When we were at the house on Sunday, we found a new water leak in the wall! The one we had on our list had been fixed, but a new one had sprung up just below it. A little disappointing to see a "fix" that isn't really a fix.

And here's something I'm investigating: a friend of ours works for ARPI's in Calgary, and he spends his days installing air conditioning, furnaces, etc. He said that we should check with our furnace company (HeatCraft) about our furnace being activated before we take possession (he called it "Temporary Heating"). From what he said, turning on the furnace while all the interior construction is going on is potentially very damaging to it - the furnace will intake a tremendous amount of dust & debris during that time - and as a result, many companies simply won't offer a warranty on the furnace if it was used in this way. That's a little scary! It makes sense, so I have a call in to HeatCraft to see if this is true. Bay West has already told is that while they will clean out the vents, it's "not their policy" to clean the furnace - we're expected to pay for that after we take possession.

I wasn't exactly pleased with this, because I find it ridiculous that we're paying $200,000+ for a house that will require immediate maintenance. It's like buying a new car and as soon as you drive it off the lot you need to turn around and go back for an oil change. Something that is NEW should be in NEW condition. Sure, I know we'll need to put money into the house right away to buy everything we need, but should we need to clean the carpets right after possession too?