What Goes Here?

Over the past few weeks we have been emailing Todd, our builder while Tony was out recovering from surgery.  We were concerned about the space above the third car garage.  In the plans, the pitch of the roof is steeper than the constructed version (we are happy with the change, as it provides us with a 16 foot roof in the garage).  But, our concern was that the third car garage would look like an afterthought without a window.

So, we walked around the neighborhood and looked at what other people had done.  Todd's concern with putting a window above the third car garage was that the roof line is lower above the third car garage, so the window would not be at the same height as the other windows.  Instead, he offered to put a brick detail above the third car garage.  However, we opted to leave it as is, since we do not have any brick details on the rest of the house.  

Red Line Meeting

Our meeting with Tony yesterday was the "Red Line Meeting".  Or, the closest thing to a ground breaking ceremony we will have.  Apparently, large scissors are hard to find.  Instead of cutting ribbon, we went back to the model home and reviewed all our of selections.  

The lot is sloped, so we will have a dropped garage.  From the outside, our house will look like it has three stories above the garage.  In reality, the garage will just have sixteen foot ceilings and the windows above the garage will actually be in the garage itself.  Jordan is already plotting ways to use the additional space in our his already massive garage/workshop area.

He also showed us the plat layout with our house sitting on our lot.  The house will sit on the right side of the lot, so we will have plenty of yard on the left side of the house.

Then, he took us out to the lot where he showed up where the corners of our house will be.  The front two orange stakes represent the front corners of the house.  Then you can see the back left stake and the back right stake is under the large pile of dirt.  The back line is where the patio ends, so the back of the house is inside the rear stakes.  I have overlaid orange lines to help you visualize the house.

Then, I asked Tony the question all builders dread:  when will our house be completed.  They are still shooting for July, which is a relief considering all the delays we have already encountered.

Since there was no red ribbon, over-sized scissors, hard hats, nor film crews, we must settle with a photo of me in front of the "sold" sign.

Timeline:  Crews were on site removing the large dirt pile.  Once that is gone, someone will spray paint an orange line indicating where our house will sit.  The next step is to dig a hole.  The same crew that is working on the house behind me in the above picture (see the back hoe behind me) will move over to our place.

Floorplans

The exterior of our home with be a combination of brick and stone.  There is a cute little patio, in which one day I hope to sit in and enjoy the company of our neighbors and watch the neighborhood kids play.  Kind of like they do on Desperate Housewives - sans the drama.

As for the interior, we opted for the fireplace, covered patio in the back, and 3rd car garage.  Between the extra garage space and the workspace, Husband might never enter the actual living space.