The Beginning of the End of Construction

1st Week of December

View from the Mailbox

I had to drive home at lunchtime today, to meet the guy doing the hydroseeding.  There was a big push this week to get the last bits of sitework done.  This involved some final final grading, in particular in the front yard where the septic field was re-built.  We had two site inspections by Fairfax County Health Department this week.  We found out this morning that the Health Inspector approved the septic field.  AND we found out that our water passed the lab tests.  So we officially have drinkable water.

These may not seem like big things, but they signal the beginning of the end of construction.  Our inspection process has begun.  With approval of the septic field we were clear to proceed with the hydroseeding.  We have to hydroseed in order to "stabilize" the site.  The site inspector will not approve us for occupancy without the beginning of some grass growth.

There is an order to the necessary inspections.  We needed Health Department approvals before any of the building interior inspections can be called in.  The Builder plans to start calling for his final building inspections at the beginning of next week.

Please keep your fingers crossed that all inspections proceed without any hitches, and we will have our "Residential Use Permit" by the end of next week.  That's the plan anyway.