They fixed all the issues our inspector had identified and the insulation crew did a great job on the foam insulation. They did foam over the entrance to the conduit I had install to run data lines from the house to the shop, but that is an easy fix at a future date if I ever need to run more lines. They even cleaned up pretty well. The wall board crew got to work the next day and have installed all the wallboard and are currently taping and mudding. Then they will apply the texture. They seem to be doing a great job and the crew supervisor was very helpful. Our build supervisor, Will, has been moved to a different position (apparently there had been complaints by other customers) and we are supposed to get a new one on Monday. The issues with the septic tank have been resolved with the county (a misunderstanding on their part about the RV connection we have out front of the shop) and they are issuing an updated permit. We pushed back on the cabinet costs and the cabinet manufacture agreed to work with us on the pricing. We took copies of the cabinet drawings out to the house and went through room by room. We found several issues with the cabinet designs. Some were too deep for the space they are going into, others were not place where we instructed and an issue with the plumbing location in the master bath verses the cabinet design. The plumbing had the sink on the right side of the counter, but we wanted it on the left side and that’s the way we had the cabinets designed. We also noticed that the cabinet where the refrigerator will be left room for the kitchen light switches on the kitchen side of the wall when they had told us they had to be on the hall side of the wall. They also installed the rollup doors on the shop, but put the panels with the windows were at see through height when we had requested they be at the top (so no one could look in). David also went up into the attic and found the access to the HVAC system (for changing filters) was a gymnastic event to get to it. We called a meeting at the house with Kingdom. We finally were able to meet with Kelby on Wednesday and walked through a rather long list of questions and issues. They address all our concerns and things are in motion to get things fixed. The Garage door subcontractor is coming out to rearrange the door panels so the windows are at the top, the plumber is coming out to move the plumbing for the sink in the master bath to where it belongs, Cabinet subcontractor is reworking the cabinet designs and removing some options to get the price closer to our expectations, and the electrician is coming out to move the switches for the kitchen and the plug in the master bath. Following the meeting, we went to the floor and tile shop and made final choices. Just like everything else, it was not a smooth process. Some of the choices for flooring and tile in the bathrooms that Leslie had made back in June was no longer available. So, we had to pick new ones, which of course costs more! Meantime, the wallboard folks are moving forward. They will need another week to finish the tape, mud and texture. In the coming week, the electricians are going to install the electrical in the shop after which it will be insulated. Meantime, the brick and rock is supposed to be delivered and the masons can get started on the exterior. Kingdom said it normally takes 3 months from this point to finish up. But they will work on getting things (Septic, Power, Water and Internet) to the point where we can move the Wanderer out to the property earlier than that. Once the shop is insulated and electrical rough is completed next week (we hope) then we can start locking things up in the shop. They should have the house to a point where we can start locking it up in a couple of weeks.
