Monday, April 11, 2005

Where to begin?

So much time has passed since I last posted!

The move went well. As well as can be expected.

Hubs & the Bear did a final inspection of the house at 8:30am. I dropped the Princess off at preschool at 9am. We were at the title company signing papers at 9:30am. We finished up by 10:15am. The moving guys showed up around 10:45am. I picked up the Princess at noon. I got to the new house at 1pm. The temporary window coverings went up around 1:30pm. Hubs & the moving guys showed up around 2pm. Two guys from the builder came out a couple of times during the afternoon. The gas tech came to check the downstairs furnace (which wasn't turning on) & the fireplace (which would light after about 15 minutes). The moving guys left our house at 3:30pm. The cable guy showed up around 3:45pm to activate the cable & the internet. The fire department inspection team (2 ladies) showed up right behind the cable guy. They had to perform a final inspection of where our fire sprinkler heads were located. The cabinet install tech was right behind in the fire department team to fix a shelf (the dishwasher door wasn't closing because the shelf was too high). Our washer, drier, and refrigerator came around 4:30pm. Turns out we didn't have any of it installed because the guys didn't have the tools they needed. Their store truck was in for repairs and they'd borrowed a truck from another location. They sent a guy out the next day to install the appliances. The tile guy came around 6pm to seal the grout on the tile floors, the countertops, and the backsplashes. If it wasn't already looking busy, my sister, my BIL and their 3 kids showed up around 5pm to finally see our house. They stayed a couple hours. We started to get our kiddos ready for bed and found that there was no hot water running in their tub. It was flowing in both their sinks but not the tub. Oy! So we bathed them in our tub. The hubs and I took quick showers and rolled into bed right after the kids were down. We were thoroughly exhausted.

Here's the official list of problems:

  1. Fireplace not igniting within approved timeframe - air in the pipes have since cleared out.
  2. Downstairs furnace not turning on - repairman fixed it on move day.
  3. 1-car garage opener not working - unit was replaced a week after move-in.
  4. Burner plate on stovetop missing - customer service rep put in a new burner plate.
  5. Hot water not flowing to kids' tub - customer service rep discovered the valve was clogged & got a new one 3 days after move-in.
  6. Dishwasher not closing correctly - cabinet guy fixed on move day.
  7. Coach lights on 2-car garage not turning on automatically - tech fixed loose wiring 10 days after move in.
  8. Paint on upstairs hall light fixture - customer service rep got fixture from unfinished house & switched out ours.

All in all the move went great. We've still got boxes to unpack - maybe 15 or so. We still have one more storage unit with some miscellaneous stuff that we'll get in about 2 weeks. That's it for now on the move.

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