Pre-Construction and Final Flooring Selections

We had our pre-construction meeting yesterday. We finally got to meet our Project Manager (PM) Charlie. He really seems like a great guy and knows his stuff. We went over every detail of the house to confirm our selections. We didn't get to do this when we built a Ryan Homes 7 years ago. I'm a detail junkie, so this made me very happy. We all seemed to be on the same page and we're excited to move forward.

There's only one little hiccup. We're waiting to sign papers about a small change we've made to our flooring selection. When we walked the model home, only for the umpteenth time, we noticed tile in the hall and basement bathrooms. We originally decided to do the freebie linoleum because we freaked out about going over our flooring budget. I'm still recovering from that heart attack. Once we noticed the 6x6 tile we decided we needed to change that. Hubby called (then emailed per my demands) our flooring rep to inform her of our request. Remember, you have ten days to make a change. An entire day went by without a response from her. So glad I forced him to email her. I'm a firm believer in having a paper trail to cover our butts. He sent a follow up email and copied our SR this time. The flooring rep replied and he immediately called her. She was supposed to send over new docs for us to sign noting the change. That was yesterday. We're still waiting.

Our next meeting is our pre-drywall in about a month. I can't believe how quickly things are moving along!

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