Make Ready Checklist

11 years ago

Hi folks!

Sorry I've been incredibly absent from the forums of late. I've been up to my eyeballs in everything! Since I'm GCing myself, and keeping my day job afloat (barely), I've been remiss in popping in and visiting with y'all.

Forgive me for being so selfish after not contributing much lately, but does anyone have a "make ready" checklist? We are about a few weeks out from moving and I want to make sure our "make ready" crew doesn't miss anything or try to slide by without doing everything needed.

I'd be so very grateful!

PS -- photos to come soon!

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musicgale
11 years ago
Hi Carson, I don't have a checklist for you, but I'm happy to hear you are close to move in. Thought about you the other day driving back from Waco. We stopped in CS at Furniture Row and bought a new patio set. Took 30 home and it was pretty wet from the rain we've been having.

Just a couple of things for your list in the cleanup department.

Make sure the window trim/frame is free from sheetrock residue. Wet cloths and razor blades will remove any residual gunk. Check for stickers. Any adhesive left on the glass will eventually turn into a dark spot. Goo B gone works.

I am still finding spots of grout dried on my tile and baseboards. Razor blades get it off.

Best wishes-
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carsonheim
Original Author
11 years ago
Hey musicgale!

We are *finally* getting close to finished, and it has been a complete nightmare. I have to keep a positive attitude about the house, because I LOVE the house, but the process... ugh...

It has been so incredibly wet here. I need to have some dirtwork done, but the ground has been so wet they can't get to it. That and the septic. We have our appliances, all plumbing in, floors and no septic! That will be the very last thing. Well, that and the exterior REpaint after we got screwed by a horrible "contractor" for the painting.

Looking forward to posting my finished house photos as soon as I can.

Cheers!
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musicgale
11 years ago
I know it's just beautiful- a real Texas showplace Carson.

Yeah, the process has been unpleasant for us too. Even last week, I caught the sprinkler installer "cleaning up" by tossing his garbage in the lake:( After our last pool inspection, the city inspectors went down and stood at the corner of our lot and were verbally critiquing our East elevation which is still a mess right now because there is no landscaping yet. No code violations... they just didn't have anything better to do. One of them asked me what that "thang" hanging down from the gutter was-

He'd never seen a rain chain before.

But ya got to be civil to the inspectors ya know:)