Pre-Construction Meeting

Pre-construction Meeting Q&A

  Today we finally scheduled our Pre-construction meeting. I cannot tell you how excited I am. We received an email from our SR, Jennifer, letting us know a last minute change order was approved and that they were ready to schedule us. The date is set for Friday, April 15th! I started a list of questions that I will be asking at our Pre-construction meeting, and thought it best to type them out here, and I can come back and add the answers once our PM, Mark, lets us know. 

1. Are the ceilings textures or smooth?
2. Will electrical box have labels for switches?
3. See if we can keep microwave slightly higher than minimum requirements over stove.
4. Is there a screen door with the morning room door? Door type, sliding or french?
5. Can we have a different switch for pendant lighting over the counter from the switch for the recessed?
6. Can you move the molding down on our tray ceiling for a place for our rope light?
7. Can we have slightly more insulation in laundry room and bathroom walls?
8. What color and brand is the house paint?
9. Where is the access to the attic? If its in an unwanted location can we move it?
10. Can you put straw down in the yard for our dog while the grass grows?
11. Let him know we plan to expand the size of the driveway.
12. Are there any outdoor outlets? Locations?
13. What is our yard size in all directions? How close are we to the neighbors?
14. Is the garage going to be on a pitch for water flow?
15. When is a good time to measure for the fridge?
16. Do we need a sump pump backup battery? A dehumidifier? 
17. Can we have extra support behind the living room wall, Loft wall and Master Bedroom for Flat panel mounts?
18. When will we know to have the cable/internet company come to hook up? 
19. Is there a drain in laundry room to prevent flooding? What happens if washer leaks?
20. Can we have left over flooring, siding, and the plastic covering the carpet. (to protect our carpet while movers move things.)
21. Can we add a concrete slab outside of the basement door? 
22. Can we move the vent on the master wall? Floor vent near window? ( Would like it moved because a nightstand will cover it)
23. Do the cabinets have knobs?
24. Is there a garbage disposal?

    These are all the questions I have come up with for now, but I am sure between now and next week I will have even more to ask. Our SR did let us know that our last change request was literally the last thing we could change, so I am not sure about asking for the concrete slab outside the door. Likely they wont, but I may ask during construction rather than at the meeting. I will come back to the blog with the answers they give us, so STAY TUNED!