Engineers report

Hi there everyone. Received a call from our builder today... Seems our soil is classified as ED - extremely reactive with moisture changes. To cut a long story short, footing will cost $19,646.00 (a bit over budget...)

After much discussion between hubby and I, including whether or not to go ahead with the brick upgrade or kitchen upgrade, or any upgrade really, we have decided to stick to our original plans and get the upgrades. We figured that if we didnt, we would regret it in the end and end up with a house with impressive footings but the exterior and interior not what we wanted. So thanks again to our mortgage brokers (the best ones ever) we are going for it...

We have our selections appointment in a few weeks so will know the final bill then. We will keep you posted on our selections and stuff.