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Architectural Details and Framing

Bob and Linda, our homeowner, take a look at the new addition. Linda points out the corner notches that add architectural interest to the otherwise boxy back. The notches are on the first floor but the second floor will have a normal corner on each side. The sixteen by twenty-four foot addition is not as big as the existing house but looks quite substantial from the back. A large opening punctuates one wall where two traditional mullion double hung windows will be. Inside, Paul and Bob take down the spring braces to clear the space. Bob and Linda discuss furniture placement and look at the plan. Linda explains the layout of the family room and adjoining breakfast room, which will be a foot higher and separated by waist-high bookshelves. The eating space will have access to both the garden and the salvaged deck.

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" Well what do you think about the architect's design the architect's design is great. Instead of a boxy. Back for the house they they decided to not this corner I want to show you this particular architectural details and really liked -- not students on both sides on both sides yeah."

" No that lens that a lot of interest and it only goes up as far as the first or the second. Or will frame regular corner and -- the outside that's right the -- at the building itself is just about sixteen by 24 right yes so that. Although it's big it's not as big as the existing house. And yet if you look at it from downhill like we were just doing it it's a little overpowering it's pretty big in imagine that the second floor and the roof on top of it in -- BM onstar -- speaking of monsters this opening here this rough opening is rather large it's large."

" It's -- because we ever really pretty woods backyard. And it looks like it's going to be excellent but it's not it's going to be too."

" It's a double hung windows with small paints on the top so they'll be traditional mullion window that's right let's take a look in the bank. Pay off. I'm Bob -- Byron -- so is it all right we're all spring braces become better write them down the -- built out there. We're already are now -- and -- and what's going to happen when. That'll be all right."

" Got it. What do you think Linda it looks great nicely done guys. Versus nice straight black and that -- well."

" Have you given much thought to your furniture placement it a little bit what -- and putting it out here."

" And then have rod hair about down here and an alliance well don't -- the tax payments --"

" So they've really is going to be family time I'll be watching time music listening reading and all of that let's let's take a look at the floor plan -- It's an unusual. Little design for for the space we're right here yeah those are the big windows those of the notched corners. And you just talked about how do you -- here's the TV and stuff UI and then grip this transition where the arrested in addition is actually. About a foot higher a couple of steps that's. And the division will be a series of bookshelves that I built in bookshelves along actually the while we're standing right now right here and on this side witches but they don't go all the way to the ceiling they just don't want to waste sites at. And then this space up here is. The space -- joining the existing kitchen which will be the family -- that's -- with access to the garden here. And through these -- these sliding doors to the deck out here right that's right and this -- you -- an -- remember is the portion of the deck that."

" With Ted we've taken off and we're going to recycle it sitting in the back -- in a re attach it right at the sprint stores were open up and and the deck itself will be built out another four feet actually to meet."

" This corner that's right so that you are going to have a sizable and apparently eating space that's kind of music and the only thing that could be a little problematic is that your traffic patterns intersect within this space right in other words. Going from the kitchen to the family room really -- a walk through here in Vila and at it and doing to the deck or out towards the garden. So you've probably have to."

" Maybe use the rooms were probably thank you have a round table is and it's probably the only thing that'll work but it you know it's not an entertaining it's just that and -- in Paris an -- get."

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