Last week we met with our personal builder, named Jay, out at the new home site. The purpose was to perform a site walk, which gives him the information needed to create a plan for where the house will go, how far utilities will be from the house, and make certain we obey codes related to property line setbacks.
Things went well overall, we had already picked a spot for the house and it works fine for them. The elevation changes were more drastic than we thought, which means we'll have about 6 feet of brick foundation at the low point. That might add to the cost, but we'll also be able to get underneath the house easier if we need to.
Everything else was fine. Jay doesn't think we'll need to get gravel for a construction driveway, but the money we saved there will probably just go towards other things they forgot to spec out, such as drainage systems. Oh, and we were off on our guesswork for the distance to the well. We'll have to see how all that shakes out cost-wise in the end.
Next we go to the county to try to get a health permit for a new septic tank!
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