I believe we're done

I believe we're done.  There are still a few things we have to do but at least we're living in the ranch house.  We have to have the carport slab poured, put up a picket fence, finish out the pantry and closets, and put up pictures.  I finished the bathroom fixtures a couple of days ago except a mirror for the Master Bath.  We're going to see if we can find one today.  It feels wonderful living in the house.  The Master Bath shower is a delight (I'm just glad my design worked).

I really appreciate all of you that are following this adventure of ours.  I will continue to post pictures and comments as we complete each of the remaining tasks.

We moved in the TV and our chairs.  Direct TV has
hooked us up and we're here to stay.

I was sitting on the Ranch House porch looking at the RV and
Bunkhouse that we lived in for a year and eight months.  It was
a Tom Hanks "Castaway" moment for me.  The scene when he
finally made it over the wave and is sitting on the raft looking
back at the island that he lived on for four years.  I wish I could
have looked at the RV-Bunkhouse and had the same music playing.

Much of our furniture was moved in today.  We had to be selective because all the furniture we had at our former house will not fit in the new house.
We hired the firemen that we hired almost two years ago to move us out of our former house.  They did an excellent job then and they did an excellent job today.

Formal Dining

Living Room

 

Kitchen

 

Master Bedroom

 

Bedroom 2

They moved our Washer and Dryer
from the Bunkhouse to the Mudroom
and connected everything.
 

Yesterday the electrical was finished with the exception of a few fixtures and the cable TV connections.  Today Janice and I picked up the floor buffer from the rental place.  The house is now ready for one more floor sealing tomorrow and then we'll be ready to move the furniture in. 

Janice in the kitchen.  Everything is working now.  Tonight she will
cook the first meal using the new appliances.  No more RV stove. 
No more RV refrigerator.  No more RV kitchen sink.  It's hard
to believe that it's taken almost an entire year to get to this point.
 

Today I finished installing all the door knobs and door pulls.  Janice finished cleaning all the windows and installed some of the screens.  Tomorrow we'll finish installing the screens and reserve the buffer for one last floor buffing and sealing on Monday.  Tomorrow we also have to make copies of the floor plan for the Williamson County tax folks.  We have an appointment with them on Tuesday. 
Trico, the propane company providing our service, came by and fixed the stove.  It's up and running.  They tested the system and everything was ok except for the HVAC furnace.  The HVAC guys haven't returned yet to set up the furnace for propane.  The guy from Trico told me to call him when the HVAC guys finished and he would return for the final inspection.  Back and forth and forth and back, the same nonsense we've been going through the entire time we've been building this ranch house.

It's been almost a month since I posted pictures.  It shows you how this has been going.  The HVAC was completed today.  They weren't able to connect the furnace part because they didn't have the propane orifice to install.  They said they'd be back tomorrow to finish.  Heck, it's 96 degrees out there right now.  The air conditioner works great in the house.  We were very satisfied with its performance.
They finished installing the kitchen appliances.  The range and oven aren't working yet because Sears lost one of the propane orifices for one of the burners.  The propane guys are coming tomorrow to check pressures and finish the work.  They told me that they may have an orifice that fits.
We are nearing a year building this ranch house.  I believe we are a couple of weeks away from moving in.  We simply have to move in this month.

Kitchen with appliances.  The stove doesn't work yet.

The heating and air conditioning unit.

The HVAC and water heater.

The Living and Formal dining with ceiling fan and
chandelier that Eric installed.

The Master Bedroom with ceiling fan Eric installed.

 

 

I wanted to add a couple more photographs of the staining and painting the guys did but the blog wouldn't let me. It has nothing to do with the blog site; it's the stupid satellite internet provider that's the problem.  I only wish the wall colors would come out better.
A neighbor a couple of ranches down had a modular Palm Harbor house moved on to their property last week. I noticed a strange thing sticking way up into the air on his roof. It was a tower for a wireless internet provider. We can't get it because they would have to build an 80 foot tower.
The people moving in are a little older than we are and have a son in his 40's living with them. The son is a techie type guy so I can see that a tower on the roof would be a necessity. At least it's not 80 feet high, looks more like 20.

Door to hall in Bedroom 3.

Closet in Bedroom 3.

The painters finished today.  They worked for quite a few days.  The last two, Sunday and Monday, they worked until just about midnight.  We couldn't believe it.  They arrived today and finished the job.  They then had Janice and I walk around and put pieces of blue tape on any areas that didn't meet our specifications.  They then went from blue tape to blue tape making corrections.

The Formal Dining Area.

Bath 2.

Master Bath Sink.

Master Bath cabinets and door to closet.