Ok, so the pun is a little cheesy, but this is a sort of ground breaking. Not one with front loaders and big piles of dirt, but instead with my computer and the information I'm gaining along the way.
When my husband and I decided to have a custom home built we had no idea how to get started. I think, in our mind, we envisioned that we had already made the hard choice and now the home building process would begin. Boy, were we wrong!
First, there are tons of options to building a home. I'm not talking about the fun options like picking colors or tile. I mean heavy, important options where to get your home plans, how to choose a builder, or even how to pay for this new project. We had no idea what we were getting into.
So, being the very detailed (read: compulsively anal) person that I am, I went to work. I was certain that my local library would hold all of the answers. You can find anything at the library, right? I'm sorry to say, though, that although I found a few useful books, I did not find the all-inclusive guide to purchasing a custom-built home that I was hoping for. My internet searches yielded the same results: a few good resources, but no step-by-step guideline.
That's when I decided that there had to be other people out there who felt the same way. Maybe they were crying out for information the same way I was. Thus, I decided to start the Dream Home Blog.
Let me say, right off the bat, that I'm not a construction expert. If you're looking for someone to explain the best way to install a floor joist, this is not where you want to be. But I will be sharing the choices that we've made during our little adventure, the benefits or consequences of our choices, and any other helpful information that floats my way.
Let the ground breaking begin!
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