Week 11: Stone, House Number, AC, NVR Hell, and Some Happy News

Week 11 - July 25 - July 31, 2016

 

Days 71 - 77

• House locked up!
• 7/26 - Stone on front of house
• 7/27 - AC starts up
• 7/29 - Hardwoods supposed to be installed (nope)
• PM tasks: switching swing on master bath and laundry room doors, checking island placement for oven door clearance

• Cabinet delivery scheduled for 8/8
• Cabinet touch-up (trim, replacement for dinged up pieces, etc.)
• Switch out of hall and guest bath oak vanities for correct Fairfield Wheat

This week was LAME. We had to rely on pics from neighbors and friends -and only from the outside.
We're assuming the AC was started up per our PM's note, but can't confirm.
We did drive up to see the house on Saturday afternoon, but found it completely locked up. Hubs did pry up the garage door, but found the inside door locked too.  He did peek through the windows to confirm that there were no hardwoods in sight. Sigh. I so desperately wanted to say something that sounds a lot like "My Rold Too Go", but bit my tongue.


NVR Hell. We are so there. The ongoing and constant requests (and re-re-requests) for documents has never really stopped or slowed. This week was particularly brutal. If I get asked to send a letter confirming that I have full access to the funds in our JOINT CHECKING ACCOUNT, ONE more time, I'm going to lose it. I've literally uploaded that stupid letter 3-4x since February or March. To say nothing of the documentation required to support Hub's freaking paycheck deposits. Insanity.


Time for some happy news. You recall me complaining about not feeling well for my last several posts? Well, there's a good reason for all of my misery. We're having another baby Fab. (S)he is due February 5. Munchie is over the moon about being a big sister. However, she has a stipulation that the baby is only allowed to be a girl. A girl named "Princess Allie Aurora."  I told her I would do my best. So the bedroom closest to ours/ next to the hall bath has been claimed.


I hope everyone else is enjoying their build experience. If you need me, I'll be curled up on the bathroom floor in our friends' house; praying for the nausea to pass and Ryan to finish the damn house soon.







Day 73: Stone Being Installed

Design Selections

Note - I'm including pricing for all selected options in the hopes that it helps other Ryan builders. Note that this is 2015/2016 pricing in the Philly suburbs. All is of course, subject to availability and change.


Model: Rome Elevation C
Siding: Irish Thistle
Shutters: Black
Door: Copper Red
Stone: Chardonnay Ridge
Trim: White
Roof: Black
**Our development did NOT require that we choose from the pre-approved Ryan "package" color combinations. We're officially rebels!

Exterior selections

A Rome in Irish Thistle! Photo from blogger A Rome of Our Own.

Irish Thistle closer view. Photo from blogger buildingwithryanhomes-parkplace

Trim package 3 ($1995) - Cased door openings, interior mouldings, interior chair rail moulding upgrade, interior crown moulding upgrade, exterior column round
Downstairs flooring: Armstrong Rural Living hand-scraped engineered wood in "Deep Java" (whole first floor except study) - level B upgrade
Whole house brushed nickel upgrade: ($995)

Kitchen
Wall Cabinets: Rushmore painted hazelnut glaze (cream) (level 3 upgrade)
Island Cabinets: Rushmore maple espresso (level 3 upgrade)
Counter-tops: New Caledonia granite (level 1 upgrade) Remove granite backsplash ($0)
Fixtures: Delta Leland brushed nickel faucet upgrade ($200)

Wall and Island cabinets, counter-tops, floors & study carpet

Granite closeup

Powder Room
Flooring: Armstrong Rural Living hand-scraped engineered wood in "Deep Java"
Fixtures: Brushed nickel upgrade

Study (playroom)
Carpet: Upgrade level C - "Favorite Choice Macaroon" ($200)
Pad: Upgrade to level A ($75)

Master Bath
Cabinets: Scottsdale Maple Espresso (level 1 upgrade) ($500)
Counter-tops: Crema Marfil ($595)
Tile: Florentine FL09 Nociolla 10x24 (glossy), floor 12x12 (matte) ($1,995)
Shelf: Travertine light corner shelf/ remove standard soap dish ($95)
Fixtures: Oil rubbed bronze upgrade ($0 - thrown in by SR since only wanted in master bath + already paying for brushed nickel upgrade for house)

Master bath 

Master bath - without the *choke* $1045 listello

Laundry Room
Flooring: standard Armstrong Initiator "Glenville Creme" vinyl (to be tiled later)

Hall (Kid) Bath
Cabinets: standard Fairfield Wheat
Shower Surround: standard semi-gloss white 12x12 squares, no listello
Counter-tops: standard cultured white marble
Flooring: standard Armstrong Initiator "Glenville Creme" vinyl (to be tiled later)
Fixtures: brushed nickel upgrade

2nd (Guest) Bath
Cabinets: standard Fairfield Wheat
Shower Surround: standard semi-gloss white 12x12 squares, no listello
Counter-tops: standard cultured white marble
Flooring: standard Armstrong Initiator "Glenville Creme" vinyl (to be tiled later)
Fixtures: brushed nickel upgrade

Hall & Guest Bath (white tile)

Upstairs Flooring
Carpet: Standard "Baseline Warm Stone"
Pad: Upgrade to mid-level ($895)
Basement Flooring

Carpet: Standard "Baseline Warm Stone"

Pad: Standard