Now that our old home has officially closed (as of yesterday, yay!), it’s time to start planning for our new home.
After many long talks, sleepless nights, and going back and forth on restoring an older home or starting from scratch, we’ve finally decided to build NEW!
In the coming weeks I’ll be giving you little tidbits about our new place, plus ask you guys countless questions for guidance along the way (remember our satin nickel vs. oil rubbed bronze discussion?).
So the first little bit of info I’m sharing with you is OUR LAND.
The one thing I was nervous about with moving into a new subdivision is privacy, wide open spaces, and trees. Luckily we found an amazing lot that backs to big, lush, beautiful trees!
Another great thing is we’ll have almost a half acre all to ourselves (and most of it is woods). Even though there is a home behind us, you can’t see it… even during the winter when the leaves are gone. Plus the home behind us is at the bottom of a hill. Yep, privacy. It’s a dream come true.
Our home is on a partial walkout lot, meaning that where our deck is off the back of the home will just have 3-4 steps walking down into the yard, while the other side will have our full walkout from the basement. Yeah, we’ll have a little bit of a slope to our backyard, but we’re 100% OK with that!
We had our pre-construction meeting yesterday with our builder and they said our new home should be ready in early November! I won’t hold my breath to that date, but fingers crossed!
Kim@NewlyWoodwards says
Wow! That’s so fast! How exciting!
I love the lot and agree that the privacy is the golden ticket! Can’t wait to follow along!
howtonestforless says
Thanks Kim! We’re pretty excited for those trees 😉
Sue says
How exciting! We have had great weather so NO EXCUSES on that end to hold up progress. Can’t wait to watch as it gets built.
Sue
howtonestforless says
Haha, I couldn’t agree more!! Let’s just hope this great weather holds up!
Annette White says
Congratulations!!! Keep us all updated! It will be fun to watch your progress. Just remember that it ALWAYS takes longer than you expect. Be calm and patient. I’ll bet you’ll have the coolest ideas ever! Love the lot, as I love having trees! What area of the United States do you live in?
howtonestforless says
Thanks so much Annette! Yes, patience is key! We live in the St. Louis area so hopefully the weather will play nice 😉
Margaret says
Congrats! It’s probably better to start from scratch. We remodeled our house. It took 17 years!! . None of our four children will fix an older house, because that’s what they lived with. It was a lot of work.It’ll be fun to watch your progress.
howtonestforless says
Ohmigoodness, 17 years?! Yeah, don’t think I could handle that Margaret!!
Jenny says
Great lot! We back to trees and I just love it.
howtonestforless says
Thanks Jenny!
Janet says
Trees are so great, so lucky! My guys are in rockwood district where will you be?