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September 24, 2004

Construction Concepts

Yesterday was a big day for the construction planning. Posted some floor plans and 3D renderings on a hidden URL and submitted to four timber frame companies. Basically the first step in any project is to find a lender, and work out some rough budget numbers. Then you get to buy some fun architectural software to draw up your dream house, then present the rough drafts to the timber frame companies. Then they come back with a cost. Then the goal is to get that cost well below the lender number to leave yourself a buffer zone for "oops-oh-by-the-ways" that are going to pop up during construction.

Using the design software was a lot of fun, especially when I somehow put a toilet on the roof, and a closet door 30 feet underground. That was awesome. Hopefully we won't have to go back to the drawing board too much (i.e. shrink the house...) To avoid bad karma we're not showing anyone the drawings (drawerings?) yet because you just know the more people that are in on the big plan is proportional to the level of disappointment that could come. So no peeking for now!

Anyway here's the URLs of the four companies:
Blue Ridge Timberwrights
Thistlewood
Yankee Barn Homes
Bensonwood Homes

Posted by Stephen at September 24, 2004 10:45 AM

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Posted by: Don't worry... I know my way out. at September 28, 2004 8:43 AM