Last week on Monday we met with everyone and generated the "final punchlist" - it had about 8 things on it. There were a handful of things that we had on our punchlist that the architect seemed to think were done well enough (or that trying to fix them would result in a worse product). They installed the back door deadbolt and sealed up some of the cracks in the wall end caps.
Later on in the week they addressed each of the items (though not all to everyone's satisfaction). The screen door was installed, though the latch didn't work properly. The countertop bridge piece behind the range got installed. It had seams, but the installer said that if he did it seamless it would probably crack with the movement of the house. But it looks 100 times better. One of the big things that the architect was pushing for was having the front of the fridge flush with the surrounding cabinetry - it was sticking out an inch or two. They removed drywall in places where the fridge had pieces sticking out in the back, and a long vertical strip for the water dispenser tubing. But they still had 1/4" showing on one side, and 3/4" on the other (which would tell you that the fridge wasn't in straight).
I bought some stainless steel switchplate covers for the kitchen - the architect had mentioned that they would sit tighter on the tile, and make the area look less cheap than the plastic covers. Got most of them at an electrical supply house and ended up spending under $20 for every receptacle and light switch in the kitchen.
This week on Monday I walked through the kitchen with the architect's PM. There were just 2 items on the list after that - screen door latch, and getting the fridge flush.
On Tuesday the builder swapped out the latch for one that worked properly, and did some more work on the fridge. They replaced the electrical receptacle with a smaller box, but still couldn't get it back further. The architect told them to take out all the drywall behind the fridge, and to put some thin trim materials instead. I couldn't tell if they were suggesting the trim would go outside of the fridge, framing it (just in case you got a flashlight and tried to look along the edge of the cabinetry?), or maybe behind the whole thing instead of drywall (though I don't think this is the case).
Wednesday they made the final attempt at getting the fridge flush. It's not 100% flush, but it's better than it has been and Is pretty darn close. We gave the builder the final check.
There's still a handful of things for us to do:
Get shelving for the laundry area.
Use putty to seal up a gap in the boards at the back door transition.
Get a wood fill pencil and touch up the re-used pocket door (some pre-existing scratches, some new holes from the demo).
Try swapping out the light trim kits in the living room and see if it gets a little brighter.
Make sure that the tops of doors (new trim) is painted, and touch up if needed.
Touch up the paint on the framing of the screen door - there are some dark spots showing through.
Figure out what to do about the steel switchplate covers in the kitchen.
So, the SS wall plates were installed, though we're not too sure what we think. While they do cinch up tighter on the tiles, they also stick out more, visually. The plastic ones kind of blend in with the color of the tile, and the SS look a lot different. I think we're going to swap back? Anyone want a good deal on a handful of SS wall plates?
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