Sunday, February 03, 2008

And the Choices Begin



Our contractor has come back with the initial estimate for the house. The price is inclusive of the modular house itself, the septic tank, the rest of the utilities, and the permits. We still need to negotiate on paving, decking and so forth.




We've asked for HardiePlank rather than vinyl siding, and we've chosen a color called Cobble Stone.




We want wood floors. Actually they will be grass floors, to be precise, because we want bamboo. We had bamboo floors in our last house and liked them. This is the sort of bamboo flooring we want.


Lastly, we had to choose the brick we want for the foundation cladding, and this the sort of color we want:


There are still lots of decisions to make but, bit by bit, our home will come together.