Pelican Drive: Starting to get a little (lot) frustrated.

We are finally doing it.

Twenty five years ago we bought a property at Pelican Pointe on Last Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan. Our kids grew up, their Dad passed away, yet all this time I dreamed of living at the lake. Finally, with a new spouse, two children, four step-children, six grandchildren and another grand child on the way, the dream of my new home is becoming a reality.

The home was custom designed, in 2007, by Robinson Residential in Regina, Sk. The basement is being built by a local contractor and the main floor and loft are being built and brought in by Conquest Manufacturing in Altona, Manitoba.

Monday, September 27, 2010

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.