Now that we have settled in a bit, we really love the place! The flow of the house and its size feel right. The amount of time that went into planning really paid off. We also have total privacy here (besides the occasional deer in the meadow), something we missed in Williston.
And we are getting used to new noises (heat pumps, ventilation system) and the location of all the light switches. Temperature settings and operation modes of various components are being tweaked to our own liking and rhythm.
When we moved in, the house was not finished by a long shot. For example, simple things like the toilet flushing actuator plates seemed to be a challenge for the installers (I guess they do not install a lot of wall mounted toilets). It took the plumbers three attempts to get the right parts.
But also on our side there were many things left to be done: Closet shelving needed to be installed, light fixtures to be mounted, the washing machine to be hooked up etc... I do not want to bother you with details, but our list of items to do or finish (either by us or the contractors) is getting shorter every day. Just one thing is bothering us: We still do not have a cable internet connection. Comcast did not get their act together and we had to get a cellular based MiFi hotspot for the time being. We have pretty good cellular reception here, so the data speed is good enough for checking email (and updating this blog). Just the allowed data volume is not sufficient for video streaming or working from home.
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