Is there any Progress being make at 6742 Temecula Drive?

You may be asking why I haven't posted a blog update on the progress of our house in a why?  Well the answer to that question is that I have been very business at work and there is very little change to the appearance of the exterior of the house (as you can see in the picture, looks just like it did a week ago).  That said, progress is being made, but it has slowed down a bit.  This past week they that installed all the insulation in the walls, including the garage, the sheet rock is on the walls and the perf-a-tape has been completed on main part of the house, so there is a bit left in the house and all the garage left to be done.

The best part of this week was the fact that we are now within 30 days of the scheduled completion date.  By contract the work is to be completed on or before June 20th.  There is a lot of work left to be done, but we have started shopping for a mortgage lender.  Thus far we have three lenders competing for our business and the interest rates are definitely looking good.  4.5% is the current rate and we are hoping that they may fall a little more.  In order to obtain a 30 day lock on the rate that will still be good at the time of closing we need the rates to hold for another 5 or 6 days.

So here is the entertainment of the week.  One of the mortgage lenders call the builder to get the contract so they could start putting the documentation together and the real estate agent told the lender that the home would be completed this next week.  I just have to ask if the general contractor is aware of this change to the schedule.  I am thinking that they will not make this new schedule considering all that must still be done, which includes all the exterior finishes (stucco, rock, hardy board), all the concrete flat work, the final grading of the lot, and garage doors and openers.  On the interior they have to call the framer and dry waller back out to frame a wall in the kitchen that they totally missed, all the painting (3 tone), build the master bath shower, install all the cabinets, shelves and closet rods, all the doors, floor coverings, the water heater and run the sewer line to the street.  Plus all the fixtures, electrical outlets, TV and phone jacks, and all the appliances.

As they say on Pinky and the Brain, "are you thinking what I'm thinking?"  I am thinking they are more than a week from completing.  I will post more photo's when there is a noticeable change.