The house that zengoat built

zengirl

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Oct 15, 2004
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Well, our house is (nearly) complete!!! We close on Tuesday, we went in for our walkthrough yesterday, and aside from a few things, we’re all ready to move in!!!

Oh, and Pics!


This is the front of the house a few weeks ago, we have since gotten gutters, a red front door and door hardware, a driveway and sidewalks, and they grated the yard. Our sod gets installed on Tuesday.



Inside the house, this is the foyer from the stairs



Looking at the picture, to the left is our powder room and to the right is our formal living room

This is as you walk into the front door, what you see:



The tile is my favorite thing… You can see the stairs to the left, the powder room to the right, the hallway leading to the laundry room and the den, and then the kitchen area and the family room.

This is the lower level powder room



This is the hallway leading to the laundry room and Ryan’s den:



You can see his electric blue carpeting in there, he picked that because it’s the same color as his WRX. To the left is our family room and the fireplace with the travertine surround. To the right is the laundry room and another closet

This is my family room from the dining room doorway looking through the kitchen



I have all stainless appliances



Through that doorway is the dining room and the formal living room, this is the view from the dining room (my back yard)



and this is the view from my front formal living room looking at the foyer, powder room and upstairs



Once we go upstairs, there are 3 bedrooms and a bath, and then the master suite with the master bath (total of 4 bedrooms 2.5 bath)

This is my brother’s bathroom upstairs



All of the extra bedrooms face the back of the house. This is our bedroom. It’s over the garage and has an excellent view of our neighbor’s houses. Our bedroom is bigger than the livingroom/diningroom combo in my apartment right now. It’s 19x12



and our bathroom, complete with dual sink vanity, whirlpool tub, ceramic tile, a stand alone shower and a separate toilet room:





I love the toilet room. That’s awesome!

Okay so that’s my house, thanks for looking!
 
I like that you have toilets inside the house
Thats always a nice touch

I figured it was time to class up a little, you know how it is :fly:


Although as we were doing our walkthrough yesterday, we were viewing the spare rooms upstairs (which face the woods) and one of the construction guys was taking a leak right there ... just... pants down peeing on a mound of dirt behind the adjoining yard.

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that is soooooooooo exciting!! i can't even imagine what it feels like to have a brand spankin' new house. congratulations, and happy moving/settling/unpacking. :heart:
 
Did some of the walls on the originals plans come out? I seem to recall a wall between the kitchen and the room opposite the island.

Nope, it's the same

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Funny thing though... as we were completing our walkthrough yesterday (after having been there for 3.5 hours) we were bsing with the foreman about random stuff and it just struck me.... hey... these aren't the doors we ordered... like for the ENTIRE HOUSE. :fly: The foreman looked like he was going to have a heart attack and looks up my paperwork and indeed, we had ordered a 2 panel textured door throughout the house and we had installed a 6 panel smooth door instead. I thought he was going to die and I was like.. hey man, I like these better so I won't tell if you won't tell.

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that is soooooooooo exciting!! i can't even imagine what it feels like to have a brand spankin' new house. congratulations, and happy moving/settling/unpacking. :heart:

It has a "new house smell" kind of like a car but even better!

If you or anyone is ever in the Chicago area, let me know we would be more than happy to accomodate guests now that we have a nice place in which to do so!

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Funny thing though... as we were completing our walkthrough yesterday (after having been there for 3.5 hours) we were bsing with the foreman about random stuff and it just struck me.... hey... these aren't the doors we ordered... like for the ENTIRE HOUSE. :fly: The foreman looked like he was going to have a heart attack and looks up my paperwork and indeed, we had ordered a 2 panel textured door throughout the house and we had installed a 6 panel smooth door instead. I thought he was going to die and I was like.. hey man, I like these better so I won't tell if you won't tell.

:fly:
OMG! :heart: hugs and kisses from the housing industry :heart:
 
You could have squeezed something out of the contractor for the door fuck up. Like a washer/dryer, or TV or something.
:lol: We have the washer/dryer, he's getting us a new microwave though... ours was dented ON THE INSIDE

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He was a really cool guy. We want to invite him and his fiance over for drinks and food after closing because he's just a cool person to talk to.