houseplans&more blog
Well, today’s the day we’ve been waiting for… they’ve dug the foundation! Not only does it look really deep standing at the edge looking down, but of all the foundation types to choose from when building a home, a basement foundation probably takes the longest, so patience is a must. Read more
Everything is set with the builder and the next step is digging the foundation, but the weather is bound to get bad. We couldn’t have predicted that any better even if we were weathermen! Our foundation is ready for digging for 4 days ago now, and since that day it has been raining cats and dogs. Read more
We met our building supervisor at our lot to see the stakes that show the perimeter of our house and where the foundation will be.
With color selections and materials chosen, the final piece of the puzzle prior to construction is to have a final meeting with the builder and go over all of the structural changes in the initial contract and give the builder 3.5% to start construction. Read more
After the initial shock of the flooring situation; if any serious upgrades were going to be done, it was definitely going to be for flooring since it spans the entire home design’s open floor plan and is present or visible from every room. Read more
We chose the exterior color scheme at the same time we selected all of the finishes in the interior of our home. That was definitely an important day! One thing I decided to do prior to our meeting with the interior designer was spend more time in the builder’s spec home that we initially fell in love with. Read more