its official!

I signed my purchase agreement last night!

Now we get to wait and wait and follow along as the construction crews excavate, pour, construct, wire, install, and the many other verbs involved in building a house.

The latest info is that Hearthstone is trying to cut down the amount of time their building process takes - by as much as 5 weeks! This would allow me to close sooner than my currently scheduled window, which would be awesome. Hopefully they get some nicer days this winter that will allow them to pull even more ahead of schedule!

Milestone Schedule Date

Excavation February 19

Rough Grade #1 March 17

Lumber Drop April 20

Vinyl Siding May 4

Insulation #1 May 15

Drywall Tape/Finish May 21

Cabinet Install June 1

Carpet Install June 17

New Home Orientation June 30

Closing July 7

Update

It's been awhile, but when you're waiting to sign the purchase agreement to even buy the thing once they've built it... there's not much to do in the meantime. I've got most of my choices narrowed down, and got a call from Hearthstone yesterday to ask if I'd be interested in moving my signing date up one week. So tomorrow I'll have my final studio appointment to finalize all the options on styles, colors, extras, etc. and then Wednesday I will officially sign the contract. That will lock everything in, and at some point after THAT they can actually break ground. I'm told that takes awhile though. The time between signing and actually breaking ground... they still build in order, so once they make their way down the street they'll eventually get to my lot.

In the meantime, here are some pics I snapped with my camera phone when visiting a couple models...

The cute oval mirror and light fixture I'll have in my half-bath...

The cute light fixture I'll have in my full baths.

Saddle Oak cabinet I'll have in my bathrooms.

The oil-rubbed bronze hardware I'll have throughout.

The oil-rubbed bronze entryway fixture.

The saddle oak 42" kitchen cabinets...