{"id":12,"date":"2011-10-04T07:01:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.parkercat.org\/remodel\/2011\/10\/04\/contractor_1\/"},"modified":"2011-10-04T07:01:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T07:01:22","slug":"contractor_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.parkercat.org\/remodel\/2011\/10\/04\/contractor_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

We met with our first contractor last night. He had a few interesting things to say.<\/p>\n

The foyer – kitchen wall is also load bearing in all likelihood.  We could move it as I proposed, but there’s no place to hide a beam since the foyer ceiling is full-height.  Widening the door is fine. A few ideas for how to resolve the closet situation:<\/p>\n

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  1. Stealth closet. Install pantry cabinets at the foyer end of the kitchen, one of which has a hanging rod in it.<\/li>\n
  2. Install pantry cabinets at the foyer end of the kitchen, instead of in the current pantry location. Build a closet in the current pantry.<\/li>\n
  3. Go ahead and move the wall. Live with the fact that the foyer ceiling looks funny.<\/li>\n
  4. Leave the current wall in place and build a 2nd one, to form an anteroom between foyer and kitchen. Install closets — perhaps built in place, perhaps prebuilt cabinets — in this space.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    The issue with #1 is it seems cheesy: if we were moving into a building and used this as a solution, fine, but to build it this way seems wrong.<\/p>\n

    #2 gives a nice big closet, but is far from the front door.  This is Lis’s initial preference.<\/p>\n

    Nobody really likes #3.<\/p>\n

    #4 is my initial preference but may feel constricted going into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

    I will play around with these options over the next few days and see what I can come up with.<\/p>\n

    This contractor uses an in-house kitchen designer and cabinets that they resell.  The kitchen designer will also want to have a look, then they will get back to us with a proposal.<\/p>\n

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