{"id":1507,"date":"2017-07-22T14:47:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T14:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2018-07-22T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T11:00:14","slug":"building-our-new-schumacher-home-customize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/building-our-new-schumacher-home-customize\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Our New Schumacher Home: Customize"},"content":{"rendered":"

From home we looked at all of the floor plans, chose one and started to make modifications. We met with a man that took our modifications and gave us a price for each one. We got a little carried away and added about 100 thousand dollars in modifications. They patiently priced everything out.<\/p>\n

\"Edited<\/a>
Edited Cross Creek floor plan, from Schumacher Homes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were going to add a third bay to the garage, with a bonus room over the garage. A bonus room seems like it would be a great idea, but added a lot to the cost for not a whole lot more usable space.<\/p>\n

\"3-Car<\/a>
3-Car Front Load Garage Option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More about the Bonus Room ><\/a><\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t really a waste of time, though, since we could see what things cost to make an informed decision on what was worthwhile and what was not.<\/p>\n

Next: Finalize ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From home we looked at all of the floor plans, chose one and started to make modifications. We met with a man that took our modifications and gave us a price for each one. We got a little carried away and added about 100 thousand …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[30,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-house-plans","category-new-house"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/featured_image-plans.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1948,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/adding-a-bonus-room-over-the-garage\/","url_meta":{"origin":1507,"position":0},"title":"Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage","author":"Carla","date":"July 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The model shows a bonus room over the garage. 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