i love david bowie. and i love that song. and i love the idea of changes. (just ask my grad school professors)
we met with the structural engineer monday to help us determine how big the LVLs needed to be (and how many we needed) to support the new roof and the old roof where we are taking out the entire back load bearing wall. it was determined we need 3 9.25" LVLs and they would end up dropping down... i had anticipated this in the kitchen and had detailed a bulkhead to cover the messiness (see a post a while back with the wood running across the top of the bar). the problem was in the master bedroom... so we decided to move the closet. this does a few nice things for the bedroom: gives more than one option for bed location and gives us the ever popular, and usually rare, walk-in closet, both of which are good for resale value. the bedroom is a little narrow, but i think it will work. let us know what you think about the change.
the section (i use that word lightly) up top shows how the bulkhead works in the kitchen over the bar to cover the 3 LVLs. it also shows how the clerestory windows will work in the new spaces.
i'll post more photos over the weekend of the demo progress from the week. a big thanks to andrew garner for all the help tonight... he and robby knocked out a lot. literally.
(click on the image to enlarge)
we met with the structural engineer monday to help us determine how big the LVLs needed to be (and how many we needed) to support the new roof and the old roof where we are taking out the entire back load bearing wall. it was determined we need 3 9.25" LVLs and they would end up dropping down... i had anticipated this in the kitchen and had detailed a bulkhead to cover the messiness (see a post a while back with the wood running across the top of the bar). the problem was in the master bedroom... so we decided to move the closet. this does a few nice things for the bedroom: gives more than one option for bed location and gives us the ever popular, and usually rare, walk-in closet, both of which are good for resale value. the bedroom is a little narrow, but i think it will work. let us know what you think about the change.
the section (i use that word lightly) up top shows how the bulkhead works in the kitchen over the bar to cover the 3 LVLs. it also shows how the clerestory windows will work in the new spaces.
i'll post more photos over the weekend of the demo progress from the week. a big thanks to andrew garner for all the help tonight... he and robby knocked out a lot. literally.
(click on the image to enlarge)
2 comments:
Glad to help out. If you posted that you provide beer and pizza, you might the whole neighbohood over there...
Change is good! Now you have room for a comfy reading chair (or another place to throw clothes)! Looking forward to the pizza when I come help with painting.
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