Meeting at another LVL

Jan 17, 2009
Today we were fortunate enough to visit another LVL project currently in construction. It really helps to see things in person to finalize some more details previously not thought of.

We also had our first design meeting with Rocio last week. The process went pretty quick and smooth. We sent a packet of paperwork and files before the meeting to help facilitate the meeting.
A couple of tips before the meeting:
- Try to make some decisions of your own layout. We used Google Sketch Up to finalize our layout. Having the layout in actual measurements helped us a lot with the plan.
- Decide what type of heating and ventilation you'll most likely be installing
- Decide the kitchen cabinetry, this is really critical if you are not going to shell out big buck for a custom made kitchen. We went with Ikea, the size of the cabinet widths ultimately decided our Kitchen layout and width.
- If you have any special items like fireplace or range tops, that location needs to be decided and incorporated into the construction plan.

We did most of our homework before hand and listed all the fixtures and cabinetry materials we were going to purchase. This not only helps Rocio finalize the construction plan, but also gives you a good idea how much total cost you need to prepare to pay for.

Next steps : Design of our Septic system. Our septic is going to be on a higher elevation than our house, so a pump design is needed. Will have to hire an engineer to design it and get it approved by the town. Fingers crossed, hope this is not going to cost too much.