Meeting Notes - 3/25/13

PJM, JBC, Plymouth Closets,

Master Closet - Met with Plymouth Custom Closets.  They have submitted shop drawings.  Once approved it will 3 weeks for delivery and installation.

Island - We confirmed that the kitchen island stain color will be English Chestnut.

Tile - We will add tile in a herringbone pattern to the ceiling in the Guest Bath.  We have decided to put a baseboard course in the master bath shower.  It will consist of approx. 7 1/2" H x 12" W pieces of same tile as field.

Range Hood - We will fabricate a stainless steel extension for the range hood so that it meets top of cabinets as designed.

Guest House Kitchen Lighting - We will add three recessed lights over sink.

Guest House Microwave - After further reflection we have decided to put the microwave over the refrigerator.  The size is correct.  If we put it between the cabinets we would have to get a smaller unit.  The

Bath Tile & Jambs

We will use Carrara honed for both Office bath as well as Guest Bath jamb stock. It is in stock in both sizes. Mike has noted.

Counter Top for James' bath and Andrews' bath: Jet mist antique - LL has a remnant tagged at Buonato.

Notes 2/27/13

Tile - Met with JB on site today to go over tile layouts etc.  We clarified all areas of kitchen and master bath.  All of the tile is readily available from the Midwest and will be ordered tomorrow.

Breakfast Nook - With all of the rain we found a leak in the breakfast nook.  On further investigation we believe it was an issue with the scupper not being sealed.  This has been remedied and we will monitor it for the next few weeks to make sure that it is not recurring and that here are no other issues.
We have opened up the Sheetrock in that area to assist in drying it out and will patch next week.

Gutters & Downspouts - I had our copper company by the site today to discuss the gutter issues.  We would like to get the downspouts re-installed as soon as possible to alleviate the water infiltration in the basement.  We could do this in either copper or aluminum.  The benefits to copper are that it is inexpensive and not attractive to thieves.  The cons are that it is easily dentable and over a period of time (10 - 20 years) the aluminum will corrode because of dissimilar metals.  The aluminum will come approximately the color that the copper will patina to.  We will get a sample.

Basement Water Issue - There are areas of water in the basement as the pics below show.  We believe these are the same issues we had early on and are due to the lack of downspouts and caps on chimneys.  When the downspouts are re-installed and caps installed we will monitor to confirm our theory.

In safe room under patio.

In safe room under covered patio

Water at squash court.  Appears to be seeping in from standing water on the exterior.

Appears to be coming down chimney.

Thermostats - We have confirmed that the majority of the wiring for the thermostats is 3-wire which is what is needed for the Honeywell Wifi thermostats.  The 2-3 places that we have 2-wire are on the first floor and therefore accessible by drilling up from the basement.

Status Update 2/26/13

Tile - Starting today in baths that are ready.  Waiting on Tile confirmation for Kitchen and master bath from JB. Mudroom tile has been ordered and should be in this week.  Jambs at Offiec shower to be Carrera.  All thresholds to be Carrera.

HVAC - Radiant heat in the kitchen and the mudroom should be installed by end of day today and pressure tested.  Low profile radiators

Bath Hardware - Laura Lee and JB will be putting together a list of hardware for the baths.

Flooring - Hardwood flooring will be starting in the kitchen on Thursday or Friday.  There will be no medallion at this point.

Stucco - We will be meeting with our stucco company to look at reproducing the textured walls in the kitchen and touching up the other areas in the house next Tuesday.  

Shower Glass - Has been installed in the Guest House.