I will have a mirror over my vanity also. The vanity is almost a match for mines. The mirror is a easy fix, Just buy some fancy crown molding stain to match the vainty, and BAM! Instant Mirror!
OK the tub, I am going to to tile my tub area myself, Just like you see in the picture. It is perfect The only difference with this pic and mines, I have a big window over my tub.
I LOVE this bath, I have one of the shower fitters now, I am going to get some use out of that before I tile it.

Kids bathroom, Pic's from walmart.com

2009-10-24T18:26:00.001-07:00

This is going in the kids bathroom, Walmart has the shower curtain with a whole bunch of matching stuff, I like all the colors, But I will not be a slave to total matching, So I will be buying stuff that go well with it. The Furniture piece goes over the toilet, and matches to vanity cabinets.
Since I have two sharing the bath, they will need the extra storage for personal stuff
Kids bath Done!

WE HAVE CARPET!

2009-10-24T18:04:00.000-07:00

Went to the house carpet and vinyl are down. Now the baseboards look like CRAP, lots of touch up work will be needed. The shower door is in. The AC units are outside (But they have to be moved)

Today DH and I went to look at the Laminate floors we are going to put down in the kitchen, dining Rms. THANK GOD there was a guy in sam's club that convinced DH laminate was way better than tile in high traffic areas.
With the house close to be done Time to decorate! Here is what I got....
After some major soul searching I am putting white tile in the power room. I am going for a "Minimalist look" Black and white. I am going to find the "whitest paint" and put it on the walls. Black and white towels I do not have pictures, But I got it out of a book.

Thanks to walmart, I found what I am going to to with the kids bathroom, It will be in the next post.

Pic my agent sent me

2009-10-21T04:56:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures my agent sent to me, Her camera is much better than mines. I also went to the house yesterday, they were about to put the floors down. I am pretty sure they will be down today, I will go and look and of course take pictures

Cabinets and house painted

2009-10-18T16:16:00.000-07:00

Well DH went to the house today, It really looks great! There is a few things that need to touched up, but it still looks good. The city came out and put in the water meter, (I saw their flags) The baseboards are painted, I truly love the cabinets, nice and dark. DH measured the windows twice, So I can price the fau wood blinds. We also measured our room, Our bed fits perfectly! Well we will be moving soon!

Ramdom Pics of house painted

2009-10-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

Cabients

2009-10-18T14:19:00.001-07:00

Moving right along

2009-10-16T19:44:00.000-07:00

Well I have not been to the house in a few days, DH went there, the cabinets are in, they have started painting, all the doors inside are in and painted, Baseboards in and primed and painted.
Here is the pic of all the siding done, My brother is moving in his house, so I take pics of all that done on the inside tomorrow.

Moving Along

2009-10-11T12:34:00.000-07:00

So, I went to the house yesterday, The siding is pretty much done. Just the very top of the front is not. All the walls have primer on them. Thank goodness for k-mart, I am going to put towels on lay-a way (yes a ton) Go to target look for some stuff there.

I been thinking about paint, Well painting the powder room. It is small, (most of them are I know) Everyone does red, I do not want that. I was thinking navy blue w/ a chair rail. I read online to think of it like a jewelry box. I have a nice piece of art work, Might pull a color out of that.

Then I have the kitchen, Got a LOT of work to do there. Black Appliances, Dr cherry cabinets, Brushed nickle pulls/knobs. That is what i have to work from..... Anything I do has to flow in to the dining room and living room. I am clueless.

Siding went up today

2009-10-08T18:56:00.000-07:00

Today they started the siding, I got to my brother's at 8am, these pic were taken at 9. When I left they were almost done, But I'll be back there to see it all finished. The picture on the left is the back of the house

Some Pic

2009-10-08T18:42:00.000-07:00

Here are the pic's of when they were pouring the sidewalk/ driveway

Driveway Prep

2009-10-07T16:58:00.001-07:00

This is a pic of the driveway and sidewalk prep from yesterday, They have poured it, But I have to upload the pic from my cell phone

Just heard from the lender

2009-10-07T12:26:00.000-07:00

They changed our closing date. It cool, Give me some more time to do some things! Also today while waiting at my brothers house for a delivery I watched them pour our driveway and sidewalk! I have pictures taken I will post them when I get home.

My house is ALMOST done

Pic's of Drywall

2009-10-02T02:34:00.001-07:00

Starting from the top Left to right
Master Bedroom and Garden tub in master bath/w window
Kids Bathroom, and One of the kids rooms (size 11x11)
Entrance to dining area from living room Pass through from dining room to kitchen

I could not take a pic of the downstairs Power room, it was kinda dark, So I know I need to paint that room a bright color.

In other news my brother closed on his house yesterday. He will be living down the street from me. My mom (who will be staying with him) GAVE ME her front loader washer and dryer that is LESS THAN 1 YEAR old. It is red, (not my fav) but I will paint the Laundry room yellow to match.
Still on the fence about the fence, I do have some time to think about it.

