Rope Lighting at Crown

1. We decided to leave the family room floor at the current height and make a slight 1" ramp over 24"+ at the end of the kitchen peninsula.
   
   
2. Laundry ceiling is being patched in as well as possible. Still a lot of stuff hanging down. May need to box later after we see how it looks.
   
   
3. Decided to demo master bath shower room ceiling and relocate vent to the wall. All lightsin this area to be sconces adding one more on the window side at the toilet.
   
   
4. Powder room door will be a left hand 2'0" door. Light switch to be on the outside of the room
   
   
5. Powder room sink will be corner mounted.
   
   
6. We will add a vent to the Master Bath shower/toilet area.
   
   
7. We will try to reuse the existing kitchen vent hood. It may need a new stainless chimney to the ceiling.
   
   
8. We will either fabricate or purchase a medicine cabinet for the Master Bath to be located in the closet wall to the right of the vanity. Tis can be wide enough to fit between two wall studs and no mirror necessary.
   
   
9. We will install a full length mirror on the closet wall behind the bath door.
   
   
10. We agreed to alter the trey ceiling in the family room to allow for a 12" bookshelf.
    
    
11. We will alter the Unico system as necessary to make it work appropriately and fix installation issues as we deem necessary.
    
    
12. We will demo master closet ceiling and frame up as high s possible.
    
    
13. It was determined that all of the moisture in the basement was caused by humidity. We will figure out a dehumidification system for the basement.
    
    
14. Melissa will contact the alarm company asap to get everything checked out.
    
    
15. We went over the speaker location with the electrician agreeing to locations in the family room, Dining room (down low in wainscot), Living room and deck.
    
    
16. We discussed repair of the front entry. The issue is that the copper roof over the capital was never installed correctly and had a board nailed through it. I suggest replacing it with a new copper roof. We will also open up the panels on both sides, clean them out and reinstall with new trim. Caulk and paint. This will be a T&M project.
    
    
17. Rot repair on the basement sills turned out to be much worse than originally thought completely eaten by termites in places. We will need to disconnect the Unico system to access this area. Total work needed is unknown.

Client Questions - 5/9/2011

1. What should we do with the electric baseboard in family room? I am not sure. I will look at it tomorrow and advise.

2. Should we keep the door on the second floor that leads down into what will be Grayson's bedroom on or take it off? I thought we should take it off and maybe re-use it in the master somewhere for the bathroom door or something but would love your opinion on that. It depends on how you would be using the space. I don't see there being much use for it right now especially since you have little kids living down there for the foreseeable future. Unless you plan ion shutting it off or using it for a guest wing I would probably get rid of that door altogether.

3. Now that the walls are down to their studs can we put in better insulation? I will upgrade all of the insulation to either foam (my preference) or Cellulose (Lyle's preference).

4. What do you think of installing the music also in the work out room - which will be the room that leads to the fire pit? I am a music guy. I would put it everywhere if I could.

5. I noticed damage to unique's airducts/or silver bag thingys do you need to contact them to get the correct stuff to fix it? If so, I can give you the name of the guy we used or I can contact him directly. Yes I would like his name.

6. I assume you would like us to get everything off porch- when would you like that done by? We have some time. I hope to get a price to you early this week to make sure we are all on the same page. we need to get a bit further on the interior before we can jump out there.

7. How long will dumpster be in the driveway? I am wondering because I would love to clean out and throw out junk from the work room into it:) A long time.

8. In the master bath, we talked about the fact that the light has to go over the mirror- do you think a tube light or upside down sconces would look better there? I am not a big fan of fluorescent so I would find a sconce of some sort.

Client Questions - 5/2/2011

1. "Let's leave the sconces on the wall looking at the fire pit. As long as we can do it electrically, I think it looks nice." OK
   
   
2. "I agree about the car port and I like one level better anyway!" We will price up the project to see if it meets your budget requirements.
   
   
3. "I had not thought about surround sound for the TV but it would be nice! It will depend on the price I think. We were thinking of having sound in the kitchen, family room, Living room, bar and library... it would be great to be on the porch as well but we can bring a stereo out if that is super expensive." I would like to set up a meeting with you and Ross to go over music options. We love the Sonos system. It is completely expandable. inexpensive (comparatively) and very easy to use. When are you available to meet with Ross?
   
   
4. I would like to revisit the lead issue with you. After thinking about it some more and talking with one of my guys we feel like taking a few more steps in the lead removal area. The immediate concern is the windows where sashes sliding up and down make lead dust fro the paint. This is a particularly hazardous scenario since small children often stand at windows and hold onto the sills to see out. Then the hands go in the mouth etc. I would like to meet with you again to discuss this. Please let me know your availability.

Client Questions - 4/29/2011

"Also, a style question what do you think of putting sconces on the bookcases in the family room for the window seat.. does it complete the look or is it a place to save money?" I am a big fan of sconces. I think we can get the cabinets to accept electrical boxes. I suppose if you didn't have them you would save a little money.

"One other thought about the deck-- do you think it is possible to make it all one level or do you like it as two?" We looked at the deck today and thought that it would make a nicer car port if it was all one level. Having it step down makes the usable space considerably smaller.

"I would love to start talking about cabinetry and the color of it. I have been playing around with the Benjamin Moore color wheel!" Once we get the rock and plaster done we will have a meeting with the cabinet guys and nail down all of this stuff. They need the plaster in in order to do any accurate measuring.

Also, I would love to add the sound system you mentioned that was $1k to our house as well... the project is certainly growing!" Sonos is the system. Unfortunately the $1,000.00 offer was an introductory price. Will you be adding any surround sound for the TV? It is a nice add on feature for that. What rooms would you be thinking of adding it to?