After our meeting with Eric and discussion of the timeline we were just waiting for the digging to begin at our lot. It was planned for Monday but there was some raining so instead they dug on Wed July 20th. After digging the hole the plan was to pour the footers so that the concrete could dry and then in the coming week they can place the basement walls. We went by the dig almost everyday lol mostly because we are very excited but also so that we can take pictures of each step. Karina is able to go during the day and on one of the trips she actually met the city inspector Tyrone. Everyone has been nice to her as she has stopped by the site and they've reassured her that they will do a good job.
Hole with the footers in place
8 foot Basement walls hanging out at the site.
One thing that came out of our meeting with the construction manager was another good piece of advice for you guys out there thinking of going the new build route with a big builder. We knew that Fischer Homes buys foreclosed properties or projects that were planned but no longer have the funding. However, what we didn't ask specifically was if they bought the lots and were JUST the builders or if they were taking over the entire project to do the building and also becoming the developer. When we went to our meeting we asked Eric about the fence and light and he was the one that brought up the builder vs developer issue, we had not heard anything about this previously and honestly didn't know to ask such a question. We were told that there was no HOA planned for now but that there could be one in the future. Now I'm not saying Fischer was withholding information but I am saying that they were not forthcoming with this information when they told us about the lots and that they had acquired them. This is important in our case because there is a fence between the elementary school and the cul-de-sac where the houses are and it has multiple slats missing. To be fair, Fischer did repair parts of the fence but people who are looking for a shortcut around the train tracks remove them to pass through and have done the same with the repaired slats. There is also a light in front of our house that has some graffiti on it and the concrete pillar is broken. Since Fischer is not the developer then technically they are not responsible for repairing the fence or the pillar. They are able to just build the houses and go. We are waiting on an answer though about if they are going to repair the light and information about who actually owns the fence since we are planning to use a side of the fence when we do a perimeter fence around our house. We are hoping that once the houses are there people would be less likely to remove slats from the fence, especially the ones that lead them into our backyard.
In this picture you can see the fence. The old fence is the darker unpainted wood while the new slats that Fischer put in are the unpainted oak colored slats. It runs along the entire border between the school and houses.
Advice!
-Ask who is the builder and who is the developer
-Ask who will maintain any shared amenities (fence, street lights)
One thing that came out of our meeting with the construction manager was another good piece of advice for you guys out there thinking of going the new build route with a big builder. We knew that Fischer Homes buys foreclosed properties or projects that were planned but no longer have the funding. However, what we didn't ask specifically was if they bought the lots and were JUST the builders or if they were taking over the entire project to do the building and also becoming the developer. When we went to our meeting we asked Eric about the fence and light and he was the one that brought up the builder vs developer issue, we had not heard anything about this previously and honestly didn't know to ask such a question. We were told that there was no HOA planned for now but that there could be one in the future. Now I'm not saying Fischer was withholding information but I am saying that they were not forthcoming with this information when they told us about the lots and that they had acquired them. This is important in our case because there is a fence between the elementary school and the cul-de-sac where the houses are and it has multiple slats missing. To be fair, Fischer did repair parts of the fence but people who are looking for a shortcut around the train tracks remove them to pass through and have done the same with the repaired slats. There is also a light in front of our house that has some graffiti on it and the concrete pillar is broken. Since Fischer is not the developer then technically they are not responsible for repairing the fence or the pillar. They are able to just build the houses and go. We are waiting on an answer though about if they are going to repair the light and information about who actually owns the fence since we are planning to use a side of the fence when we do a perimeter fence around our house. We are hoping that once the houses are there people would be less likely to remove slats from the fence, especially the ones that lead them into our backyard.
Advice!
-Ask who is the builder and who is the developer
-Ask who will maintain any shared amenities (fence, street lights)
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