The Tim and Tom Show

Our realtor was not feeling well this morning, so she sent us up to the construction site where her husband, Tim, was working. His partner Tom was there, and this gave us a chance to meet both of them and actually talk facts and figures.

We have already toured Tim and Pam’s home and knew how lovely it was; today we toured Tom’s home. OMW! Absolutely gorgeous! We got to see the tile they will use in our entry and pantry, the hardwood for the kitchen and dining area, the alder wood for the cabinets, the special cabinet they are going to add for me in the pantry, and the counter top for the kitchen. :)

We have opted for a few extras: whole house vacuum system from electrolux, pre-wired for DSL/wi-fi, power-surge protection for the entire house. Saw the exterior color—not my favorite, but you know what? For the price and since it’s earth tones ... I like it. :) Learned how the factory applies the paint to the exterior wood using a pressure pressed system. All we’ll need to do is wash it down. All the windows will be vinyl double-pane and are easy to maintain. Same with shower. :) Plus, the window covering system for all the windows is WAY COOL. If I opt to add a valance here and there I can ... otherwise we are good to go. :)

By allowing them to be creative and make many of the decisions on the tile, color, etc ... they can call this a spec home, and that’s important for them business wise. Plus, it’s why the price is so great, and that’s important to us as the buyers. We can have some extra’s, buy some new furniture, and still be within our budget. Hurray!

Here’s the really weird part—both Tim and Tom used to live in our neck of the woods. Both worked in the towns right around us. Both still have family and friends there. So they know what we are moving from and why, and they understood what we wanted in a home.

Tim and Tom talked to Mr. Retired about how a propane/gas BBQ was better than charcoal up here. Hurray! I had visions of him burning down our house and trees. HEHEHE! Found out where to go to buy our washer, dryer and fridge. Plus we finally got the skinny on the time frame. Here’s a lesson for you:

Always talk to the builder, not the realtor.

LOL! Permit will be taken out beginning of Sept. If all goes well, then house will be done in 5-6 months. Now, that’s longer than our realtor told us (which was 90 days), but it’s still workable. We can delay our closing by 30 days, hopefully find a place to rent up here (even motels will do breaks on rates if you are living monthly – and our realtor has said she will help us find something) and be over the highway passes before the snows hit. Do not want to do the tire chain-gang thing. ;-)

So, I won’t be moving this Christmas after all. I think that’s rather nice, myself.