Cindee, The five resort I worked for in North Carolina uses Mission furniture. They also have a expo each year. People come from all over the world. Tropicalfreak

I faced the same dilemma and decided not to hire one. I thought it would maybe save a little money and build a good rapport with the builder showing that we could work one on one. We're 13 weeks in and I haven't wished we had an agent. I don't feel like they're taking advantage of us but this is also our first build. If you truly felt it wouldn't cost you a more expensive contract price, and your time is extremely limited then an agent may be worth it. Hope that helps and good luck! PS - I should add that we have a large, reputable (but locally owned) builder, so I went in with some confidence that they have a reputation on the line.

What style is the house that you are matching? I think the windows on the loft are also adding to the appearance. Consider using square awning windows maybe even 3 or 4 grouped in the center evenly spaced, or anything but the 1980s horizontal slider effect. I would delete the extra protruding garage door gable and the small one facing out the side. Both of these are just adding clutter rather than interest. Take that money and put it into quality materials and finishing details. What if you ran all of the roofs the other way, both on the lower, and on the upper (to match what is already shown at the back of the garage. That could give you something more cohesive and interesting and minimize the appearance that you have dropped two garages next to each other. What is the plan to deal with the roof slope of the existing garage toward the new? Is there outdoor space between the garages or is there a link that isn't available in the image?

Not me but my daughter and her girlfriend will be building me a two bin compost bin next week. Went to home depot to get hardware, nails and some lumbar but most of it will be made from the old picket fence that we tore down out back. We salvaged enough. It was fun tearing down, very satisfying, although, I couldn't do it all because I'm not strong enough...what I did do was fun.