Getting started...

I have been inspired by all of the blogs out there written by other people building with Ryan, so I thought I would give my own a try!

My husband and I are building a Savoy with Ryan Homes and are very excited to get started!
We are building in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, in an area just about as close as you can get to the city without actually living in the city! We are about 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and most major shopping/entertainment centers - it's a great location!

We actually started this process back in September, but had a minor bump in the process. We were all set to go with groundbreaking for a Fox Chapel on a great lot on a cul-de-sac in late November/early December when we got a call right before Thanksgiving that the house we had chosen could not be built on the lot we had picked!

We were devastated and almost backed out because we did not like any of the other houses being offered in the plan. After some negotiating and looking at a lot of other house types, we were able to choose a house outside of the ones listed for the plan that would fit on our lot. The Savoy is very similar to the Fox Chapel in room size and layout on the first and second floors, but has a much larger basement because the garage is attached, and not integral. We really fell in love with the Fox Chapel and had been to see the model many times, but I think we will be just as happy with the Savoy!

We've been told our groundbreaking will be this week - hopefully there are no glitches this time!