Meeting Itinerary

Here are the topics for next meeting:

1. Kitchen flooring proposal and schedule. Proposal was submitted 7/16/13
2. Bath renovation proposal and schedule. Proposal was submitted 7/16/13
3. Patio regrout and seal.  Proposal was submitted 7/12/13
4. Discuss garden room exterior wall repointing.
5. Discuss kitchen design.
6. Discuss drain proposal.  Formal proposal not yet submitted.  Costs in previous posting "Drains"

Meeting Notes - 4/22/13

Kitchen Flooring - Georgia asked if we could paint the kitchen floor which is linoleum until they are ready to do the kitchen renovation.  We will ask the painters what they think and for an estimate.
We went to the cape today 4/22 to look at salvaged wood for the kitchen.  There was quite a bit in storage and it looked in reasonably good condition.  It is all stained dark brown and we didn't see any pieces of the nicer quarter-sawn pieces that are common in the Milton house.  It may be there but all of the wood was bundled up.

My thoughts:

• The flooring has lots of life left in it.  
• There wasn't a lot of opportunity to see a wide cross section of the flooring but what I saw looked good.
• I didn't see any signs of quarter-sawn pieces that is what makes you floor so special.
• At 1.50 sf yo are at less than half of what new flooring wold cost.
• Can't say that it would be any nicer than a standard oak floor when refinished.
• At first glance it is not special except possibly as nostalgia.  
• Would need to see a lot more of it laid out to know if it would be something worth having.  
• Seems like it is priced accordingly...cheap.
• Some of the flooring is up to an inch thick or more.  Need to make sure we only get the 3/4" stuff.

Arbor - Georgia will talk to Walpole woodworkers to replace rotted arbor at driveway fence.

Carpentry

• Fence - We will put a carpenter on the fence to fix some of the detail that has been lost, filled with paint over the years or replaced by other carpenters in the past.  After 2 sections are completed we will meet with the client to go over the results and make a decision on where to go from there.
• Cabana -  Will have a carpenter for a day to do repars to work that is visible from the exterior.  We feel that this will be enough for the short future.  Unforseens will be brought to the clients attention for discussion.

Masonry 

• We will put together a budget for the repair of the patio.  This will include taking up the exiisting patio blue stone, repairing or replacing the rubber beneath, install copper flashing, replacing the stone and railing.
• We will price out the repair/rebuild of the arched landing portion of the stairs to the patio.
• We will do some detective work to determine the source of leaking water in chimneys.  
• We will price opening the 2 end walls of the garden room for the installation of 2 new windows to match the other windows in the same area.
• The sills on the outside of the arched windows to the garden room do not pitch enough to shed water efficiently.  These will need to be removed and replaced.

HVAC

• We will look at installing radiatirs in the garden room.

Roofing - We will price out a tar and gravel scenario for all flat roofs in order to keep raccoons out and patch existing holes.

Doors and Windows 

• The exterior door to the garden room will be replaced.  We will try to find an appropriate salvaged door.

Kitchen Design - We will start work on a kitchen design.  

• Discussed keeping exiting range hood.
• Refrigerator location to be determined.
• Large salvaged door to exterior patio/kitchen
• New 8 burner range.
• Sink in same location
• Single dishwasher.
• Possible double sided cabinet to adjacent kitchen.
• Possible prep room on other side of stairs

Exterior - We will snake the walls to see if we can make drainage work.

Garden Room Sketch

For conversation

Note sink in left window cabinet