We are sitting down as we prepare to schedule our pre-construction meeting and going through questions. For those of you who have been through this, are there any question we should ask or any you wish you would have asked? We found a list on another blog, but we want to make sure we don't miss anything. Thanks in advance!
So here's one that's important. Ask where each utility feed is planned on entering into the house (water, sewer, gas if applicable, and electric). Some key things if you're a) finishing your basement or b) plan to yourself in the future is to try and get as many of those feeds to the permanently unfinished portion as possible. Also if your electrical panel is going to be in a finished space (i,e, garage), you may want to ask about a sub-panel for the basement if you plan on finishing later.
ReplyDeleteAlso some of those super secret "not on the list of options but if you have a nice PM he/she will do it" things like a pvc wire chase from the basement to the attic for future needs (extra data / cable to rooms that don't have it for example, or a nice clean way to get your DirecTV / Dish cable feed down to the panel vs. stapling a black cable down the side of your house).
I know the Sgt. has a really comprehensive list on his blog so you might want to check that out as well. Hope this helps!
Here's a link to our blog about our pre-construction meeting. It might give you some ideas for questions.
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Thanks! That's helpful. Brian R., how would I get to the Sgt's page?
ReplyDeleteSgt. Rich's blog is here:
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This blog might also offer some ideas/suggestions...
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