Set of basic, early, floor plans for
Phase II addition-Jan 07, 2006. View PDF file
here.
We seem to be on the same page and progress on
house plans should move foreword. My suggestion for the front stairs is to
consider a front door level landing to the North with a seating height rail
around it and wall-hugging stairs from the door to the ground to the South.
Basically we are looking at about 2,800 sq ft of heated / cooled space. Ted
still needs to configure the bathrooms, closets, HVAC & hot water tank area,
and general closets (something I lack in our Phase II).
Garage entrance will be on North face of the
building. Porches and Living room area to the South.
One question is insurance. Ever since the
recent bad storms, the insurance companies seem to be much more resistant to
write general homeowners as close to the water as I want this Phase II to be,
and the original building is. The insurance agent, has suggested that the two
buildings might have to be connected for him to be able to get insurance for the
new part. I am hoping that this is not the case, but if it is, we will do what
we have to go comply, even if it is what I consider to be a temp connection. The
agent is convinced that the DAC-ART building materials are so storm resistant
that distance from Little Lagoon should not be an issue, but he may have to do
some work-arounds due to blanket rules. Our new Post-Katrina flood some is
called Zone X...sounds intense.
It is now November. The taller part of
the house has gotten a re-design making the center windows a decorative panel
instead of a real window on three sides. Ted sent this drawing back in
May.
It will make furniture placement in the bedroom
a lot easier. But, it is going to mean that I will be paying for some fancy
custom molds.
May
20, 2006 plans are here in .pdf format.(not final plans)
It is now March 2007.
I realize that most people who make the
decision to build will move much faster thru the planning process. Since my
architect has many other projects he is working on, and the fact that he tended
to 'back-burner' my plans was not a problem. The extra time gave me the
opportunity to save up more money and my personal life was full of many
time-consuming changes during this time. But now it is push, push, push to get
this built in 2007.
I have hired Dan Zehentner, who has built 3 houses for my good friends Becky
and Warren Gottseegen. When people are so happy with their builder that they
re-hire him for future projects, you know it is a good recommendation. Dan likes
unusual projects and I think he will be a great fit for this DAC-ART house
project.
Yesterday we had a meeting w/ me , Dan and our engineer , Anil
Badve. Anil
has worked on several DAC-ART projects. It seems that the local building
regulations have really tightened up since the construction of our 600 sq ft
building. Dan says that now, the building inspectors require several different
'official' surveys to be done during construction. This is going to cost about 4
times what survey work cost the first time.
I am bugging Ted to get on with finishing the plans. He thinks we have enuf
to get a permit, but Dan and I don't want to start this project with out fully
understanding how it will all come together. Ted has a lot going on, many
projects underway, so it may just be the 'squeaky wheel' that gets oiled.
Because of the post hurricane GoZone tax incentives, my project needs to be
built in 2007.
April 04, 2007 Update.
Drawings arrived by email last night. Wall section pages should be ready in a
day or two I was told. This is good, moving closer to final plans.
April 04, 2007--See this in-progress set of house plans here in PDF
format
Old Copper Lanterns
Meanwhile, I have been watching eBay
for some nice lanterns for the exterior of the house. I found someone selling 4
matching copper exterior lanterns that had come off a home in Winter Park, FL.
He was offering them in two sets of two. He had misspelled the words in the
auction title so not too many people had found his auction I believe. Also, he
listed them as 'tin'. I emailed him privately and asked for a very large photo
which he sent. I wrote and asked him if he was sure they were tin to which he
replied that he tested them and they were non-magnetic responding. I bid on both
sets and got all four for under $200.
The 4 lanterns arrived today,... he had done an
excellent job of packing them and no glass was broken. I am not sure exactly
where I will use these. I figure I need 8 exterior lights. Two on either side of
the garage door, two for entrance, and two for each side of the doors to the
porches to the South.
I have also been corresponding with someone in
FL who has a large number of new exterior light fixtures and interior sconces to
sell, he is suppose to get back to me with a price and some idea of freight.
Move on to
the next steps along the way
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