Foundations and University

My foundation are in!! Well.......at least the forms are now in, and I think the foundation has actually been poured, but I wasn't getting any closer because there was so much mud! I'm also pretty sure of the placement of the garage and front porch which I labelled on the picture. This is super exciting!! It's great that I'm finally able to SEE what's been in my mind's eye for a year and a half! YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

On another good note, I got an e-mail about Mattamy U last week saying that I should be able to get an invite sometime this week. I'll finally be able to meet a lot of my neighbours, and actually feel like this building process underway!! Closing date here I come!!

One Foot(ing) forward, 7 (weeks) back..

So I just received a call from Mattamy. Even though they seemed to be going along smoothly, and I was all excited about the footings, they have managed to DRAG me (with some kicking and screaming I might add) from my cloud nine experience and DROP KICK me back down to earth by telling me that I am now delayed 7 weeks. Can't really say I'm surprised really. I've heard more stories about new homes being delayed than on time, but *sigh* that's FORTY-NINE more days to my countdown!! I was down to 135 and now I just hopped ,skipped, and LEAPED my way back up to 184!! ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR people!!! Boo HISS!!!

This is like a sad real life game of snakes and ladders where it's ALL ladders and NO snakes!! lol..

Looking on the positive sides though!

First- this gives me more time to save up. Always a bonus.

Second- The delay means that I most likely won't have to move in winter which , let's be honest, I wasn't exactly jumping-for-joy-feeling-the-holy-ghost-spirit-shoutin' HALLELUJAH excited about.

and Third- the new closing date is right around 2 weeks before my birthday meaning if all goes well (Knocking on Wood!!), I might get one HELL of a birthday present!!

Yes...keeping with the halloween spirit, this may be a blessing in disguise, but doesn't mean I can't grumble just a little bit in the meantime. :)

My Lot Has Solid Footings!

This is a new picture of my lot taken by my wonderful neighbour again. They poured the concrete last week and I'm hoping that there will be some serious work on the foundation and framing in the next short time period. Supposedly, foundations do not take that long to pour and they usually try to do foundations before the winter frost really starts to set in so hopefully, I will have some progress pictures to be sharing in rapid succession. I'm not sure how keen I'm going to be to be out there when it's -30 in the winter, but I'm enjoying this (warm) ride for as long as it lasts!! whoo hoo!!!

I HAVE FOOTINGS!!

This is the footing layout for my house. I'm lot 5-9 in the bottom corner and this picture was taken by my wonderful next door neighbour in lot 5-8. As far as I've heard, since this picture was taken, the actual footings have been poured which sounds like foundations may be poured very soon- maybe even in the next week!! This is very exciting!!! If it didn't feel real before, it certainly does now. Let the construction begin!!!

Bad News..Good News

Ok so bad news first and get it outta the way...

So I was all excited on the weekend to go check out what was available in the new release from Fairwinds, but when I got there and checked the homes, none of them were village homes so I didn't get a chance to see if my house had gone up and by how much. NUTS!! Guess I just have to wait until next time, because I know that they at least have plans for a new release..I just have no idea when! :)

BUT onto the GOOD news...

I officially have footings!!!! Well....at least the pre-footing footings. :)

One of my fantabulous new neighbours informed me via the building homes website (one of the best resources I have had during this eternity of a wait!) that they are starting to form the wooden molds for the footings in our area and block 4 as well as some of block 5 (mine included) have been laid out. Ha zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Hopefully, I will be able to do a picture drive- by this week and add to the slow, but growing picture diary of my humble abode.

3 CHEERS FOR FOUNDATION!!!!

(I won't actually do the cheers but you get the jist! lol)

New Release

There is a new release happening tomorrow in Fairwinds!! I'm excited because that means there should be an increase in the home prices, which means I would finally make some money on my house! WHOO HOO!!! Not sure what the price will be yet, but I've seen about 213k-219k in Half Moon Bay, and I know that there is a early occupancy available for 229, 900. I might swing by tonight out of pure curiousity and see what's up. Hopefully, I'll have another post tomorrow saying I've made some ridiculous amount of money on the house AND that they are going to devote a lot of man power to the building and be back on track...

Ahhh wishful thinking! lol..

They're late...They're late...for a very important date!

So I got a letter from Mattamy yesterday, detailing that, although a hold that was recently proposed by a local city councillor on our development area due to flooding concerns was not approved ( This has been a long standing, well documented issue in Kanata for a while now), they are still behind schedule and I can expect a likely delay on my closing date. BOO HISS!!!!!!

Though in the back of my head, I always had a feeling that they were going to delay me even though they made a big point of telling me that they were 6 weeks ahead. In fact, I think I would have been MORE surprised if they were actually on time with my closing. At least this falls in line with what I've always heard a new home-building experience was like. No word on how long I'll be delayed though, but looking on the bright side: this gives me more time to SAVE!!! =D

My World is Flat! Yahoo!!!

I went by my house site yesterday, hoping to find that they have been doing a lot of work on the area and I was not disappointed!! They've finally filled in the streets so you're not walking in a bunch of holes with unsteady gravel, and they've flattened out the roads and the general area plots to get ready for the real construction to begin. I took a few pictures to be a homebuilding diary... for the next 5 months, 1 week and 3 days....but who's counting?! lol...

This is the first view when you get to the construction site......

This is a shot of the future park to the immediate left when you start to enter the construction area...

This is a shot of the entire block from the crossing street. The area has been all prepped for footings and foundation pouring! Ha ZAAAAAAAA!!

This is a shot of the Village Homes where from where I think my plot is going to be...I have no idea for sure, but I figure this is the general idea..lol.

This is a shot from where I 'think' my house is, down the street towards where there are already homes completed. This is definitely a before picture!! lol..

Well that is the update for now...hopefully, I'll have better and more exciting pictures soon!!!