He is really excited to get to do this house. I have a feeling it will be on their brochures and that could be why the price is so good. The funny thing is, the things that everyone loves about this house are the things that make it unlivable.
We were really reluctant to change some of the architectural details--which are very beautiful but not very functional-- of the house because when the neighbors got wind we were thinking about making those changes, they let their displeasure be known,lol.
A couple of weeks ago, we removed all of the bushes and shrubs around the house--took 3 men and 2 tractors and 3 dump truck loads and 10 hours. There were some nice bushes and stuff but the problem was, the drought got some of them and it was more of a mess to fix than it was just to start over and honestly, will make it a lot easier for the stone masons to have them gone. It was pretty intimidating though to watch the neighbors sit on their porches and watch the plant demolition,lol. But, it ended up looking so much better and even the Mailman stopped me and told me how nice it looked. Of course we are in the planning stages of the landscaping, which will be completely different than what we had and much more low maintenance.
All of the other bids on my roof have been over $12k for a composite roof. I didn't want to spend that much and really was considering a metal roof--and when he priced it at less than $4k, I was all over that.
With the stone, we are opting to go with just an industrial grade aluminum roof--not using a color is saving us $2k which puts enough money back in the budget to change out the skylights.
It will also save us money on our insurance.
I feel really lucky to be able to do this. I didn't want the debt but I feel that now is a really good time to do it since I have been pretty sick and may end up not being able to work in the next few years. Kind of like, now or never.
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