Well I have finally caught up with my posts to "current day"! After we sent back our 2nd revision thoughts, we met with Bob again on Thursday (Nov 5). Bob had already integrated several of our ideas, but we still had a lot to talk about. Off the top of my head:
1) adding the extra 2 feet off the "top" of the master bedroom did allow the fireplace to be centered on the wall opposite the bed.
2) discussed master bath arrangement
3) Bob had pretty much changed the mud room to fit what we suggested. It worked out great! not only that, but it was a couple feet wider (because of some of the other unrelated changes we had made to the entire floor).
4) The downstairs had to shift around a bit because he had mis-represented where the supporting walls needed to sit. The main change is that the office and guest bedroom had to swap, and the A/V closet went from 5' wide to 3' wide.
5) we added a workshop that was about 9 feet deep and ran almost the entire back wall of the garage, ending in a full-size garage door entry!
6) we also spent some time going through the inside amenities that we want (for example, general countertop thoughts, types and locations of floor coverings, etc). This will help build a budget for the house.
So right now we are anticipating getting the next set of plans tomorrow. Can't wait!
Oh and also, Bob had already talked to MN Power about how much it would cost to run the underground electricity back to our house. They told him over $10K!!! Ack! But not to worry, we have our industry insider (Pa Harvey) already saying that he's going to "make a couple calls" to see what that is all about!
Looks like you guys are making great progress. Will Bob be ready to break ground in a few weeks??
ReplyDeleteI think he wants to start construction the week of Nov 16! Not sure how rigid that deadline is but he wants to get some things done before the ground freezes. I think he's already putting some of the work out for bid. We haven't signed anything though (other than for the design work).
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