Wow! We have been busy! In my last post, my husband had walked the property with our builder to explain where we wanted the house exactly. I stayed in the car since the property was far too muddy for me and I didn’t want to end up IN it. To make up for that, I spent several hours in early February looking at and deciding on flooring, fixtures, faucets, cabinets, countertops and all of the other details of finishing up a house. Looking back on that, I would have preferred the mud to decor choices.
In the middle of February, we finally had a confluence of what we wanted and what we could afford. With final cost numbers and recent financial statements in hand, our lender drew up the loan paperwork. That closing is scheduled for the end of this month!
You may not have known this, but the property didn’t actually have a street address. For those of us who grew up in a city, that just seems bizarre, but this land was previously just a cornfield. There was no need for one really so it just had a parcel number assigned by the county. So one of the first things we had to do is get a street address from the regional development agency for the county. I honestly thought that would be a major pain, but happily, it was easy.
Next, I got started on getting temporary electricity allowed on the property. Our builder said we have to have power to the property before the dig can start. When I spoke to the power company representative, she stated that we should hear from the engineer by the third week of March who will hook up temporary power for the construction crew to use. Later, when the house is built, he will switch it to a permanent electrical design.
Not done yet! Last week, I met with a soil scientist to have him sample various places around the property to determine the soil types and locations. This was to determine where to place a septic tank in relation to the future house and water well. I also asked if he would be able to determine if there would be any location that would be suitable for a pond. Once he has examined his data, he will determine those locations. I will then take his report to a septic system designer who will base the design on the soil type and size of the house.
So now I am waiting for the report from the soil guy; our power company engineer to design and provide temporary power approximately by early April and closing the loan with the bank. Hopefully, we will have a septic system design ready to go by the beginning of April as well!
Oh, by the way, if you wanted a picture update – just imagine mud… acres and acres of it. No pictures this time. It dried out briefly enough for me to walk to the house site approximately 700 ft from the road, but there isn’t anything interesting to look at right now – unless you like mud.