I have lurked here for ages and learned a bunch. Now its our turn to build.
Our build will have MANY challenges and I have been on the fence for a decade because of these. About 10 years ago I got bids and they scared me off. But its now or never with 3 kids. Twin teens and a 10 year old, so here we go.
Challenge1: Large pecan tree we want to keep. You have to have shade in N. Texas otherwise its a bath. This seriously limits the size and positioning of a pool.
Challenge2: Electric reroute. I have an odd electrical provider(TNMP) Difficult and expensive to work with. And we are looking at $4000 minimum.
Challenge3: Sewer reroute. $6000 minimum and must be coordinated with the electric.
Challenge4: U shaped house with almost no windows on backside, so a lot of the yard is not viewable, Its just how they built in the 70's.
So I know what youre thinking, "Why dont you just move dummy?". My answer to that is we missed that time and in our area we are VERY priced out of the market without taking a huge hit on our lifestyle. We made a decision to make the old place the way we want it and hold on to it at least til the kids are gone.
So we are ten grand in before a hole is dug!!
Next... The bdding process
Our build will have MANY challenges and I have been on the fence for a decade because of these. About 10 years ago I got bids and they scared me off. But its now or never with 3 kids. Twin teens and a 10 year old, so here we go.
Challenge1: Large pecan tree we want to keep. You have to have shade in N. Texas otherwise its a bath. This seriously limits the size and positioning of a pool.
Challenge2: Electric reroute. I have an odd electrical provider(TNMP) Difficult and expensive to work with. And we are looking at $4000 minimum.
Challenge3: Sewer reroute. $6000 minimum and must be coordinated with the electric.
Challenge4: U shaped house with almost no windows on backside, so a lot of the yard is not viewable, Its just how they built in the 70's.
So I know what youre thinking, "Why dont you just move dummy?". My answer to that is we missed that time and in our area we are VERY priced out of the market without taking a huge hit on our lifestyle. We made a decision to make the old place the way we want it and hold on to it at least til the kids are gone.
So we are ten grand in before a hole is dug!!
Next... The bdding process