Bumps Along the Way

Today we encountered some issues with the addition that we had to deal with.  I was really hoping that we would not have any major issues with our renovations but like any project something is going to go wrong that will ultimately cost more money.  I had last posted that the framers had placed the stairs in the wrong place and they needed to be moved over by about 4 feet.  In order to move the stairs to their proper position they had to build up the stairs higher and when this happened we discovered that the plans were not drawn to scale.   Unless you are no taller than five feet once you hit the landing at the top of the stairs and turn up the last couple of stairs you have to duck so your head will not hit the ceiling.  We are going to correct this by adding a dormer in the side of the house so we can bump out the ceiling but this was not an expense that we had planned on.

The framers had framed out the new bathroom and guest bedroom today and I immediately noticed a problem.  There is not enough room to do a proper cut out for the door so they had to put a 90 degree angle in the upper left hand corner which would mean we would also have to cut the door this way for it to fit.  I can usually go with the flow on things but the thought of having to look at the sawed corner of a door for the foreseeable future set me in frienzy and I said that this had to be fixed.  So tomorrow all of the framing and plumbing that was done today is going to have to be taken down and moved 14 inches.  This is going to take space out of the guest bedroom but I think that it will be well worth it to have a normal looking door.

Last but not least the brick was laid today for the addition and new porch.  Travis saw it yesterday and said that the mortar was still wet but once it dried everything would match.  As soon as I saw it today it stood out and was a major eyesore.  We did not pick out the brick and the new brick that was picked out looks nothing like the brick that we currently have.  I really had not wanted to paint the brick but at this point it is our only option.

This is the landing at the top of the stairs.  The roof was shingled today and it will have to be removed in this space so a hole can be cut out and the ceiling extended out so we will not hit our heads at the top of the stairs.

The framing on the left was going to be the entrance for the bathroom.  You can see how we would have to cut a door in order to fit this strange shape.  So tomorrow all of the framing is going to be taken down and moved over 14 inches to the right to fix this problem.

The brick to the left of the door is the new brick and on the right hand side was the original brick.  The brick looks nothing alike and makes the addition even more noticeable.  In order to make the house look more cohesive we will have all of the brick painted.

Hopefully this will be all of the issues that we will have and the rest of the renovation will be a breeze.  Fingers Crossed!