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11 September 2012

Closing Ten Days Later

Final Product

Shower that caused the closing date to be delayed 10 days. Minimum required entry is 22 inches.

Replaced with frameless glass and shaved inches off the left wall

23 August 2012

One More Week Until Closing

Front yard before

After. The window shutters and blinds are in.

Courtyard

Backyard before

After

Back splash. There is a crack on the counter top. They may have to replace. Final inspection has been scheduled for early next week.

13 August 2012

Week Seventeen Front Door Light Fixtures

The front minus landscape, gutters, and shutters

Half of the counter tops have arrived

New front door

Air conditioner

07 August 2012

Week Sixteen Three Bed Two and One Half Bath

The driveway and sidewalk are done. The bathroom sinks and doorknobs are in. There is still a lot of work to be done in the next three weeks including kitchen counter top and sink, fixing island, back splash, carpet, sprinklers and landscaping, gutters, and electrical work.

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31 July 2012

Week Fifteen Tile

Driveway and sidewalk have been cleared

Cabinets. The island on the right needs to be rotated.

Bathroom tile

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23 July 2012

Week Fourteen Paint and Cabinets

Paint truck. I could not take pictures inside because they were painting but will have pictures of the wall colors and cabinets next week.

Garage eyebrow brick trim done

Week Thirteen

16 July 2012

Week Thirteen Doors, Baseboards, and Crown Molding

Brick trim above garage has not been completed

Back of house

Garage ladder

Doors, baseboards, and crown molding

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09 July 2012

Week Twelve Drywall and Masonry

Masonry close to completion. Garage door installed.

Kitchen drywall

Great room drywall

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02 July 2012

Week Eleven Insulation and Masonry

Insulation and masonry in-progress. Drywall should be completed this week.

Back of house and patio

Spray foam insulation

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26 June 2012

Phase Two Pre-Drywall Inspection

Last Friday, I had the phase two framing inspection. There were five items documented.

Less than 10’ separation between master bedroom air supply and air return vents.
Less than 10’ separation between living room air supply and return air vents.

My main concern is the air supply would return before the perimeter of the room is heated or cooled. Ideally the air supply would been on the opposite side of the room. The site supervisor will have the HVAC supervisor investigate and verify the design.

Fixed glass window is broken at side living room wall.
Steel straps loose and displaced at three truss web connections above left side of entry hallway ceiling.

Easy fixes.

Water heater combustion air vent tubes are drawing air from “vent-less” attic space – vents may be needed in closet exterior wall instead of ceiling.

Some new contruction has been done with so called ventless roof systems installed. This is where a contractor sprays an insulation product on the underside of the deck of the roof in between all the rafter spaces.

20 June 2012

2012 MAX Award Winners

Each year the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Austin honors its members at the prestigious Marketing Awards of Excellence (MAX) Awards gala. The gala is the HBA's premier annual event for recognizing members of the HBA for achievements in new home building, remodeling, marketing and personal achievement during 2011.

HBA members submitted over 250 entries in dozens of categories for “Promotional Awards,” “Product Awards” and “Individual Awards.” Independent judges from outside of Austin who are leaders in the home building industry traveled to town last spring and selected the finalists.

This year's gala was held on Saturday, April 14, at The Oasis. Winners included Chris Cheaney (Scott Felder Homes) for Construction Superintendent of the Year – Volume Builder and Cindy Salazar (Scott Felder Homes) for Design Center Consultant of the Year.

WINNERS

19 June 2012

Interior Framing Room by Room

Floor Plan
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Master Bedroom
Kitchen
Great Room
Entry
Dining

15 June 2012

Week Nine Electrical and Alarm Prewire

Not much change on the exterior besides the pile of dirt and the stack of drywall in the garage. Pre-drywall inspection is scheduled for next Friday.

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13 June 2012

Phase One Footing Inspection

Prior to the concrete being poured, my inspector and I walked the entire land to examine the post-tension and rebar placement, footing depth, and plumbing. It was great to be there and have the inspector explain and point out what they are doing and why they are doing it. Terminmesh keeps termites from climbing into the house around pipes. Rebar reinforcement is done on house corners.

The inspector only documented one fix for the footing depth on the right side of the garage but we collected trash in some areas. One area had a small piece off wood that could potentially cause termite issues down the road. The inspection lasted one hour. The builder fixed the issue and went a step further by sending me video clips of the fix.

Week Seven Framing

There is no picture for Week Six since I was out of town but you would seen the framing without the exterior drywall

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