Drywall

2009-09-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

Well DH went to the house today, The Dry wall is up!!!!! Holy COW! I'll will take pictures tomorrow and post them.

Also the fence guy will cost 3,100 bucks! I think i will have to think about it.

Fence and ramdom thoughts

2009-09-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

So I went to meet the guy for the fence, He measured everything, and will get back to me, It will be a six foot wood fence with a gate. While I was there, The workers were putting in the insulation, about to put up the drywall, and the back door; I thought it was going to be a half glass door. Turns out it is an all glass (Yippee)
So I will have to buy plantation blinds for the door.

I also found out yesterday that the 8k tax credit will take 12-16 weeks to process (YIKES) If you amend your 2008 taxes So I am going to wait till we file of 2009 taxes for the tax credit. I hope some of the drywall will be done by Sunday, I'll take some pictures and post them. Today I could not go in the house because they were working.

Drywall Prat two

2009-09-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

So I had my drywall meeting this morning. The builder and I went over where each plug, phone, and TV outlet is. He also saw the freebies that were thrown in. Told me I was lucky. So as it stands this is what we got.

We ordered 3 TV lines, We got 5
We ordered 2 phone lines, We got 4
We did not order a puter nook, We got one
We ordered ceiling fan outlets in two rooms, Master, Living We got them in every room.

I tried to slip in the pre wire for the speakers, No go.

Well all that is left is one more inspection, which is scheduled for tomorrow, then They will put in insulation Thursday, and start dry wall.

Pre Drywall meeting

2009-09-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

Well the electrical has passed, The builder called this morning, We have out pre drywall meeting tomorrow.

Closing in the walls.........

Inspection

2009-09-20T17:42:00.000-07:00

Well we stop by the house today, I noticed a sticker from the city of Savannah, Plumbing has passed inspection! Next will be electrical.

That will be a while b/c I added another TV line. So the electrician need to come back out to put it in.

Another Perk We noticed today was the builder put TV jacks in the kids rooms (we did not ask for them b/c they were extra) That with the computer nook upstairs we have that we did not order b/c it was extra; needless to say I am very happy with my builder.

One more thing I noticed all the closets have heat and AC vents. This come with the house I just forgot.

There are no pictures b/c they are waiting for inspections, so nothing else is happening.

DH and I went patio, lawn mower and big screen TV shopping this weekend. As much as I want at 65inch tv, I may have to settle for 52-55 inch. The wall for the TV is 72 inches, but a 65 inch tv cost 4k.

The guy in lowes said they will start marking down patio, lawn mowers and grills in late oct early nov, Just around closing time. I am cheap, everything I buy WILL BE ON SALE.

Ok let me go I am just ranting now

Electric and plumbing are in!

2009-09-15T12:52:00.000-07:00

Front

Well today I went to see the house, You may not see it but the shingles are on, Also the heating and air, Hot and cold water, vents, and electric is in.

The tubs, showers are in also. I spoke to my Lorie, (she sold us our house) She says we are right on schedule, the the oct 28 closing will happen.

Kids tub

My Garden tub

4Ft shower

Inspection Time

2009-09-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well here are the pictures of the house with the plastic paper before the siding goes up. Do not let the size out side fool you, this house is almost 2000 sq feet. This is an "green house" Very energy efficient home. All energy star appliances, toilets, windows, shower heads.
Specs of house
3 bedroom
2 full bathrooms (1 in master) 1 in main hall of home Master has 4ft shower, garden tub, dbl sink vanity.
A computer nook
1 powder room (half bath) Down stairs
Laundry room
Full pantry in kitchen
1 Car garage (AKA DH's Man cave) Dbl drive way
Dual climate control

I spoke to an lady who will be living down the street from me, She say her Ga power bill is less than 100 bucks a month. Now I am paying for 1,300 sq ft 140.00 a month.

City of savannah, need to come in and inspect then...

The plumbers, electricians and the HAVC guys to come in and put their stuff in.

We have a closing date of oct 28. We will not make that date. It is ok, give me time to push my credit up higher for a lower % rate.

Labor day

2009-09-07T13:15:00.000-07:00

Well today I was going to the house, But I was lazy. Tomorrow I will

More Pictures

2009-09-06T19:39:00.000-07:00

This is the house all closed in. This picture was taken a week ago, DH and I went there today, and they are about to put on the roof and siding. The inside is framed in, I can walk in every room, closet. The windows are in also. Tomorrow is labor day, I will go and take pictures of what I saw today.

Our new home/ well sort of......

2009-09-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

Slab

After 15 years of renting, a few credit issues, and it never be the "right time" We are buying our first home. This is turning out to me the greatest time in my life. I have good credit, a car, car insurance, A few kids, a husband; All the stuff that makes you a grown up. This home completes the circle.

I will post pictures of the progress. Although there is some catching up since we have already started building. No biggie here are a few pictures.......

Here is a picture of our foundation and what they call "rough plumbing"