本文来自作者的亲身经历。文章部分内容和一些照片曾经发在其他网站。
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于是,我们决定自己买地建房了。
本来从没有想过自己建房。就象上大学以前没有想过会到美国读 Ph.D.,上学时没有想到一做博士后就是四年多,到 NIH 工作时没有想到会做律师,考过执照时没有想到会自己开业,在 2009 年建立新未名律师事务所。
我们在第一个房子里面住了六年时间,在第二个房子里面当时已经住了八年时间。住在 Virginia 州北部,华盛顿郊区,最好的学区之一。本来以为不会搬家了,完成了地下室,修了 Patio, Deck, 安装了 custom closets, custom shades,等等。但是,孩子长大了,父母年纪大了,六口人,觉得地方挤。
曾经在 McLean 地区签约买了一栋建好的新房,结果,过户前的周末下了大雨,房子的管道暴露出问题,地下室整个被水淹了,积水六七寸。所幸还不是过户以后。然后,在选定的区域(希望让孩子不需要转学)找不到合适的房子,才决定自己买地修建。
这一年的 6 月,签约买了一块 0.64 英亩的地,上面有一个小房子,七十多万。 7 月过户,同时找建筑商。第一家建筑商规模比较小,相对灵活,但是谈了几次以后觉得一切建房材料都自己选需要太多时间(当时对于房子建筑材料的各种术语还很不熟悉),决定找第二家规模大一些但是图纸和材料更加固定的建筑商,看图纸,和销售人员讨论房子的各种选项。
9 月和建筑商签约,然后联系 constructionloan, 准备各种文件,画图,向县 Z*F 申请各种许可—-拆房子的 permit, 水电气的 permit, 建房子的 permit, 图纸批准的 permit, 房子在 Lot 上面位置的 permit, 等等。到第二年 1 月办好了 construction loan, 然后到 3 月才拆掉了 Lot 上面的旧房子,然后又和建筑商讨论建房材料的细节,门窗位置的细节,灯和装修的细节,等等等等,一拖再拖,到第二年 6 月才动工。
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浇筑了水泥地基和地下室,搭起了木头架子 frame, 看起来象个房子的样子了。
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然后是电路,水管,暖气管道,等等。在 10 月底上了 drywall,
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以为接近完工了,结果还有厨房,卫生间,橱柜,地板,地砖,地毯,装饰,刷漆,又一遍刷漆,楼梯,阳台,门窗,灯,电器,walkway, driveway, 草地, 花草树木,等等,一直到下一年的 4 月才完工,通过政府检查,入住。
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建筑商只管建房子。拆房子,挖坑,填土,运土,倒建筑垃圾,等等,是另外的承包商。给 Lot 画图,测量房子位置,设计 grading,等等,又是另外的承包商。铺 driveway 的,铺草地的,申请 permit 的,都是另外的 contractors,需要我们直接打交道,和为 builder 工作的比如铺地毯建橱柜的 subcontractor 还不一样。
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一路建下来,比预期的时间要长。基本达到了预先想要的效果,但是过程中也难免有取舍,有实际效果和设计不同的地方。等了这么久。等到建成,就迫不及待地搬进去了。下面是住进去以后的一些照片:
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这是几年前的事。现在,我的邻居们,包括若干来自中国,通过 EB-5 投资移民取得美国绿卡的家庭,也正在建房。见下面的照片。
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我们所在的学区,有 32% 的小学学生是亚裔。参见《美国亚裔人口是 30 年前的三倍,美国移民与绿卡数据》。走路距离内,已经有十几家中国人在过去几年里自建了新房。参见我们新未名律所的文章:《美国各大城市的房价收入比,与中国比较(多图)》。
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