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javeryh:
We got the variance. We are meeting with contractors this week. Construction will start in late October if everything goes the way we think it will go. Man, this year has been crazy - new baby so absolutely no free time...

eds1275:
Congratulations! I hate how long some of these things take.

DNA Dan:
Sweet~! You'll be playing some defender and cursing, swearing, adding more stress to your life soon. :cheers:

javeryh:

--- Quote from: DNA Dan on August 13, 2012, 01:04:50 pm ---Sweet~! You'll be playing some defender and cursing, swearing, adding more stress to your life soon. :cheers:

--- End quote ---

I sure hope so although I fear that my actual game room still is a ways off. If all goes well we are thinking that construction will be done by next April or so and then we will have to buy furniture for a new TV room and a new bedroom. Then I can start working on the basement. I'm probably looking at late 2013 if we have any money left over (doubtful). :hissy:

--- Quote from: eds1275 on August 12, 2012, 12:17:07 pm ---Congratulations! I hate how long some of these things take.

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Me too... although it is mostly our fault due to the new baby and not being able to focus on this for the last 6 months. We are back on track though - we have meetings set up with 6 contractors this week (Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, Wednesday night, Thursday morning, Thursday night and Friday morning). It's nuts. Once we meet with them (done on August 17) we pick 4 to give bid packages to (on Monday August 20). Then they have 3 weeks to get us their bids (by Friday September 7) and then we select the bid we like the best (September 14 will give us a week to review everything). Then it is 4-6 weeks to get permits before construction can begin (so somewhere between mid to end of October). This is best case-scenario assuming they can start right away (which will be something we ask about in the interviewing process this week). Then we are thinking 4-6 months for them to finish the entire project.... so April. Ugh.

javeryh:
So we narrowed the list of contractors down to 4 who will bid on the job. They can all start construction in late October so that is our time frame. Bid packages go out Monday and they have 3 weeks to respond. Then we will take a week or so to decide, then 4-6 weeks for permits and we are a go. I'm super-nervous about the cost because I'm not sure our architect listens when we say we don't have unlimited funds. Anyway, I've been playing (dreaming) with the layout in the future basement. Any thoughts? I think I like the first layout a little better but I also don't think the bar needs to be that big. Maybe a small kitchenette somewhere with a sink, mini-fridge and a microwave will work better?

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