Framing Bid – Builder’s First Source

by J Scott April 11, 2014

We came to a verbal agreement today with Builder’s First Source to do all the framing and dry-in work, which includes all framing, floor systems, roof system, sheathing, exterior doors, windows, back deck/porch, some exterior trim (including front porch columns), etc. Here’s how the numbers break down: Framing Labor: $20,830 Framing Materials: $37,334 Structural Steel: […]

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Sediment Control Bid: The Bartley Corp

by J Scott April 10, 2014

Prior to starting demolition or foundation work, we need install sediment control around the property — these are fences (called “silt fences” or for the super sturdy ones, “super silt fences”) that control the runoff dirt/mud that could potentially get into the water supply. We also need to install a fence to protect one of […]

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Framing Bid – Still Negotiating

by J Scott April 9, 2014

As I mentioned previously, Builder’s First Source came in very high on their original bid, though I’d really like to use them. There are willing to come down about halfway to where we needed to be, but we’re still not low enough to make the budget work. Part of their bid was installation of Hardi-board […]

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Foundation Bid: The Bartley Corp

by J Scott April 7, 2014

It’s been over a month since we received our last foundation bid revision — I’ve almost forgotten about it at this point, even though I still really need to get the number down a few thousand more dollars to stay anywhere near our budget (like I said previously, I knew we’d pay more to go […]

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Framing Bids – Bids in Hand

by J Scott April 7, 2014

We’ve received framing/dry-in bids from each of the large turn-key companies we were talking to. While we were originally planning to work with ProBuild (who we worked with in Atlanta), I honestly wasn’t impressed with their responsiveness or their attention to detail. It took several months to get final numbers from them (partially our fault […]

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Permit Drawings In-Hand

by J Scott April 2, 2014

We picked up the final set of drawings from the drafting firm today — these are the actual plans that have been stamped and signed by an engineer and that will be submitted to the county in order to get building permits. The final places incorporated the revisions we requested a couple weeks ago, and […]

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SDP Approved

by J Scott April 2, 2014

Our Site Development Plan (SDP) was (conditionally) approved today, which is a huge hurdle towards getting approval for the project. Once we have the formal approval of the SDP in writing, we’ll be able to submit for our permits and then hopefully get started on the demo shortly thereafter. In order to get from condition […]

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Plumbing Bids

by J Scott March 11, 2014

I’ve received two plumbing bids so far, and they were essentially the same — about $5,000 for ground work (new water main line and new sewer run) and about $16,000 for rough/finish plumbing (all the interior work). Both of these bids were a good bit higher than I expected, so I’m going to keep shopping […]

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ECP Approved / SDP Required Changes

by J Scott March 3, 2014

We got notice from the county that our Environmental Concept Plan (ECP) was approved. Here is the final version (click to open full doc): ECP – Approved Unfortunately, we also got notice that our Site Development Plan (SDP) needs some minor changes. While the changes will only take a couple hours, the county now has […]

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Foundation Bid: First Revision

by J Scott February 24, 2014

I had a face-to-face meeting with The Bartley Corp a couple weeks ago to get some questions answered and to determine if I’d be comfortable working with them on the foundation portion of the project. I was actually very impressed with their responsiveness and communication and they did a great job making me feel comfortable […]

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Final Plans In-Hand

by J Scott February 7, 2014

We just received our final plans from the drafting company. The purpose of these is to capture enough detail of the floor plan, the elevations, the roof plan, the foundation plan, the structural components and bracing, etc., that we can get permits to build the house. This is also all the information our contractors should […]

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