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Building a Modern Home in Summit County Colorado
 
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Year: 2020
Home 2020

Year: 2020

Groundbreaking
Building

Groundbreaking

Finally getting to groundbreaking on our site, including some issues with expansive clay soil and scraping topsoil once our test pit looked good.

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Our Blueprints
Design

Our Blueprints

A full look at our blueprints after we cleared the HOA, showing the overall plans for our modern mountain home in Colorado.

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Roofline Appeal Meeting
Design

Roofline Appeal Meeting

Appealing the architectural committee’s denial of our roof line amendment to the full homeowner’s board.

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The HOA Denies our Amendment
Design

The HOA Denies our Amendment

A dispute with the HOA over our roof slope and our appeal.

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Construction Loan Closing
Money

Construction Loan Closing

Finally getting our construction loan closing finished, including jumping through some more hoops at the behest of U.S. Bank.

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A Big Pinterest Board
Design

A Big Pinterest Board

Using a big pinterest board to start determining your design goals and vision for a custom build.

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The Build Contract
Money

The Build Contract

Finalizing our build contract with our custom home builder, and walking a middle ground between a cost-plus build contract and a fixed price build contract.

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More Construction Loan Issues
Money

More Construction Loan Issues

The hassles of “go fetch this document” quests when dealing with a bank over a construction loan, particularly when the quests are impossible.

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Concrete and Excavation Bids
Building

Concrete and Excavation Bids

The impact of a dramatically higher excavation bid for winter work, which firmly set us on the “build in the spring” schedule

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Roof Issues
Design

Roof Issues

Some cost increases brought on by a steeper roof slope got us revisiting the question of roof slope in an attempt to keep things pretty and cheap

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