We’ve selected a floor plan from Schumacher Homes. They have some really excellent floor plans to choose from. Schumacher Homes > You can make any alterations you want. We chose the Cross Creek plans and really didn’t make many alterations. This is the front of …
These are the final plans for the kitchen in the Cross Creek we are building. The stainless steel sink is standard. I think they forgot to delete it. We will have the Corian integrated sink from the line above. Unless they plan to give us …
We thought we had made all the selections for the kitchen, but there were still more to make. Schumacher Cross Creek Kitchen – Final > We did not realize that the original plan has a counter height bar, 34 ½”. We raised it to a …
There are a lot of choices in countertop materials. This is probably not a comprehensive list, but these are some of the choices we considered. Granite Marble Soapstone Quartz Concrete Tile Glass Corian, Cultured Marble or other Solid Surface Wood or Butcher Block Stainless Steel, …
Can you build in a flood plain? I am guessing you can, or there would be no houses in Florida. I started doing the research. How flood plain are we? It looks from the survey as if we are only at the edge of the …
When you get a construction loan, they don’t just hand you the money all at once to put in the bank and pay people out of it. The lender disburses money to you and your contractor on a payment plan, called a Draw Schedule. Certain …
The Schumacher Cross Creek model comes with a “pocket office.” It is right beside the entry, off the hallway. The office is 7′ x 7′. It has one window that looks out the front. See that window on the porch? That is my office window. …
They sent us a breakdown, we wrote our notes, got more answers and we were ready for our pre-construction meeting. This is it! We signed off on everything! Waiting for the Construction Loan The construction loan was a hurry up and wait process. We seem …
We made very few changes to the basic lighting that came with our house. I love lighting and eventually we will put in exactly what we want, but this will do for now. It is all in Brushed Nickel finish. Not a fan, but it …
So, we are going with the Schumacher Cross Creek. We’ve made modifications, but not to the kitchen. The cabinets might not be what I would have chosen, but for the difference in price, I will learn to love them. The island is standard at counter …
