Today is the day! Last night we had our Pre-Construction meeting and we were very surprised to hear they will be digging today! It makes me smile not only that this is really official, but of course important things happen on really good dates like I have mentioned before… Today is my Grandfather's Birthday! He passed away over 20 years ago. I wish he was here, but I am sure he is looking down smiling! :)
The Pre-Construction meeting went very smooth. It lasted about an hour and a half. Our Project Manager seems like a really nice and straight forward guy. He went over all of our selections, answered any questions we had, reviewed the blueprints, and topography. He gave us a lot of great information. Getting to know him a little, he has been a PM with Ryan Homes for about 10 years now. It was also nice to know he actually built his house with Ryan a couple of years ago. We are looking forward to working with him.
After the meeting we swung by our lot to check it out before the dig. Here is a pic!
Ready to dig!
Today is our Pre-Construction Meeting! I can't believe it! I have composed a list of questions I plan to ask when we meet our Project Manager. I will post the answers I receive under the questions.
- If there is shelving in the laundry room can we not install it? (We have elected for a 2nd hook up for our washer & dryer in the basement so we will not need the shelves above the washer & dryer upstairs as we saw in the model home.)
- Can we purchase our own sink and under mount it with the upgraded laminate we chose?
- Where is the location of the thermostat?
- By the bottom of the stairs.
Can we review light switch locations?
- Did not feel it was necessary to ask.
- Are there going to be any windows in the basement?
- Where will the 2nd laundry hook up be located in the basement?
- Very left front corner of basement, near sump pump and furnace.
- Where will the basement rough in be located?
- Very back right corner of basement.
Can we create an under the stairs closet?
- Didn't ask, figure we can do this later.
- Can we insulate the garage?
- Yes, if you want to pay extra.
Can we widen the driveway & add a driveway pad next to the house?
- Better question for concrete company.
- Will there be a concrete pad poured in front of our walk out basement doors?
