Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Groundbreaking!

At our pre-construction meeting, we found out that our groundbreaking was slated for March 28.  My parents, sister, and best friend all live in the area, so we get picture updates a few times a week.  (Plus, we like to visit our "hole!")  Below are also the pics of what the house will roughly look like.  We were told 80-90 days from groundbreaking, so we are hoping for a mid-June settlement!  This week they are pouring the slabs, backfilling, and framing.



Stone Color
Siding and Front Door Color
Elevation C


Our Site!
Foundation Poured


Looking at the front of the house
View from street

Garage

Right side of house

Garage

Looking at the back from afar


Basement

Basement again

Where our future bar will be

Pipes and stuff in basement

Us taking pictures in our basement

Distance between our house and the neighbor's

Options, Options, Options!!

With a new baby and two very energetic dogs, we decided it was time to make the move to be closer to my family and have a little land for the pups to run!  I have always loved to visit model homes, especially in this one specific neighborhood, so it made our decision pretty easy on where to build.  While I fell in LOVE with the model home (as most people do), my hubby is more of a realist who doesn't want to build a huge house just to have a lot of wasted space.  *sigh*  While I know he has a very good point, we compromised by having a more modest house with lots of upgrades.  :)

We went with the Venice model home with these upgrades:
Elevation C with partial Bucks County stone Stone Mountain Clay siding & Spice Variety door
Bronze fixtures
Kitchen- Gourmet island with Giallo Napolean granite, Tahoe Cherry Bordeaux cabinets, Stainless Steel Appliances, Ceramic Tile Floors, Recessed Lighting, & Lighting Rough-Ins over the Island for Pendants
Morning Room with ceramic tile, extra windows, and French doors
Family Room with stone fireplace with lighting rough-in
Living Room with lighting rough-in
Master Bath with double sink, soaking tub and shower/shower seat with uba tuba granite, butterscotch maple cabinets, and upgraded tile
Second bath with Espresso cabinets and white tiling
Unfinished walk-out basement with wet bar and bathroom rough-ins

Of course there are more things that I am not remembering, but those are the basics.  

Kitchen and Morning Room Cabinets, Granite, & Cabinets.  Family room carpet.

Close-Up of Granite



Wood floors in foyer & living room and stairs/upstairs carpet


Master Bathroom Uba Tuba granite with tile and border selections


Master bathroom choices with the butterscotch cabinets