Meeting Notes - 9/27/12

Peter Stames, JB Clancy

Email from JB 9/27/12;

"Hi Pete and Anne:

Peter Stames and I met at the site this morning to review progress.  They are moving quickly and it is exciting to see the spaces begin to take shape. 

Peter and I spent a long time up in the Master Bathroom tuning the dimensions.  We arrived at a plan that I really like.  See attached. 

What we were struggling with at first was the space between the tub and the vanities.  I know we have spoken about this before and looking at in the space it felt tight.  So our solution was to recess the wall where the vanity is and match the walls  of hall and the toilet closet projection.  This gave us a nice recess in the wall to tuck the vanity into.  It also left enough room in front of the toilet so it would not feel too tight.  We held the shower width at 50” which will give you a clear dimension inside after the tile is on of 48”.  We also narrowed up the width of the toilet room to 42” and were then able to center a 6’ vanity on the window behind the tub. Peter is also holding the wall height down to allow for transom windows above the sink mirrors.  We will be able to review all of this tomorrow on site.  I will plan on being at that meeting. 

I think the room feels much more balanced now. 

Everything else looks good – the opening between the kitchen and TV room is spectacular."

Cable and Phone

Comcast is not available at the address. We will have to go to Verizon.  We will start that process tomorrow.

PERMIT RECEIVED - 9/26/12

Received approved building permit today.

9/26/12

Milton notes 9/21/12

Met with Peter Millington and Kevin O'Farrel.

Discussed landscaping and hard scapes. Kevin proposed pavers over compacted stone dust with polysand infill. His take is that the slabs are more prone to issues than the stone dust and the stone dust is easier to repair and maintain.
We also discussed wall rebuilding and relocation and grounds updating.  There will be an estimate coming.

PS met with our mason today regarding the breakfast room parapet wall and its repair.  We will repair the crumbling walls on a T&M basis.  Estimated to be in the $2k - $3k range.  We will also submit an estimate for raising the parapet walls to a height that equals code height for a railing 36".  This will be a decorative structure added to the top of the existing wall.  We will supply sketches for this as well.

Spoke to the building department they said that if they receive a section drawing today from JB they will have the permit ready by Monday or Tuesday.  Jb submitted that drawing at noon today.

Kitchen Plan Updates - 8/28/12

1)      Pantry has been widened – this will increase your storage 2x.  There will be a lot to massage here and I expect working with the cabinet maker through the shop drawing phase will allow us to tune the design to maximize storage both for the pantry and the TV cabinet. 

2)      Kitchen vent is now behind a panel above the upper cabinet on the cooktop wall. 

3)      TV Room ceiling has been raised.  There is a soffit above the TV cabinet to hide the pipe but overall the ceiling is as high as we can make it. 

4)      Screen next to stair has been eliminated.  I am still showing a low wall here as I think this will be easier than building open tread stairs and will not impact light into the room.  I have also wrapped some paneling around the wall in this sitting room to make it feel cozier and to pick up the paneling in the TV cabinet. 

5)      Small pilaster added near stair for plumbing chase for laundry sink.

6)      A small closet was added to left of dining room doors. 

7)      Microwave flipped to be on cooktop side of island.

8)      Middle stile between ref and freezer has been removed.  Cabinet to left of cooktop widened 2”. 

9)      Bar cabinet widened to keep the elevation balanced. More storage. 

10)   Ref drawers added to bar area. 

11)   Cereal cabinet added to right of double ovens.

Meeting Notes 9/7/12

Attendees: PJM, PS, JB Clancy

We will look into putting the humidifier, that is dedicated to the bb court, on the media room side of the wall and cut a vent through.

We will deliver a breakdown of the copper costs to PJM.

We are looking how the range venting will exit the building. It remains undetermined. JB feels that a soffit over the cabinets is an aesthetic compromise.

We discussed pool items including the reusing of the existing heater. Its approx. 2 years old. And looks to be in good shape.

Meeting Notes 8/31/12

Milton notes

Met with Peter and Ann at site with JB Clancy. Scott Horgan

Went over layout of sitting area in kitchen. Determined that we were going to make the pantry larger by installing the cabinet that protrudes into the sitting area and installing pull out shelving in the other area behind the TV. The wall housing the arched beams will be reduced in span by approximately 18 inches.
The ceiling in this area will be coffered with the highest point being directly below the floor joists above. This will allow us to run plumbing from the laundry sink where it needs to go.

We laid out the dining room doors where they need to go and confirm that it was correct. JB will update the plans accordingly.

We determined that there will be a soffit above the cabinets over the cooking range to enclose the event to the exterior.

JB will update the plans as to details for the beams and perimeter being in the kitchen.

We talked about the possibility of installing us a Waterfill for the dog bowl. Just need to determine where that location would be.

Went over the layout for the kitchen and master bath scenario version 2 was the one that we will be pricing out. This will extend the kitchen into the existing utility space and relocate the kitchen entry door to the other side of the fireplace. The bathroom will house both the laundry and a shower no tub is included.