Once upon a time I would have loved to find a fixer-upper type of house that I could make into my own. However, after having owned a house that was built in the 1940's, I was not as anxious to find a fixer-upper this time around. This time I wanted a house that I didn't have to "settle" for and one that, if necessary, would actually sell down the road. After almost two years of looking at pre-existing houses and having our current house on the market for 9 months out of the last two years, when the option to build came along we couldn't afford not to take it.
This week, we met with our builder and put a formal offer on the property that we want. Our main floor square footage will increase by about 500 square feet from our current house and our basement will be dry and usable. We will also gain main floor laundry and potentially three bathrooms.
At the moment, we need to decide what exact ceiling height we want on both the main floor and in the basement. I would like to stick with 8 foot ceilings, but my husband would like to explore the possibility of 9 foot ceilings. Other options would be to change one of the windows to a long and narrow window in the master bedroom and moving the basement stairway.
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