It was one sunny, Sunday afternoon after dinner that my mom decided she wanted to add on to our house. She had been considering it for some time and now she was ready to move ahead with her plans. At the time, my mom didn’t really know what she wanted to add on. After talking it over with my dad and the rest of the family, my parents decided to add a bedroom, a full bathroom, and a sunroom. Everyone in the house was excited because we were all anxious to see the outcome of my parent’s plans.
Before going any further with the plans to add on to our house, my parents decided to check their finances. My dad wanted to make sure that we had enough money to successfully complete our plans. My mom had been saving money for this project for quite a while and finally it was time to see how much she had saved. It took my parents a little while to sit down and calculate everything. My dad didn’t want this project to set our family back in anyway. He was very adamant about that. My parents had decided a long time before this project came into play that we would also try to be financially stable. My dad is a hard worker and the one thing he prides himself on is being conservative when it comes to money and expenses. After checking the accounts and calculating our monthly expenses, my dad concluded that adding on would not be a problem. He was also happy that my mom had decided to save in advance for this project.
Before any of the building could take place, a blue print had to be drawn up. The blue print is used to give the inspector a general idea of what is being built. The hired help also uses it to aid in their work. Once the blueprint was completed, my parent’s had to get a building permit from the city of Columbus. This permit gave my parents permission to build or add on to our house. Once we got the building permit, my parents had to hire people to help with certain tasks. My dad is a well-known person in our community, so finding people to help was not a problem....