The weekend before the Finalization Meeting we went to visit my parents and they were talking about how they were probably going to get a gas fireplace and my Dad had asked me if we were going to get one. I advised that we were not going to get one and he brought up a few reasons why it might be a nice addition. For example, if the electric goes out the gas will still work and we can use it for heat. This should not be a big deal for us as our power lines are underground and we rarely lose power, but it really did make me think about getting one. Then I imagined where else would be hang Christmas stockings, and I was pretty much sold. I asked for pricing before the meeting and fireplace with the slate surround was $3,995. I told James that I wanted to look at it again in the model home before we made a decision and I was also busy googling images Ryan Homes Fireplaces. At the meeting we looked at the plain fireplace in the model home and I did not love it, but I know I fell in love a few online images that had a stone surround. We found out that is was an additional $2,495, but I think it is going to be well worth it. Here is a picture of what it should look like. We picked out the stone color as Shadow Ledgestone Easton.
This is a sample of the actual stone color we picked.
This is one of the images that I fell in love with!
At the Finalization Meeting we also got to pick our exterior colors. Both of our neighbors had already picked their colors, so a few options were already taken. Our siding color will be Stone Mountain Clay, all trim colors will be beige, and the front door will be Rookwood Blue Green.
We found out that our "Non-Standard Change Request" was approved to add a wall in the basement. We wanted to close off a section of the basement to create an office for James. We are adding approximately 55" of wall and a door. This costs us another $600, but I didn't think that is too bad.
Finally we went over all of our other choices and double checked everything.
A few days later we had our Preconstruction Meeting with the builder. This was our "triple" check of all selections. Our choices were now all official and we went over every step of the 13 page Selection Acknowledgement Report. This report detailed everything from materials they will be using for the construction to the finishes in our bathroom.
This was our first time meeting the actual builder and he was pretty cool. I did some "research" or as other people like to call it "stalking" on him and he appears to be the rugby coach for Mount Saint Mary's. Pretty cool. He definitely looks like he was a rugby player...he is a beast. I would not want to mess with him.
He wanted to make us feel comfortable with communication and basically told us we can contact him whenever we want, about anything. He wants us to enjoy this process and understand everything.
We went over the timeline and he advised we should be in the house by the end of January. We will see about that. He really seems to think that barring any great weather events the schedule is set in stone.
We made a check for the remainder of the down payment and construction is right around the corner!!!!!!!
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