Week 8

This makes two months since we officially started - time flies; feels like we're crawling!

Met with architect on Tuesday for a couple hours. We showed him markups of the floor plan to show him the changes we would like to make. Biggest change is kitchen - we are removing the island and and moving the counter inward a few feet to tighten the layout up. We want a larger pantry, so we are removing the small closet in the utility room and using that space to add to the pantry in the kitchen. We also wanted more cabinet space in kitchen, so we are removing the desk and adding a built-in hutch with a food prep area.

Another thing Bev wants is a window seat in the Adult Conversation Room. So, the architect is adding a window on the side wall that looks out on porch, next to the existing window (90 deg opposed) and adding a built-in window seat. He will also move the outside wall, which faces front of house, out about 4 feet.

The dining room won't have any changes - maybe the window will be smaller so that pool room ducting can be installed on both sides.

The Master Bath will see much change. The architect said he has some ideas on improving the space, so the next time we meet with him (2 weeks) he should be able to show us something interesting. One thing we want is a fireplace in the bedroom - Bev wants a wood burning fp, but I think a gas unit would be more practical.

We are also adding a coat closet to the wall outside the Home Office, on the angled space that appears in orig design to have a statuary place - we're not statuary people.

We talked about the Bonus Room also. We'll have the bath moved over to the stairs side, so that the room could someday be split into two rooms.

One thing we want to keep from the original design is all the windows that look out over the pool area. All the first floor rooms have a view of the pool from various angles, which makes it seem like you are on a large body of water.

Huard Septic got started this week. They didn't accomplish much, mainly visited the property and looked around. They said there appeared to be a recent survey and asked if I could get a copy. I'm not sure what they were talking about, the current owners had a survey done in the 80's, but nothing since. I suspect they saw the markers for an adjacent property and assumed it was my property. I am meeting them at the site next Tuesday morning to walk around with them.