We signed away the rest of our lives day before yesterday at the escrow company, and Tuesday at 3:30 we get the keys. Let me amend that. We get the keys if they get everything fixed or replaced that we pointed out on our walk-through on Friday. Mostly everything was good to go with a few exceptions. There was a closet door that was damaged and needs to be replaced. The stove and microwave both had serious scratches in the stainless steel fronts and those will be replaced. Nobody could get the air conditioner to work, so someone will be coming out to test that. The fridge still wasn’t installed, but that is being done tomorrow. There are several paint touch-ups inside and out that need to be done, and lastly there were several dings or other slight damages to woodwork or walls throughout the house that will be fixed.
Hubby wondered if we were being too picky with some of the items we identified. For as much as we are paying for this house, I want EVERYTHING to be perfect!
The landscaping looks fantastic at the house. We have sod in the front and back, bark on the sides, three trees in the front and a handful of shrubs in front of the porch also (a couple appear to be azaleas, but I couldn’t identify the others). I was glad that after passing the word to the landscapers we did not get an arborvitae in the front (I personally don’t care for them), and we lucked out and didn’t get a rhododendron. While I like looking at Rhodies, I don’t care for them in my yard. Camellias on the other hand… I’d take as many of those as I would be able to plant!
I’ve been browsing plans for pergolas online, and have several good leads. I like this one, but would want it to extend over the entire patio. I also like this one, but I don't want it attached to the house. I like the idea of using planters as the footing for the support beams so we don't have to damage the patio or dig into the extensively rocky soil. I suspect between Hubby, myself and the various plans we find online, we will stumble across the perfect solution.