Today, we received a basic landscaping layout plan. It is just an overview of how to put the puzzle pieces back together but it give us a birds-eye view of the property.
We demolished the original pool but we plan to have another pool but we likely will not start that until next spring. Let’s just get us in the house first!
The “Porch” is the topic of the day. This is a typical day for me- The builder will text me and say, “Are you fine with the landscape plan?”. I have to get my phone out(because I am ALWAYS in the car) and pull up the latest PDF file and review it without crashing the car(don’t text and drive). Are you “okay” with _____ is a loaded question. You have to pay attention to the details because you are usually agreeing to a huge list of items that are not listed out.
I open the plan and the one thing I see above all else is the location of the rear stairs to the backyard. They are now located at the far side of the back courtyard which seems like a huge distance to me to travel to access the backyard.
landscape plan
We have ONE door from the main level to the back and that makes the stair location critical to me.
Stephen Fuller is our architect. If you are not familiar with him, he was/is the “Southern Living” guy and his kids go to Wesleyan. He is an awesome resource. He is my phone a friend. So, whenever I get a call from our builder that I cannot answer immediately, I use my phone a friend and call Stephen. Steve. Here was his conceptual/rough drawing:
It shows stairs in the center. That is where I thought they should go logically. For some reason, the new landscape plan has them on the left hand property line. I am not okay with that.
So, after emails/phone calls and texts, we have to meet at the house tomorrow to discuss the stairs! Stairs. Just one piece of the puzzle but it has to hit right and you cannot make a corner piece out of an interior piece no matter how hard you force it into the puzzle.
Riverview Redo 
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