Our lot has proven to be a tricky lot. We LOVE our lot, the view, the shape, the location, everything. But the shape became problematic when we began the 2 year design process. Houses #1, #2, #3 all had three levels. I liked the designs but they never felt right. The master was always upstairs, which I disliked very much. Also, the houses were just too big. We were not after a big house.
Our architect proposed the idea of a detached garage on house design #4. When the garage is detached it has different set-back rules. It can be closer to the property line. This changed the footprint of our house which allowed the master to be on the main (yay!). The other idea I loved is that a detached garage is truer to a bungalow style house. The garage will not overpower or dominate the house simply because it isn't a part of the house.
So, the new hurdle. The garage was excavated 4 feet too deep. We did not discover this hic-up until after the footings were poured. Brent wanted to make the most the new development. We took it back to the architect and engineer and have designed a storage under half of the garage. It will be fantastic, but will end up adding costs.
This is the size of the storage under the garage. You can't see the new excavation with the powdery snow:
This is the new footing that will be poured today:
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