Choosing the Siding
We decided on vinyl siding for our home. There are a lot of options and we did a lot of research. I love the look of wood. Even before we chose a house plan, I wanted board and batten or lap siding. I like “the …
Our New House
Building Our New Schumacher Home: Finalize
We ended up modifying the floor plans, changing window locations, removing some walls and cabinets and adding a carport. We worked with two people at this stage. The website says they are New Home Consultants. The gentleman helped with floorplans modifications, the young woman helped …
Choosing the Soaker Tub
The house includes a 5′ fiberglass one piece tub and shower combination. This is fine for the guest bathroom, but I want a deeper tub for me. I went through this before when I added a second bath to the log cabin. I did a …
Homesite Inspection
They came out to evaluate our land to be sure the house we picked will fit there today. We had already decided we would put the house on the front of the land. The builder and the grader met me on the land. He measured …
Building a New House – Choosing the House Location
The original house was going to be a ranch. We were looking at modulars and plans that were about 40’ at the front and 27’ or so deep. We had measured and laid it out on the land and it fit perfectly. The driveway would …
Edits to Schumacher Homes Cross Creek
So, after looking at a lot of modulars and doing the numbers, we found we just couldn’t get what we want. We are looking at the Cross Creek plan from Schumacher Homes: www.schumacherhomes.com/house-plans/car/cross-creek/ We thought modular would be much less expensive. But after we added …
Schumacher Homes Design Studio
This is the Design Studio downstairs at the Schumacher Homes model between Asheville and Hendersonville, NC. “We have custom options galore, inspiring model homes and a team of New Home Consultants ready to listen to you describe your dream home.” Schumacher Homes Website AND we …
Building Our New Schumacher Home: Customize
From home we looked at all of the floor plans, chose one and started to make modifications. We met with a man that took our modifications and gave us a price for each one. We got a little carried away and added about 100 thousand …
Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage
The model shows a bonus room over the garage. This seems like a great idea! We decided that we could make this Cliff’s office. That way when he fires up one of those servers that sounds like a jet engine, I won’t hear it. The …
Building Our New Schumacher Home: Explore
The morning I found the Schumacher Homes website I spent hours looking at floor plans and photos. I filled out the form to download a PDF with more information and I read everything. As soon as they opened, I went down to see the model. …
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