Because we are ready to begin building as soon as possible, we are meeting with the contractors this week. To help us and the contractors, we've prepared a list of changes, such as carpeting the bedroom floors (instead of hardwood) and lowering the downstairs' ceiling height to 9 ft (instead of 10). We also included our preference for materials, such as HardiePlank for the exterior siding, galvanized metal roofing, and beadboard for the bathrooms and utility room. Ideally, we want to have few to none change orders once we start building--we'll see how that goes! Even with a detailed set of plans, it's hard to know everything until the project actually starts.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The plans have arrived
Our house plans arrived via FedEx on Monday. It was exciting to come home from the grocery store and see a large package waiting at the front door. We ordered the construction set, which includes 8 plans printed on paper. We have a copy for ourselves and each contractor (there are 3) will receive a set to prepare their bids. 
Because we are ready to begin building as soon as possible, we are meeting with the contractors this week. To help us and the contractors, we've prepared a list of changes, such as carpeting the bedroom floors (instead of hardwood) and lowering the downstairs' ceiling height to 9 ft (instead of 10). We also included our preference for materials, such as HardiePlank for the exterior siding, galvanized metal roofing, and beadboard for the bathrooms and utility room. Ideally, we want to have few to none change orders once we start building--we'll see how that goes! Even with a detailed set of plans, it's hard to know everything until the project actually starts.
Because we are ready to begin building as soon as possible, we are meeting with the contractors this week. To help us and the contractors, we've prepared a list of changes, such as carpeting the bedroom floors (instead of hardwood) and lowering the downstairs' ceiling height to 9 ft (instead of 10). We also included our preference for materials, such as HardiePlank for the exterior siding, galvanized metal roofing, and beadboard for the bathrooms and utility room. Ideally, we want to have few to none change orders once we start building--we'll see how that goes! Even with a detailed set of plans, it's hard to know everything until the project actually starts.
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