Engineered Plans
Working with our engineered building plans for our custom home, including some office window adjustments so we could take in the views
The HOA Meeting
Some stressful times getting our house plans ready for the upcoming HOA meeting and the review by the HOA’s architectural committee
Final Design Meeting
A final meeting with our architect to solidify window placements, placement of the fireplace, and other tweaks to our custom home.
Structural Engineering and Countertops
A discussion of working with our structural engineers and shopping for some countertop options
Final Floorplan Tweaks
Making adjustments to our floorplan to optimize our use of space and the views from our site.
Home Depot Dates
Setting up home depot dates while planning our custom home helped us start to zero in on the fixtures and surfaces we liked (and those we didn’t)
HOAs and Flat Roofs
Working to negotiate a shed roof with an HOA whose regulations only allow for flat roofs in certain circumstances, along with some suggested reading.
Life-Sized Floorplan
Figuring out a floorplan for a custom home with a life-sized chalk drawing in a parking lot
Floorplan Round 2
Our first round of floorplan edits produced version two of our floorplan, which was closer to something that worked but still needed tweaks.