We move in exactly one week from today! I can't wait! We're adding up all the last minute costs and holy crap! We have lawyers' fees, movers' fees, plus we have to buy odds and ends once we move in (shower curtains and that type of stuff). It sure adds up in a hurry. We also have to buy blinds for our windows (EXPENSIVE!) and we need some key pieces of furniture such as a table and chairs. We decided we'd like to have the family over on Christmas Eve so it would be nice to have a table by then, but we'll have to wait and see.
Although we move in next Tuesday, we actually get possession this Friday. The weekend is going to be spent (re)painting the place. The builders did a really shitty job. They were "under the impression" that since we planned to repaint anyway, they only needed to prime the walls. Then they go into this spiel that we didn't actually pay for a paint job anyway so we're not technically getting ripped off. WTF?! Everyone else got their places painted! It was included in the cost of the unit! Truth is, they're in a rush a cutting corners BIG TIME! Now Tony's dad and his guys have to do twice the work they originally planned on because they now have to sand before they paint, and the garage is not being painted, so now they have to do that too! We don't want to leave it as exposed drywall. We're just lucky that we have Tony's dad to do this for us. What about everyone else they stiff?
We're slightly pissed off to say the least. Trust me, they will get away with nothing when we do our walk through. We will be evil with the green tape! Shoddy service I tell ya, and apparently that's the norm with these types of developers. Real estate developments are booming in our town so there's a shortage of workers and they get away with mediocre work. Tony grew up working for his dad and they paint high-end custom homes so the quality of work and the expectations are miles higher. I just want it to be over so we can move in already!
