05/07/14 Pre-Construction Meeting (Massive information)

Whew. I just type all of this up in a matter of minutes. So bare with me with the grammatical errors and what not. lol.

So... That was one crazy meeting. So much we went through... and so much questions was asked. Some of you guys got it made! There are some things that y'all did with your homes that we can't do to ours.

Thanks to Dwtimes2 and Jennifer for giving me more questions to ask to our PM. It was good to ask.

I found out that our home is REVERSED. That was a shocker of the bloody day. I had my mindset on the regular Venice floor plan but then boom there goes the dynamite... we're getting a reversed home.

So after hours of photoshop... (I'm not very photoshop savvy) I finally made the exact replica floor plan thingy majiggys. Since the one on the Ryan Homes website sucked.

1st Floor Reversed

2nd Floor Reversed

Attic

We didn't care much for the reversed version of the Venice. It is what it is. We'll deal.

So the questions. Aye. These are what I asked:

Can we add a sink rough-in in the attic for a wet bar ?

Nope, because we asked too late.

Can we run flooring up to the wall under cabinets?

Nope, because the PM said hardwood goes last and doesn't want to mess the wood up with the workers stepping all over it. 

Hose bibs go where?

On the sides. Sadly we can't get front or back. But it's close. 

Can we add a utility sink in the garage? 

Yes.

Can we widen the driveway?

It's a little wider than the garage doors, so we didn't want to debate about it. But we talked about it. 

Can we add two outlets on the island? 

Yes, but we can do it ourselves.

Can we put the cabinets out more above the fridge?

No. Didn't get a good reason for this one... Gah it looks so stupid... think we can do this ourselves?  

Switches? Are they in the middle?

Nope. To the side. 

Fireplace switch? Can we put it somewhere else?

Yes. Behind the mounted television. 

Does attic have a door at the entrance?

Nope.

What kind lighting does the attic have?

Recessed lighting. It looks amazing. 

Where does the fuse box go?

Inside garage with the meter outside. 

Can we add drop lights in the kitchen?

Yep.

Does the attic have it's own climate control?

Yes. Every floor gets a thermostat. So we get three.... that's nuts! Save monies! 

There were a lot more questions, but these were the few I could recall. 

Yeah majority of our requests were thumbs down... but I'm just glad our second bedroom is going to be turned into a mini-loft. Woo hoo!

But yes, the meeting went well and our PM Vince seems like a cool guy. The thing that made us feel at ease is when he said, "Communication is important". He'll let us know of anything such as e-mailing us all the updated pictures and what not. 

We should start breaking ground... NEXT WEEK!

Tis' exciting. After our meeting, Beth took us to see a reversed Venice with an attic. I love the attic, it is so big... The owners made their attic into a a bedroom with a bath. Ultimate cool spot if you're a kid and you get to stay up there. 

Here's a picture of the stairs leading up to the attic as we were on the second floor: 

We have the same stair case. We went the cheap route and got the half walls. Which surprisingly don't look too bad! 

Here is the Venice we visited and next to it is a Florence. The Florence has the same color we're going to get:

Venice and a Florence with the color we chose! Such a lovely green. 

What our Venice is going to look like, minus the red and tannish brown. I'd choose this color but the blues and reds are already taken around us. :(  I really wanted a blue with light beige colored house.

A Rome with the same color combination we're getting. But with a dark brown steel room versus this red one. 

I like it! Can't wait to see it on our Venice!

Man... I better not change my mind... I hate it when I do that... I stare at a photo for a long time and will start regretting  my color choices... what do you guys think? Haha. I just can't wait to see our home go up!