Putting this in perspective.

Herman talked with Conquest today and they will be sending a crew out tomorrow to finish the house.  We are now being told that the house will be done on Saturday.  So that helps with the planning of the move and other things that need to get done.

To put this into perspective:  The pink palace was standing at the beginning of June.  It is now almost four months later and we have a house sitting on a full basement.  Not bad.  One of the teachers at the school where I work told me her parents have been trying to get a house done at the lake for FIVE years.  So I am grateful that we are getting a ready to move into home in four months, regardless of my whining post yesterday.  Keeping our fingers and toes crossed that we will have a completed main floor, loft and exterior this weekend.

A Kingfisher that was in the trees by the lake last weekend.

Starting to get a little (lot) frustrated.

Dexter on the pointe.

There has not been too much done on the house in the last three weeks.  The weather has not cooperated and the drywall mud was not drying.  Since we have no power we are being told that is the reason things are getting behind so much.  I just don't know.

This week is going to be sunny and beautiful, but I was told today that they may not have a crew out.  After being told that the house would be done this week.  This is going beyond frustration.  The hard part is that this builder does really quality work.  But I just want this darn house done.

We have company from Holland here this week, and three months ago thought the house would be ready and we could stay out there.  Not to be.  The place is a mess and no workers in sight.

Oh well........

The gas line and phone are scheduled for this week.  I don't know when Sask Power will get out to hook up the electricity.  We do have a generator though.  And the cistern and septic are scheduled to go in the end of this week, if the exterior of the house is done.  Here is hoping that Conquest can at least finish the exterior this week while the weather is nice.

We have movers lined up for October 6th, but again, do not know if the interior will be ready.  It is a bit of coordination with having to coordinate six different stores and places for the movers to pick things up at.  I thought it would be fine, but now don't know.  Dreading having to phone everyone again and re-organize the dates.  The appliances and furniture have been sitting for a long time at the stores and they would like the storage room that these items are taking up.  I will also have to rearrange my schedule for a day off for the move, if it does not happen on October 6th.

We have had a lot of people stopping in to have a look at the place.  Some are planning on building at the lake in the next few years and we have told many people to come back this weekend to see the finished house.  Hope no one wastes a trip if the house is not done.

One thing I do know for sure.  Never again.........  But it will be a very nice home when (if) it gets done.

This is the fancy ramp that Herman and I  built a couple weeks ago.  Cannot put in the deck and stairs until the cistern and septic are in.  Those cannot go in until the exterior is done.  You can see how muddy it was.  Now everything is dry and the weather is great.  

The almost finished house.

These are a few pictures of the house as it looked on Tuesday. - four days after the lift.  The crew from Conquest was out for a couple days this week.  The rain was a huge hinderance to them and they left today with some work unfinished.  They will return when the weather improves and finish things off.  We are heading out to the beach tomorrow (barring no rain) to do take a quick look and meet the electrician.

The road side.

Looking up at the veranda from ground level.

View from beside edge of the lot - on the beach side.  

The main door entrance on the road side.  Still need a bit of finishing.

The mud room/laundry room/guest washroom.  This room is off the main entrance via a pocket door and also has a direct entry door for muddy grandkids, grandfathers and grandmas.

The kitchen - just waiting for the appliances - and a good dusting!

A view from the pointe.  

No House - HOUSE!!!!

The lift took place on Friday.  What an excitement.  The day was perfect, blue sky and very little wind.  The huge crane from Sterling Cranes was at the site early.  The first section of the house left Craven by 7 A.M. and was set by 10.   The whole operation took all day.

Everyone who was involved in the operation did a great job.  No hitches that we could see.  Amazing to watch it.  In the video I have edited out parts due to time.  Don't think anyone really wants to see hours of house lifting video.  But this gives you an idea of the enormous responsibility that the people placing the house have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPpuKC5-PRc

The good people from Conquest sent out a crew to finish off the roof and get the house closed in this weekend.  They finished late Saturday afternoon and went back to Manitoba for the rest of the long weekend.  They will be back on Tuesday for a week or two and finish off all the things that need to still be done.

We were able to climb a ladder and look into the house yesterday.  Oh my goodness - it is beautiful.  Even in a semi-unfinished state.  A few other people took a look too.  Rave reviews.

I will post some more pictures as the finish work on the exterior and interior is done.  Then we will need to get the septic tank, cistern, power, energy and telephone line installed and hooked.  When all that is done, we will move in.  Looking forward to Christmas at Pelican Pointe.