We moved into our beautiful new home on April 19th, right after the open house was over. The house is just perfect, except that we still need to paint the exterior, which we are doing ourselves, and the landscaping.
We have been busy caulking the exterior cracks and crevices, to prepare for the paint. Kevin decided that he would buy a sprayer and we will probably rent a genie lift to reach the high places. A nearby neighbor inspired our color choice, every time I drove by his house I just loved it. So one day I saw him out on his driveway and I pulled over and practically accosted the poor man. I asked him the name and company he used. He was flattered that I liked the color so much and said I wasn't the first to ask him. It was Rodda paint but it was a custom color. Luckily, I was able to get the formula for his color and got a sample mixed up for me. It is sort of a pale greenish/grey. Hard to picture, so I will post a picture later on when the paint is finished.
The interior is all finished and perfect. We are still unpacking and trying to decorate when we have time. It is a slow process right now, between the kids, school and work.
Final thoughts on building our home:
Would we use Adair to build a house again? YES! The quality and low cost far exceeds any other builder in the area. Adair was very attentive to our every question and concern, especially Johanna, Micah and Chris at the Medford office. The appraisal for our home came in almost $100,000.00 more than what we paid for it! Instant equity rocks!
Things we would do differently:
We would have saved more money for the homeowner to-do's. The concrete and painting bids were much more than we anticipated.
We would have added the third car garage.
We would have added granite counter tops upstairs as well as downstairs.
Here are some pictures, my laptop has a virus so these are the only pictures I had on my camera. I will post more once things are more organized and decorated.
Thank you for following along on our home building journey!
Living room.
Dining room.
Downstairs half bath.
Downstairs office.
Front entry.
Upstairs spare room.
Our youngest daughter's room.
Our eldest daughter's room, everything sure looks different with carpet.
