Our new home... Inlet Cove!

Here is the entry into the model houses.
The builder's website.
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Working for the army has some perks!

I got to go up in a UH-1 helicopter with some cool army folks to do some field tests.
The aircraft was based at a nearby air field, just next to Inlet Cove.
These were taken on Oct. 7, 2003.
Check out the aerial photos of our new home! Close In | All of Courtland Homes Property | Most of Inlet Cove | Inlet Cove
Compare these photos with the site plan.

Photos of the construction:

Watch the construction progress from (just about) the same viewpoint

May 2, 2004

The neighbors have more shrubs than we do! 1| 2
Views of our backyard in the springtime... 3| 4| 5

Mar. 29, 2004

Well, we moved in on March 26, 2004. But here are some pictures of the rest of the neighborhood.... 1| 2| 3| 7| 8| 9
Our house... 4| 5| 6

Mar. 14, 2004

We have grass and mulch... 1| 2| 13
We have a back gate, but its very dirty... 3| 12| 17| 22
Backyard views... 9| 10| 11| 14
Our side yard... 4
From the front of the house and the driveway... 6| 7| 19| 21| 23| 24
Family on the stoop... 16
I thought that we were lot 80. Guess this board migrated... 5
The utilities... 8| 15
The neighbors' houses.... 18| 25
Someone in the neighborhood has a put up an antenna. Sounds like a trend I should follow... 20

Mar. 7, 2004

Progress continues... 20| 24
Views from the backyard... 3| 4| 5| 6| 9| 10| 11| 22| 23
They moved the oddly placed faucet... 12
The tree that is threating our house... 7
View from the neighbor's backyard... 21
Looking down the long line of houses from our stoop... 18
Our two zone climate system... 1
The house is tall.... 2
The driveway... 8| 13| 19
A few things need some touching up before we move in... 14| 15| 16| 17
The next courtyard is progressing... 25| 26| 27| 28| 29

Mar. 4, 2004

Look, we have a street sign and an address... 1| 3
The backyard view... 6| 7| 9| 10
The driveway... 4
Looking at our front door... 2| 5
The last few houses along the woods are almost done... 8| 11
The neighborhood... 12| 13

Feb. 27, 2004

Our driveway has its first paving.... 1| 2
and our courtyard has stone.... 3| 4| 5| 6| 7
the backyard... 8
hooking up the utilities... 9

Feb. 21, 2004

Looks like they are ready to pave our road... 1| 2| 3| 4| 5

Feb. 20, 2004

Hey, they are working on our driveway... 1| 2| 4| 5| 6
Looking down the alleyway towards our house... 3

Feb. 15, 2004

We bought some furniture to put in our new house!
Check out the bedroom suit. Two dressers and two night stands in Alder... 2| 3| 4| 5
Don't worry, they will be finished a nice dark stain...
And we bought a pine media cabinet ( 1| 2| 3 ) that fits exactly (we hope) in the media alcove
next to the fireplace on the first floor. The color should compliment the hardwood floors nicely...

Feb. 15, 2004

Our driveway is still a mess... 1| 8| 11| 12| 13
Very muddy this time of year... 5| 6| 14
The gas line is in finally... 7
Looking from our house towards the new construction... 10

Feb. 11, 2004

The curbs are in on our driveway... 2| 5
The alley between the houses... 1
Our front porch and garage... 3| 6| 7
The backyard view... 4
Views from the rest of the neighborhood... 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13

Feb. 1, 2004

Progressing again.... although the snow slows things down...
The front... 1| 2| 3| 4| 11| 13| 14
The back... 5| 6| 8| 9| 10
The side... 7| 12
The final courtyard... 15| 16| 17| 18| 19

Jan. 31, 2004

They finally started working on the gas line... 3| 4| 5
Progress continues on the final group of houses... 1
Looking down the alley between the houses... 2

Jan. 24, 2004

We have siding and a fence... 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13
We really wanted a gate in a backyard, so we got one... 10 | 11 | 12
Looking at the last courtyard.... 1 | 17 | 18 | 19
Let's hope that they are putting in the gas line.... 3 | 4
Looking down the alleyway between the houses... 2 | 16
Looking in through the window to the first floor... 14 | 15

Jan. 23, 2004

A quick swing by the house on the way to work... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Jan. 20, 2004

Looks like were going to get siding real soon... 3 | 4 | 5 | 7
We definitely have dry wall... 2 | 8 | 9
Our front porch... 1 | 10
The alley between our courtyard and the neighbors' to the south... 11

