House Drama

We knew it was coming...We just didn't know how soon!

We have been anxious to meet with the builder and for them to break ground on our house. We called this week and they said it would still be another 2 weeks until the permits went through the city and then we would meet with the builder to finalize the plans, etc.

Jason took his grandparents to see a model home with the same floor plan as our house, and then to drive by our lot to show them where our house will be.

Much to his surprise, as he drove around the subdivision he saw they had started to break ground and frame the foundation. Excitement turned to fear when he got closer, and realized they had framed our house in the wrong location on our lot!

One thing that was really important to us was having a larger backyard, so we chose a larger lot. Our salesperson suggested that we run the house parallel to one side and that way we would have not only a larger back yard, but a large side yard on one side as well. It was a great idea and we agreed.

However, in their preliminary preparation, the builder didn't check our file, and they framed the house in the normal location in the middle of the lot...Eeeeek!

Thank goodness Jason went by today, and we saw it, so that THANKFULLY it can be fixed! We had planned to drive by their everyday once they broke ground, because it isn't far from either of our work. Guess we will have to go sooner than we thought.

I know we are going to have to stay on top of things to make sure everything goes smoothly and we get everything the way we want it.

How about you? Do any of you have any crazy building or purchasing home stories? Or and wise advise for us? If so please share!