So, my preconstruction meeting is Friday and I must admit I am not that excited. It feels like nothing has been happening with the house and I've gotten caught up in "life". Im hoping that after the meeting I will be just as excited as I was before.
I decided to go with a full brick front after going back and forth between that and partial stone. I've noticed that alot of the houses in the neighborhood are partial stone, but I felt like my model (the Verona) would look better with brick. My Ryan rep assured me that the houses will be about half brick half stone,but that like my house the construction on the brick houses hasn't started yet. I went with Triangle's Sandfaced Brick "Southampton" because I felt it had a "stonish" color and texture.
But on to better news...I think I am going to love my neighborhood! Whenever I visit I am always surprised at how much progress has taken place since my last visit. Love that there will be kids close to my son's age for him to play with. I can just imagine him riding his bike on those rolling hills :)
-ro
I KNOW THAT MODEL HOME!!!! lol
ReplyDeleteSo glad everything is in order! Life gets crazy. But you'll get excited again. Especially since you can drive by and see it go up!
Life here is great!!! I love it here! They haven't updated the lot picture in the model yet, but according to our Rep, there are only 34 lots left!! Talk about selling fast! =)
So happy for you!
btw...love the color combo!
ReplyDeleteYou will start to get excited when you are at the meeting, I promise! We kind of felt the same way, it was so dead for a little while, that we felt no excitement. It'll start to get crazy before you know it though! We chose the Cherry Bordeaux w/ Crown Molding and Tan Brown Granite as well for our kitchen. I love the combo! And, I absolutely love the brick exterior! Looks so classy. YAY! :)
ReplyDeleteOnce they break ground things will be happening so fast that there is almost no time to not be excited. We have hit a little pause in the building process and even though there are little things done each day we visit, it is almost disappointing when we walk in and have to search for what has been done instead of bam...you can't miss it. Enjoy the calm because the storm of change is about to sweep you up!!!
ReplyDeleteI am excited for you!! Sounds beautiful! And by the way, thanks for posting picture of model kitchen - we are getting the penninsula and the island, and I didn't know exactly how it would look as there are no Verona models close by, only existing builds we've been able to sneak peeks at... I really like it!!
ReplyDelete@Noey oh I know you know you know that model home :) If you are anything like me you know it TOO well!
ReplyDeleteThx everyone...I know it will come I just need to be patient. This house is like a dream come true for me but unlike in the fairytales...there is no instant transformation. I am sure ill be wishing for this calm in a few weeks....and I can't wait :)
NestNewbies I can't wait to see your kitchen! I really like the colors and think the crown molding will look great.
BD my rep told me they are trying to start ahead of the originally sched Aug 16 so I may find myself in the storm sooner than I thought..YAY!!!!
GAPMom I really like the peninsula and kitchen too! I have sooo many pics of the Verona model bc its the model in my neighborhood. Let me know if there is something in particular you want to see. Or I can just post a bunch of pics and let you have fun with it :) My son has football practice later but I will try to get them up tonight.
ReplyDeleteOh you so rock. I would warmly welcome any photos you post. Thank you thank you thank you!
ReplyDeletehey RO! Remember me? If your house is the one I think it is, I LOVE IT!! It's beautiful! And I have heard others say the same thing. Your outside colors are so pretty! You should be closing soon, right? Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHi Noey! Of course I remember you :D I think my house is the one you
ReplyDeletethink it is LOL...its kind of on a hill...light brick with black
shutters? Thank you so much!!! I went yesterday and they'd taken the
coverings off of the floors and I nearly cried. It was the first time
that it looked like what I'd envisioned. Its funny you say that the
colors are pretty. When they put the brick up I hated it I mean I was
so upset because it just didnt look like it looked on that little
sample sheet. But after they washed the brick it looked better. I was
also worried because the colors on my house are a little lighter than
a lot of the houses and I didnt want it to look too different or the
neighbors feel like it messed up the "flow".
My closing is scheduled for November 17th. I am so excited and so
exhausted at the same time. I've met more neighbors and they all seem
great. Have the finished up all of the lots on your street? I cant
believe how many houses have gone up in the last couple of months!
Yes!! That's the one! GORGEOUS!!! Love it! It faces my house so I see it every day! What a beautiful site! And what a great lot for it!! You did really well on picking a lot! (I remember you looking at them)
ReplyDeleteI love the brick! It looks great! I think two houses on my street have that color, and then two others have a darker brick. I don't think it messes up any flow at all! It's awesome! And I know some of the people around me think so too.
I haven't met many of the other neighbors up your way yet though. But the ones down here are simply wonderful!! =) There is one lot left down here to sell and I know someone looking at it.
We have 3 others under construction. I think one is set to close really soon, and the next two probably before the end of December. We have lots of kids down here so far. A little boy in 3rd grade, my 3, another neighbor has a little boy, and another with 2 girls and infant. So it's nice. Very family friendly down here. And from what I can tell, throughout the the neighborhood.
I think you are really gonna love it here!
What phone provider services our neighborhood? I am having a hard time setting phone service up
ReplyDeleteI have windstream and have bundled my home phone, internet and dish with them. Great deal.
ReplyDeleteThey took over CTC (concord telphone).