We have power and water!

We now have power and water, at least on a temporary basis. Sweetwater utilities board has set a new transformer, which is located on the corner of our lot. A temporary meter and disconnet were installed on the side of the transformer to support construction activites. A new water meter has also been installed and capped off.

A surveyor has staked out the corners of the lot and the location of the house on the lot. Roger (?), a surveyor with GPS locating surveying equipment, optimized the position of the house on the lot based on the size and shape of the lot and water runoff. This will help ensure that there are no water issues in the basement. The house is placed approximately 50' from the road on the front, 25' on the side with the garage, and 16' from the opposite side.

The only thing holding up ground breaking at this point is the closing of the construction loan. The bank reported today that the appraiser has not completed his report, after two and a half weeks, and their management was contacted to force the completion of the report. Once the appraisal is completed there is another three days worth of underwriting before the paperwork can be forwarded to the closing officer. Hopefully by this time next week we will have a firm closing date!