"Certificate of Occupancy" Target: October 23, 2006

Even though we didn't work on the house this weekend, we did work on the house or the planning of the work on the house.

As we look a head at the schedule we are at a point that we can actually start to identify a completion date...at least as defined by receiving a "Certificate of Occupancy" from the county.

The CO is important for a couple of things; it allows us to live in the house, but it also allows us to move from construction to long term financing with a lower interest rate.

This does not necessarily mean everything will be done, it probably won't. For example, the house interior doesn't need to be painted or the base/case trim installed, although we hope we are completed with those be for calling for the CO inspection.

The planning of the work for Marlys and I each weekend becomes more critical as we get to this crunch time, as the sequencing becomes critical and we don't want to be the hold up. For example; the tiling and hardwood flooring is scheduled to start a week from today, but if I don't have the upstairs walls/ceiling primed by then it can't.

Some items we have been working, e.g. exterior trim painting, may need to slip on the schedule because they are not in the critical path at this point.

As you look at the list you may also notice that it is starting to take on the feel of a "punch list" or the individual items that need to be completed vs. a project orientation. This is a result of where we are at in the process more then anything else.

1. Seal deck posts and railings
2. Sheetrock & Taping
3. Frame Fireplace seat
4. Prime Upstairs
5. Power Hook-up to furnace and two outlets
6. Tile, Hardwood Flooring & Carpet
7. Build Stair Rail
8. Garage Door Installation
9. Trench for tanks and pitless adapter
10. Cistern install
11. Install Propane Tank
12. Final Grade Site
13. Furnace Hook-up
14. Buy Appliances
15. Bury Telephone Wire
16. Sand and finish interior doors
17. Finish Fireplace-Heat n glo Pier & Built in vacuum
18. Finish Trim and Ceiling Liner
19. Finish Carpentry Start
20. Pour Patio
21. Stone Veneer & Fireplace
22. Rear Door Deck
23. Appliances on site
24. Kitchen cabinets deliver, install starts
25. Road Work
26. Prime Downstairs
27. Countertops templated
28. Purchase Light Fixtures
29. Master Bath Mirror
30. Finish Electric, Plumbing, Heating
31. CO Inspection
32. Paint Fascia

Although these are somewhat in order, the words on this page do not reflect the amount of work that is needed to complete the task. I have already also thought of a couple of items that need to be added, e.g. buy/install shower doors. I guess what I am saying is that the list will shrink and grow at the same time.