Almost 4 months in

We are now almost in and growing accustomed to our new home.  For the most part everything has been going well.  We have had a few more issues pop up and some of our others resolved.  For our 30 day fixes they sent out one of their subs to fix things and to be honest, I wish I would have just done most of them myself.  It was a father/son crew.  Some things they did alright, but others it seemed like just a half-assed attempt.  I let our project manager know and he said he will have his guys repair anything outstanding, hopefully they do a better job.  I'll just list a few of our outstanding issues, don't want to list out everything as some are just minor.  Most outside things need to wait until it warms up.

Outstanding items:

• New island counter top.  When they framed for our island they must have put the 2 small support walls 1" farther apart than necessary so they ended up needing a filler between the cabinets.  They did not account for this with the counter so it did not fit right.  Just waiting for all the parts to come in before it is fixed.  
• Replace transom windows above front and back door.  The grill in the windows above the front and back door were both crooked.  Plygem was supposed to come out last week to replace them, but the techs truck broke down, we now have to wait 2 more weeks to get back on the schedule.
• Backyard grading.  We've pretty much had issues with water standing in our backyard since they did the rough grade on the yard next door.  This has caused tons of water to form, to which we called Ryan Homes out several times for on twitter.  They didn't want to do anything until spring until I kept pushing it and they finally installed a drain on the lot next door.  This resolved the issue somewhat, but our yard will still need to be graded differently to prevent pooling.  

We also had issues with our cold air return on the first floor being very loud.  The HVAC company came out and tried to alleviate it by installing a return air vent in the basement, this did nothing except reveal and sandwich wrapper that still had cheese on it in the return itself.  The result was Ryan Homes paying to have all the ducts/vents cleaned in the entire house.  Since adding that vent did not resolve the issue they brought in another HVAC company that will be installing a new return line from the basement ceiling to the furnace that is lined with acoustical padding, this will get installed next week.

We are finally to the point of picking paint for the walls and covering over the flat paint that gets marks on it from just looking at it, not to mention it is such a thin coat that painters tape will rip it off.

We are also in the stages of getting quotes to have a patio put in.

To anyone else who has the Landon model with the bonus room, or even without.  Do you feel your rooms above the garage are colder than the others?  Our bonus room gets to be real cold and measuring the temperature at the floor by the baseboards often shows 20-30 degrees lower than what the thermostat is set for.  I know they used a spray foam and then insulation but I can't help but feel there is still air intrusion somewhere.  I've even pulled the attic access panels in the bonus room and lined them with insulation.

If you have any questions about the Landon, or want to see how something was done, just let me know.