OUR TOLL HOME
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Monday, August 29, 2016
Laundry Room Update & a Misft on our Elevation
Toll Brothers options selection is on the web which means literally building your house out by adding and deleting options that configure the space as you see it. I wasn't quite familiar with this process so I did not dab into very much. Our focus was primarily on the structural items of the house. One day I decided to check it out with very little knowledge of the model's potential beyond the basic floor plan. I had already decided that the laundry would be in the basement and it would be a laundry/craft room for our granddaughter and I.
Well, upon pushing the button I discovered the alternate laundry room location. The standard location is in the mudroom on the lower level. Anyway, the alternate laundry location is in this area that you see in the picture. It closes up the two story foyer which I was not happy about but my hubster really wanted it there even though he doesn't do laundry. The nerve. lol We went back and forth. As I continued to listen to the advantages of having the laundry in this location, I surrendered!! Threw out the white towel and began redesigning my original plan. This two story foyer is now a laundry room. I later asked the SR what would happen to the outside elevation. She sent us a picture and I did not like it. If you look in the picture the large window reduces in size to create the laundry room and outside the panel between the window and the door gets larger. I did not like it but my hubster was so happy that I gave in that he did not consider the different options we may have been able to get to change the outside elevation. Ugh
Well, upon pushing the button I discovered the alternate laundry room location. The standard location is in the mudroom on the lower level. Anyway, the alternate laundry location is in this area that you see in the picture. It closes up the two story foyer which I was not happy about but my hubster really wanted it there even though he doesn't do laundry. The nerve. lol We went back and forth. As I continued to listen to the advantages of having the laundry in this location, I surrendered!! Threw out the white towel and began redesigning my original plan. This two story foyer is now a laundry room. I later asked the SR what would happen to the outside elevation. She sent us a picture and I did not like it. If you look in the picture the large window reduces in size to create the laundry room and outside the panel between the window and the door gets larger. I did not like it but my hubster was so happy that I gave in that he did not consider the different options we may have been able to get to change the outside elevation. Ugh
This is the foyer area of our model which no longer exist because it will be closed off and made into a laundry room. |
Friday, July 29, 2016
Selfie Moment
Thursday, May 19, 2016
WE BROKE GROUND TODAY! YAY!
and SO IT BEGINS! |
Monday, May 9, 2016
It's a STAKE out!!
This is the little gadget the surveyor uses for accurate measurements to stake out your lot. It has a picture of your entire plot plan. Look closely and you can view the plot plan of our lot. |
This picture shows the young 23 year old engineer student with the additional stakes in his tote. He is a senior at Towson University. |
BEFORE STAKE OUT! |
AFTER STAKE OUT! YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ADDITIONAL POINTS HE LAYED FOR US! |
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Breaking Ground
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
2nd Pre Construction Meeting
Today was our second pre construction meeting.
We asked for this meeting in an effort to be on the same page with all of our selections because we had countless email communication between us, SR, PM, the Big Girl PM and the consultant at the Design Studio. The meeting went well and we were able to identify and add some additional selections that were not noted. For instance, we had no clue that the bannisters we saw in the model were NOT the standard bannisters. I have walked into the room with the brick, stain door colors and bannister options many times and never paid attention to the bannister options sitting in the far corner. I noticed that there were several options and our paper work reflected the standard. I am so happy I saw them today to upgrade them to the white stylish option. The standard was straight and boring. I considered the iron balusters but with my decor the white was the better option. We spent a lot time on the electrical and will visit after installation to be certain all fixtures are installed according to our placements. We did not get the mother in law suite on the first floor as I hoped because the request was too late; however, we can still turn that room into the suite easily since the basement will be unfinished. Overall, we are pleased and still waiting for the permit with the greenhouse revision.
We asked for this meeting in an effort to be on the same page with all of our selections because we had countless email communication between us, SR, PM, the Big Girl PM and the consultant at the Design Studio. The meeting went well and we were able to identify and add some additional selections that were not noted. For instance, we had no clue that the bannisters we saw in the model were NOT the standard bannisters. I have walked into the room with the brick, stain door colors and bannister options many times and never paid attention to the bannister options sitting in the far corner. I noticed that there were several options and our paper work reflected the standard. I am so happy I saw them today to upgrade them to the white stylish option. The standard was straight and boring. I considered the iron balusters but with my decor the white was the better option. We spent a lot time on the electrical and will visit after installation to be certain all fixtures are installed according to our placements. We did not get the mother in law suite on the first floor as I hoped because the request was too late; however, we can still turn that room into the suite easily since the basement will be unfinished. Overall, we are pleased and still waiting for the permit with the greenhouse revision.
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