Glenn said he would need a survey done before he could get started on the grading plans. Derek recommended that we reach out to Bob Pitsker from Pitsker & Associates. Glenn wanted the survey to indicate the required 50 foot setbacks so we could determine if we’d have to submit a minor variation request with…
Site evaluation with Douglass Engineering
Glenn Douglass from Douglass Engineering came out to our site to do an evaluation and offer his services as a civil engineer. He walked the site and took some angle measurements along our proposed driveway location. After marking off a couple of sight lines, he told us that it would be better to bring the…
The early versions of the floor plans
Deb took the feedback from our space planning meeting and went right to work on creating the floor plans. We are happy with how all of the outdoor decks are coming together. We feel like we will have plenty of outdoor living space and the outdoor fireplace that we wanted from the very beginning. The…
Space planning with Caribou Ridge
After signing the contract, reviewing our programming list, and touring the site – Deb went right to work on a space plan for Knotty Bear Lodge. During the site visit, we had discussed the driveway coming in from the East corner of the lot and having the three-car garage connected to the house with a…
Site walk with the architect
Today we met with our architect, Deb, and Dan from Best Custom Homes at our lot for a site visit. We walked the property and showed them the general area where we wanted to place the home. We talked about the features of the lot that were important to us – preserving the large rock…
Who will design our home?
We interviewed four different architects for our project. Most of them were referrals from the builder, but we did some of our own research on Houzz to find a couple other options as well. We drafted our wish list and gathered our inspiration photos in preparation for each meeting. It was clear that some would…
Wish list for our new home
In preparation for meeting with potential architects we put together our wish list and specifications for our new home. It will be interesting to see how many compromises we have to make along the way. Hopefully not too many! Overview Main level ranch Walk-out basement foundation 3 bedrooms 2 ½ baths 1 indoor gas fireplace,…
Touring houses with Best Custom Homes
We met with Derek and Dan to tour the homes they currently have under construction. We started at Handlebar Ranch – an impressive home with a massive recreation out building. It was still in the early stages of construction with framing completed and some interior plumbing and electrical, but we could already see the quality…
How about now?
It had been nearly two years since we purchased our land and the plan was to wait another three years before we started the building process, but five years is a long time to wait to build your dream house. We decided that maybe we should consider building sooner and now might be the right…