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ARTICLES SITEMAP
Remodeling
your new residence
- Part One When purchasing
a home in Santa Fe, some alterations are almost always in order. Remodeling
is typically the bread and butter of our firm. In fact, renovation is
more prevalent than new construction, due to Santa Fe's limited land base
(we're backed up against the southern Rockies on our east side)... Siting
Your New Residence As we drove up to my clients new 12.5
acre lot in the Tesuque area, three words came to mind - access, location
and orientation. We had obtained some important information pertaining
to zoning, building setbacks, and access to public utilities. I had asked
the owner to bring the legal plat and any accompanying restrictive covenants,
both of these were in his closing package which he had received from the
Title Company... Hiring
an Architect The three red tags on the front door of
the residence boldly stated "City of Santa Fe Notice to Stop Work''.
I immediately began to wonder why the owner had decided not to obtain
a permit for the construction. It appeared that the only work being done
was replacing windows and patching stucco but is the owner aware of egress
requirements out of bedrooms, proper venting of heaters and the numerous
other code upgrades that may be required by the City Officials when undertaking
a renovation. Siting
Your New Residence - Part Two In the previous chapter we discussed how to pick out the proper house site and road location for your new lot. In this article I'd like to discuss the actual siting of your new house. The first step is having a clear
idea of what spaces need to be incorporated into your new house. Make
a list of the rooms required and their approximate sizes, take this to
the site, you can then begin to put together the layout of your house.
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