A Comparison Timeline and Fingers Crossed for Christmas!

We began this home building process on January 8th. That's when we held our breath, wrote our first check and started to simultaneously dream and freak out! It was a super slow process going through architecture because we had a few (ok maybe more than a few) changes. Then the neighborhood approval took awhile too because they didn't meet for a few weeks. We timed that one just right! I was starting to wonder if we would ever break ground! We finally broke ground in early June and learned that framers are the most amazing workers!

We've learned that building a home is a whole lot of progress followed by a whole lot of waiting. It's infuriating, exhausting, stressful and so much fun! During one of the lull's I searched the web for anyone who had built with Toll Brothers and blogged about it. I literally only found one person. Crazy with all the homes they build! But these lovely people had a timeline. I studied it and analyzed it and memorized it. Ha!

Here's how their timeline went:

• Reserved Lot – January 2017

• Signed initial contract & placed SOLD sign – February 19, 2017

• Official Design Center Appointment – March 23, 2017

• Signed Design Center Contract – April 20, 2017

• Visited & Decided on AudioBuys Selection – May 4, 2017

• Building Permit Granted – May 2017

• Preconstruction Meeting – June 27, 2017

• Revision of Design Center Options – July 2017

• Received Pre-appraisal – August 25, 2017

• Broke Ground- September 1, 2017

• Footers poured- September 11, 2017

• Foundation poured- September 19, 2017

• Waterproofing foundation- September 21, 2017

• Underground plumbing- September 22, 2017

• Poured basement/garage floor- October 19, 2017

• Framing day 1 – October 21st

• HVAC install – November 8th

• Plumbing install – November 13th

• Electrical – Started November 21st

• Pre drywall meeting – November 28th

• Electrical inspection passed – Dec 8th

• Insulation in progress – Dec 12th

• Drywall started – Dec 14th

• Brick installation started – Dec 14th

• Closing Date – February 27th

We reserved our lots almost exactly a year apart and our design center selections were finalized exactly a year apart. However, they broke ground September 1 and we broke ground on June 1. So that started our building process with us 3 months ahead of their timeline from the year before. We've stayed on that same schedule as our electrical started on August 21 and theirs stared on November 21. Since they closed on February 27th I have hopes that we may actually be in by Christmas! If we could get in in early December I would be so excited! I know we have a lot of custom trim work and built ins that will slow us down a few weeks, but I would love nothing more than to spend Christmas baking cookies and trimming tree in this labor of love I can't wait to call home! I'm trying not to get too excited, but I can't help it!