I am finding it hard to update this blog regularly as we make a huge push to finish all the projects that will get us a CO. Our goal is to be moving in a little over a month! All we do is march back and forth from home and day jobs to working on the house. We have so much to do but so little left to get a CO. Because we do not have a construction loan, we are not tied to what a bank considers a finished house. Often construction loans can't be closed out until everything is 100% complete including trim. This is not the case for us, so we are concentrating on the projects that are required by our building department for a CO. The bar is surprisingly low.... a little too low...so we will go a bit beyond for comfort reasons. Required for a CO in our town. Potable water Septic system Enclosed building envelope that meets the minimum for safety and insulation requirements One sink One toilet No exposed wiring Heat Pass a Blower door test Nothing "unsafe" (this can mean a lo
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