Smooth Sailing after Inspection

The home inspection was completed on Friday, February 17.  While our inspector wasn’t Mike Holmes, he was very thorough.  Gary arrived an hour before we did and completed much of the main inspection, then his assistant continued with some tasks while Gary took us around and talked to us about every little detail.  He spent 2 hours explaining everything – roof, inside and out, foundation, windows and doors, furnace, water heater, fuse box, plumbing. 

As Gary was talking, I was taking pictures and making notes.  I photographed curtain rods, appliances, closets – things I am going to wonder about while we wait for the next 5 weeks to get the keys.  And I measured things.  This task is made much easier by the fact that the new house is the same floor plan as the old house.  Although Hubby says the new house is 1 foot shorter from end to end, we aren’t finding it. 

When we arrived, we got to meet the seller and his agent.  Then during the exterior inspection we met the neighbor to the west.  Just as we were finishing up and about to walk out the door we met the neighbor to the east who came over to bring back the seller’s little dog.   Both neighbors were very friendly and seemed like they will be great neighbors.  

The upshot of the inspection was that everything seems to be in excellent shape.   A few hours later we got a full report as a PDF on email, complete with many photos and details of every little thing. 

I think we like the house even better now than we did the first time we saw it!  On Saturday we ventured out and did some exploratory shopping.    We had a nice discussion with the salesman at Rite Rug about carpeting.  We learned some things, and we found some carpet we both like.  At this time, we aren’t sure if we will go with them or with someone else.  We also visited La Z Boy Gallery and looked at couches.  We learned a bit more about what works for us and what doesn’t.  We found a style and color we both like and got some info. 

Saturday night we brainstormed a wish-list of changes and added some cost estimates beside each one.  One important factor for me in making the initial list was that we not censor ourselves, but really put everything down we could think of or might want to change/fix.  

So, that’s where things stand.  It should be smooth sailing on the house purchase now until closing on March 23.  Then the REAL work begins!