Day 28 - "You'll just have to trust us"

So, we met with the sales manager today about our garage issue. He says that he has met with our project manager and that the framers can do some things to get us a few more inches on the garage but he won't know until it's framed. So, we asked what happens if it frames and it still doesn't fit. That's when we got the "you'll just have to trust us on this." Okay.... we  trusted our SR when she told us "I'm sure it will be fine" when we asked about the garage size. We trusted our PM when he said he'd call us weekly to update us on how things are going, and we had to remind him to do this. We trusted them both when they signed off on our preconstruction meeting only to realize several things were checked off and not done.... (They did at least "redo" this meeting.) I could go on... but it's pointless. So, we are supposed to let them start framing and once the garage is framed, we are supposed to check the measurements and see if there is enough space. We asked what happens if it doesn't fit and of course the sales manager said he didn't want to go there. So, we pushed and he basically said we'd lose our deposit if we choose to walk away from it.

I asked about an appraisal issue I'd heard about on the blogs where houses are appraising for less than the price of the home and people have had to take money to closing to cover the difference. He did say with both my husband and I sitting there along with the SR and our two realtors that they would eat the difference if this happens. So, I at least feel better about that.

So... we are still moving forward. Framing is starting Wednesday, hopefully... depending on the weather.

We went to the block party on our street this weekend and not only did we have a good time, but our kids had a blast. So... I hope this can get resolved. I really want this house and more importantly, I want to be happy with it.

Update after meeting

We met with PM and SR today. We basically went over our preconstruction checklist today in detail since there were things we didn't go over the first time. I feel much better about that aspect of things and am again excited about the selections we have made. I like our SR and PM and I don't feel like they have intentionally done anything wrong, but I do feel like they have both been very busy and very rushed which caused our issues. We did go to the lot and we measured the garage. Through this process we found out that the dimensions on the floor plan are not the dimensions we should expect as usable space. So.... not only would our truck not fit even if it was built to these specs as usable space, but the actual interior to interior size of our garage is smaller. This leads us to believe that we were even less informed about the true size of our garage. So... we have asked to meet with the manager on Monday to see what they can do to compensate for this. It's too late to fix it without tearing things up and then I worry about being able to make the turn into the garage as well as having things be pieced together and not solid like it should be. I have some ideas in mind as far as compensation, I'm not sure what they'll offer.

So... if you are thinking about building with Ryan and you have a truck or SUV, you might want to double check some dimensions if parking in the garage is important to you. Come to find out the family who just closed last week has this exact same issue as well as 2 of our other neighbors, one of them that built with Ryan and closed last fall.

While we were at the lot we saw that lots of deliveries have been made... windows, stairs, and more lumber... PM said he would find out where we were on the list to see when we could expect to see some framing begin. We also noticed several lots that are Fischer lots are staked and being dug. Even saw another one whose basement was being poured. So, lots going on... hoping to have a good resolution on Monday.

Happy 4th of July long weekend to everyone! We will be going to the block party in the new neighborhood on Saturday! Looking forward to getting to know some more neighbors!

Day 1 - Digging has begun!

So, we were told last week they would start digging today. My husband drove by twice while I was at work hoping to see something happening. Finally, around 4:00 I got a text from my best friend (who already lives in the neighborhood) that they were digging!! Since they started so late in the day, they aren't done of course. Storms coming tomorrow afternoon.....hoping they get a lot done before then!!

 

Things look pretty good. We went back tonight and walked the lot after they left. It sets back further than we thought and is really close to the neighbor's property line on the left of the house, but it's hard to really tell at this point.  I know many people have talked about walking the lot with their PM at the preconstruction meeting. We were not even offered that..... hoping things are staked out where we want them...

 

 

 My son is soooo excited about the pond behind the house... we could really hear all of the sounds of nature tonight while we were out there!