{"id":24,"date":"2012-01-05T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T10:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.parkercat.org\/remodel\/2012\/01\/05\/progress_update\/"},"modified":"2012-01-05T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T10:16:55","slug":"progress_update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.parkercat.org\/remodel\/2012\/01\/05\/progress_update\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we met with the contractor again and have had a few back &amp; forths with the kitchen designer.<\/p>\n<p>On the contractor front, he&#8217;s off revising the draft contract to reflect the newest kitchen design, and correct some issues that were not what we wanted.&nbsp; We came to some decisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost of radiant floor is above what we perceive to be its value for us, so I think we will be doing normal kickspace heater(s) instead<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;new&#8221; layout is generally better for us than the original one,<br \/>\nand he&#8217;s proceeding assuming we will do something based around this<br \/>\ndesign.<\/li>\n<li>We will do a normal 4&#8243; backsplash and paint above the majority of the counter, and a tall tile backsplash above the stove. The short backsplash may be counter material, or may be tile that matches the stove&#8217;s backsplash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What locations for the prep sink are doable and cost-effective, due to vent pipe?<\/li>\n<li>Since we&#8217;re probably not doing radiant floor, do we still want tile?&nbsp; Or do we want wood?<\/li>\n<li>What can we do for heat in the area of the coat closet, since the existing radiator will be inside the closet, and we&#8217;ve got poor access to the crawlspace under there to move any piping?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also signed a contract to do the design &amp; zoning work for the sunroom. I did some trial furniture layouts and determined that the minimum useful size for us is 10&#215;12 feet; 12&#215;12 would be better, and 12&#215;14 would fit better when taking the existing window\/door into account.&nbsp; Our Southboro sunroom was 12&#215;16, but it also had what amounts to a hallway along one end, and the chimney taking up a pretty large footprint.&nbsp; Based on sunrooms on several other houses in the neighborhood, we&#8217;ve okayed the use of a flat roof.&nbsp; Flat roof, besides being less expensive, also frees us of some constraints from the 2nd floor windows.&nbsp; Even though that&#8217;s more of a Federal detail than Victorian, I think we can pull it off with appropriate details, maybe something like this (the railing on the porch roof):<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkercat.org\/remodel\/Cornstalk_Fence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cornstalk_Fence.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.parkercat.org\/remodel\/assets_c\/2012\/01\/Cornstalk_Fence-thumb-500x469-5015.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"469\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<div>Gina came through with 3D renderings of the new plan.&nbsp; This one in particular gives a good feel for the space (though it&#8217;s missing the 1\/2 bath door).<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkercat.org\/remodel\/corner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"corner.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.parkercat.org\/remodel\/assets_c\/2012\/01\/corner-thumb-500x277-5017.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" height=\"277\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we met with the contractor again and have had a few back &amp; forths with the kitchen designer. 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