Jan. 19, 2004

It appears that we have dry wall up now... 8 | 9
And the work has begun in earnest on the final courtyard (lots 90-93)... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11
View along the back fence.... 5

Jan. 14, 2004

Still no siding, but we have a back patio... 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10
And our neighbor's house is looking almost done... 2 | 12
We have a power and cable box next to our garage.... 8
A look down our driveway.... 1
Looking down the rows of houses.... 11 | 13
They have finished framing the last house on the back row... 6
The truck sits shivering this cold morning... 14

Jan. 8, 2004

Brrr.... its cold this morning. Almost ready for siding... 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11
The alleyway between our court and the next one... 3
Where the gas line enters the house... 4
Central vac exhaust and backyard spicket... 7
The power meter on the exterior of the garage... 9
More views of the neighborhood going up.... 1 | 2 | 12

Jan. 6, 2004

We had our pre dry wall inspection today. Check out the photos:
Basement... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
First Floor... 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 35
Garage... 10 | 11 | 34 | 35
Second Floor... 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Loft... 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33
Exterior.... 12 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 38
General Community... 39 | 40 | 41

Dec. 26, 2003

The family comes to see the new house... 9
Here audra and I are on our front porch... 10 | 11

Dec. 21, 2003

More work on the inside gets done... Still no shingles. 2 | 4 | 8 | 9
They did lots of work on our porch and the brickwork seems to be done... 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
More progress on the rest of the development... 1 | 7 | 15 | 16

Dec. 16, 2003

The progress goes internal.... They are working on the plumbing this week. No inside pics, so here are some more of the outside... 4 | 5 | 6
The view from US 1 as you turn in to Inlet Cove... 1 | 2 | 8
They moved the construction trailer to start the last set of 4 houses... 3 | 7

Dec. 8, 2003

The brick is done... 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
More views.... 1 | 9 | 10

Nov. 30, 2003

Brick is going up on the front... 2 | 3 | 12 | 16
More house views... 4 | 5 | 7 | 8
The water tower at sunset... 1 | 6
Here we are in front of (actually in back of) our house... 9 | 10 | 11
Looking out at the Ryan homes and NV homes section of Inlet Cove... 13

Nov. 26, 2003

All the windows are in... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11
And the neighborhood keeps growing... 1 | 9 | 10
Here is a view down Inlet Cove Road towards the retirement home and lake... 8
Close up views of the house... 12 | 13 | 14

Nov. 21, 2003

Hey look, we have some windows... 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11
But not all of them yet... 2 | 12
Our front door.... 13
The back row of houses... 4 | 8

Nov. 15, 2003

We had to pay for our options today, so I hope we picked good ones. More photos... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16
Check out the line of houses next to the woods... 6 | 10
Look down the alley between houses... 8
Views of the neighborhood... 1 | 14

Nov. 13, 2003

We have black stuff on our roof... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
The houses around us are really growing... 1 | 7 | 8

Nov. 9, 2003

The neighborhood is growing! Well, at least the neighbor's houses... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17
And our house is getting some detail work done. 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16

Nov. 5, 2003

Looks like the framing is complete now... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
And the view of our house from the road is about to go bye-bye... 1 | 8

Nov. 2, 2003

Framing is almost done... 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12
And they are starting on the next set of houses... 2

Oct. 31, 2003

And then there was a roof... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Oct. 30, 2003

Wow, its going up fast!
Putting on the trusses... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15
General construction views... 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17

Oct. 28, 2003

Hey, we have a second floor!
Views from the road... 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17
Whole house shots... 4 | 5 | 6 | 14
Close ups of the construction... 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Oct. 23, 2003

Hey look, we have a first floor! 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
Ours is the one in the back against the woods and in front of the water tower... 1 | 16 | 17

Oct. 16, 2003

Still waiting for them to start framing... 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Oct. 12, 2003

Progress continues... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Oct. 3, 2003

We decided to put a contract on lot #80A
More pictures of the site construction... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11
Our house (with Audra): 5 | 6 | 8 | 9
The watertower in the backyard (on the Fort Property): 7
Audra, standing in our garage: 12 | 13

Oct. 1, 2003

We came to Courtland Homes' new development: Inlet Cove and were looking at two potential new homes, lots 79 and 80...
The foundations of houses 79 and 80: 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21
The neighboring courtyard houses and their construction: 2 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37
The woods behind the property: 12 | 13
The realtor and the construction foreman: 15 | 18
The courtyard from lots 79 and 80: 19