We signed a contract today and sent the floor plan off to the architect! Oh yeah, and cut our first big check. Can't forget about that part!
Tentative timeline from here:
- 4 weeks to get construction plans finalized (end of May)
- 2 weeks to pull permits
- Push the GO button and start the site work (middle of June)
- 4 month building process
- Move in! (middle of October)
Now that this part is mostly over, I can honestly say I had no idea it would take this long. Our first thought was to take a stock plan and modify it to make it "custom." We started the search in mid-January thinking we had plenty of time to be ready by April. After viewing thousands of plans, we just didn't find anything we really and truly liked that fit our needs, goals, and family living styles. After that we started designing our own. Back and forth, forth and back. We had to keep downsizing, and keep modifying. I lost track of how many times we went back and forth with Melody- who has the patience of a saint!
I look back over the last several posts, and just have to laugh. The plan that we liked initially several posts ago is so long gone, I barely remember it! Basically it was just too big. I know some day this whole phase will be just a fuzzy memory. However, note to self: Jen, if you ever need to build a house again, plan at least 6 months for the planning and architecture phase!
