Some Final Details

So as usual, we reached out to our PM to get a status on what's planned for this week. I must note that originally we were told that we would receive weekly updates with what was accomplished that week and what was planned for the week ahead however I think we may have gotten only one or two updates that we did not initiate. Nevertheless, our PM has been pretty good. He is very good about making sure the details are handled and also addressing any concerns we have and making any reasonable modifications/adjustments that are within his scope of power. We saw some issues that we thought needed to be addressed however when we went back to the house last night it looks like some of them already were. They finally painted the garage and the electrician has begun their work. There is still a bit left for the electrician - a few outlets and pendant lights over the bar. They have also begun (or perhaps completed?) installing shelves in all of the closets. To my surprise the closet in bedroom #4 is a little larger than the one downstairs. They both have bi fold doors but one is noticeably larger than the other...nice! They also installed about 90% of the sod. So Ryan Homes gives you the most basic landscape package that they can to pass inspection and make your house have curb appeal (so they can keep selling, of course). The front is St. Augustine, which is great. I forget the name of the back but I think it is Bahia - whatever it is, it's cheap and thin. They also do not install any irrigation in the back of the house which is not a big deal since we plan on getting a pool at some point. We asked if they could just not install sod in the back but were told that we would not be able to pass final inspection without it. We also asked about the placement of the trees as there is one directly in front of our beautiful house and who knows how large it will grow to be. We were told that the City requires a tree to be placed every 60' which doesn't make sense because the lot is only about 85' wide in the front and should only require up to 2 trees. We will research this ourselves and probably move the tree to the backyard after we close. I must say it looks better now that the sod has been installed but I still wish it wasn't there. We were told that this week's agenda included all of the trades coming back to finish off their work, cleaners doing their first run, drywallers installing closets, and start of carpet. This means we are close to the end, right? We also received our dates this week for our pre-settlement demonstration and for closing - three weeks from today. I wish it were sooner but this should give them PLENTY of time for EVERYTHING to be perfect. As I look over the house and there are not many more details to take care of, I cannot see how this should take three weeks unless they are factoring extra time for the trades that may be unavailable during the holidays. But everything happens for a reason I suppose...